Healing Through the Dark Emotions
The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair

I don't normally say such things, but this book could change your life, and then, the world. The way people quote "The Secret", I quote this text which I call "The Book". I can be a bit of a sucker for psychology/self-help books but find the majority of them disappointing. Not this one -- every page......more

Not your usual self-help book. There's a lot of common sense, but also some counter-intuitive revelations. I believe very basic premise of befriending your dark side and emotions, instead of trying to get rid of them via substance abuse and behavioral addictions is something that doesn't come as fir......more

This book has a very important message. A bit longer maybe then it needed to be but i enjoyed the personal stories and revelations from the authors own life and also stories of her patients who overcame adversity. I also appreciated the exercises at the end of the book.......more

This book is profoundly paradigm-shifting. It came to me at a crucial time, and helped me navigate through my own dark emotions with more confidence and empathy. This book seems so necessary right now, especially as we deal with toxic cultural emotions erupting into bodily harm and violence. I canno......more

This book shines a light on the dark emotions that we as a society view as negative: fear, grief, despair, as well as their companion emotions like anger. We all experience these feelings, but we really are trained to ignore them, bury them, but certainly not listen to and experience them fully. We......more