From Tragedy To Triumph: Winning Through A Life Crisis
July 14th, 2008
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Have you ever experienced a life crisis, one that threatened to cripple you with fear, anger, jealousy, guilt, or stress? Mary Jaksch did last year, when an unscrupulous builder cheated her out of a six-figure sum and left her future in jeopardy.
Fortunately for Mary though, she had the benefit of being a psychotherapist and Zen master. She knew a way of getting through her crisis that was a lot healthier than what most of us would have done. After all, she’s helped many people work through the worst times in their lives, showing them how to recover and be happy again. And now she’s showing us how to do just that in her ebook.
The five steps of healing that Mary covers are acceptance, presence, action, forgiveness, and integration. Mary goes into detail on how to move through each step, using examples of people she knows who have successfully recovered from a crisis.
And speaking of these examples, be warned that they are pretty brutal and depressing. If you’d be bothered by reading about things like a 26-year old girl being knifed and stoned to death, then that’s something to consider. However, in the other reviews I’ve read, no one else has mentioned this, so maybe it’s just me.
I figure that the best way to use an ebook like this is not to wait until you’re in the middle of a life crisis, but to read it beforehand and then refer to it when you need it. It’s like car insurance: you hope you never need it, but it’s sure better to be prepared, isn’t it?
This ebook is 42 pages, beautifully laid out and illustrated, and it even comes with an audio version at no extra cost. It’s really cheap at only $12.50, and there’s an affiliate program that pays 40%.
From Tragedy to Triumph shows you how to reclaim your life after a family death, job loss, divorce, serious health issue, etc. You’ll learn how to:
Overcome fear, anger, jealousy, guilt, and stress.
Use proven feel-better strategies.
Rid yourself of obsessive thoughts.
Free yourself from hate, resentment, and bitterness.
Find forgiveness.
Return to your normal life happy and free of worry.
Discover new meaning in life.
Whether you’re currently going through a life crisis, or you want to know how to reclaim your life if one happens, From Tragedy to Triumph will help you find your way through the healing process.
July 14th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Hi Hunter - It sounds like a really impressive book. I could have done with it several years ago.
It’s terrible that Mary got ripped off by dodgy builders though. Was she able to get her money back, or was it a total loss?
July 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I’ve read that life tragedies like losing a job, a painful divorce, and so on actually shortens our life span (because of the subsequent emotional stress we place on our bodies). So having a way to lessen the impact of tragedies and bounce back quicker is very important.
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July 14th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Hi Hunter,
This book reminds me of some of the grieving books I read when my mother died. With grieving a person normally goes through “stages”, much like experiencing other tragedies in our lives.
I’m guessing the information is to the point, if it’s only 42 pages long. The audio version is a great addition for a price that’s very reasonable.
Thanks for another great review.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I often suspect that if something really bad were to happen, I would basically fall apart. Thanks for the review. Sounds like something I could use!
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July 15th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
@ Cath, yeah, I was thinking about you. I’m not sure what happened with Mary…as far as I know, she didn’t get her money back.
@ Marelisa, that’s not hard for me to believe at all. If something like owning pets increases our lifespan, then it only makes sense that tragedies would shorten it.
@ Barbara, the stages will be different depending on how you deal with the tragedy. For example, the first stage is usually denial, but in Mary’s process it’s acceptance. I guess there are certain things we have to go through, but we can put a different spin on it.
@ Vered, hopefully nothing really bad will happen to you!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am
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