Healing Your Inner Child - Break Old Patterns, Rebuild Self-Worth, and Create Healthier Relationships

This book actually gave me a system, not just advice

I've bought probably 15 self-help books in the last few years. Most of them say the same stuff in different words. This one is different. The Repair Script chapter alone is worth the price. I used it during a fight with my wife that normally would have gone cold for a week. She actually stopped and listened. I did not even tell her I was using a technique from a book. It just worked. I've bought probably 15 self-help books in the last few years. Most of them say the same stuff in different... I've bought probably 15 self-help books in the last few years. Most of them say the same stuff in different words. This one is different. The Repair Script chapter alone is worth the price. I used it during a fight with my wife that normally would have gone cold for a week. She actually stopped and listened. I did not even tell her I was using a technique from a book. It just worked. View More

Wish I found this 10 years ago

I'm not a big reader and I was skeptical because the self-help space is so saturated. But this book is not vague at all. It tells you exactly what to say and when to say it. The 90-Second Reset changed how I handle stressful meetings at work. My boss noticed the difference before I did. Ordered another copy for my brother. I'm not a big reader and I was skeptical because the self-help space is so saturated. But this book is... I'm not a big reader and I was skeptical because the self-help space is so saturated. But this book is not vague at all. It tells you exactly what to say and when to say it. The 90-Second Reset changed how I handle stressful meetings at work. My boss noticed the difference before I did. Ordered another copy for my brother. View More

Finally something practical

Every other book I read on emotional intelligence was either too academic or too vague. This one gives you actual scripts. Like literal sentences you can say in real situations. I tried the Boundary Blueprint with my mother-in-law and it went better than I could have imagined. Still in shock honestly. Every other book I read on emotional intelligence was either too academic or too vague. This one gives you actual... Every other book I read on emotional intelligence was either too academic or too vague. This one gives you actual scripts. Like literal sentences you can say in real situations. I tried the Boundary Blueprint with my mother-in-law and it went better than I could have imagined. Still in shock honestly. View More

Read it in one sitting, used it the next day

Got the book on a Friday and finished it by Saturday afternoon. Used the Trigger Map on Sunday during a conversation with my teenage son that normally ends in a door slam. He actually stayed in the room and talked. That has not happened in two years. I do not usually write reviews but this one earned it. Got the book on a Friday and finished it by Saturday afternoon. Used the Trigger Map on Sunday during a... Got the book on a Friday and finished it by Saturday afternoon. Used the Trigger Map on Sunday during a conversation with my teenage son that normally ends in a door slam. He actually stayed in the room and talked. That has not happened in two years. I do not usually write reviews but this one earned it. View More

Not what I expected, in the best way

I expected another "be mindful and breathe" book. This is not that. It is a field manual. Specific situations, specific scripts, specific outcomes. I have already used three of the techniques in real conversations and each one went differently than it usually does. The shipping was fast too — arrived in 3 days. I expected another "be mindful and breathe" book. This is not that. It is a field manual. Specific situations, specific... I expected another "be mindful and breathe" book. This is not that. It is a field manual. Specific situations, specific scripts, specific outcomes. I have already used three of the techniques in real conversations and each one went differently than it usually does. The shipping was fast too — arrived in 3 days. View More

Saved my relationship with my daughter

Me and my 16-year-old could not be in the same room without fighting. I read this book cover to cover in two days. The Translation Method taught me to hear what she actually means underneath the attitude. We had our first real conversation last week. She told me things she has never told me before. I am not exaggerating when I say this book saved our relationship. Me and my 16-year-old could not be in the same room without fighting. I read this book cover to cover... Me and my 16-year-old could not be in the same room without fighting. I read this book cover to cover in two days. The Translation Method taught me to hear what she actually means underneath the attitude. We had our first real conversation last week. She told me things she has never told me before. I am not exaggerating when I say this book saved our relationship. View More

Genuinely life-changing, not a phrase I use lightly

I never write reviews. But this book changed how I show up in every relationship in my life. My marriage, my friendships, my work — all of it. The frameworks are so specific and so practical that you can use them the same day you read them. I bought three more copies for people I care about. That is the best review I can give. I never write reviews. But this book changed how I show up in every relationship in my life. My marriage,... I never write reviews. But this book changed how I show up in every relationship in my life. My marriage, my friendships, my work — all of it. The frameworks are so specific and so practical that you can use them the same day you read them. I bought three more copies for people I care about. That is the best review I can give. View More