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Changing the Narrative of Your Life: Surviving a Dysfunctional Family

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3H 49min
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English
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Personal Development

Have you been experiencing mood swings, depression, or anxiety lately? Perhaps you feel resentment towards your parents?

According to Forbes, 80% of Americans consider their family dysfunctional.

Family ties are fundamental to our emotional and psychological makeup.

Unfortunately, growing up in a dysfunctional family is so common that most people don’t know what a happy normal family looks like.

Many studies have proven that humans repeat the patterns they see in their families growing up. So, children of dysfunctional families are most likely to repeat the same toxic cycle with their own families… and this has been going on for generations.

In Changing the Narrative of Your Life, you will discover:

• The characteristics of growing up in a dysfunctional family compared to a healthy one • Exactly what it means to have a wounded inner child – and the different ways it can show in your life • How to recognize that beneath trauma lies the path to personal growth and self-healing • The power of your subconscious mind when it comes to healing traumatic experiences • How you can identify your core wound to heal your emotions • Profound personal stories of the author and how she overcame her childhood trauma caused by her parents behavior • The most important things you need to know when you start your inner healing journey • 15+ tips to ease your childhood trauma – and how it will guide you towards living the best life possible

And much more.

Trauma plays a major role in shaping who you are as an adult.

You’re here to live fully, discover your own path, and live a life free of the torment of past experiences.

As number one life strategist Tony Robbins always says - all you need is already within you – so take the first step to rediscover your true self!

Discover how to alleviate your childhood trauma without spending thousands of dollars on therapists

© 2022 Sandie Kirkman (Audiobook): 9781669649793

Release date

Audiobook: 3 June 2022

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