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Bad Childhood---Good Life CD

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The worst pain that disrupts our daily lives, destroys our relationships with loved ones, and keeps us victims is usually buried in a bad childhood. Disappointed, Traumatized, or Tortured when we were too little to fight, by parents or others who were not able to provide the kind of love needed for growth; can leave us with scars that last a lifetime.

In her 4 CD set, Dr. Laura insightfully outlines problems that a Nightmare childhood can leave us with. A former victim of a painful childhood, she is both understanding and empathetic as she explains the ways we can reframe and go on to a good life.

I especially enjoyed her ability to understand the ways that childhood pain that make a happy life difficult, without accepting those difficulties as an excuse for self defeating behavior. She also presents examples of people who consulted her as a therapist or on her broadcast that exemplify the ways that winning one's life back from an unhappy past can be heroic.

I have my edition of the CD's and I keep a set in circulation among my patients.

Dr. Laura is no longer the victim of an unhappy childhood; she is the victor of it.

Don Michael, MD
South Bend, IN

Dr. Laura gives insight and direction on how to move forward rather than stay stuck in the memories and pain of a bad childhood. This book has helped me beyond expression. I especially appreciate her candor at the end of the book, telling about her childhood which wasn't a bed of roses. I listened to this CD twice to carefully take it all in and will probably listen to it again a few months from now. As she indicates, getting over a bad childhood is always a work in progress.

This is definitely the best self help book ever written! I've read many, many self help books. All of which were helpful, but this is the one that really hits you hard. Dr. Laura is known for her brass, blunt approach, but she wants you to get it. She provides plenty of examples. This is not a book for wimps. It's a book for people who are motivated to change and just need a little push in the right direction. Now go do the right thing!

This audio book was just what I needed to help release myself from the past. Thank you, Dr. Schlessinger.

While I like Dr. Laura & think a lot like her I'm afraid she missed the mark with this CD/Book. I've enjoyed most of her other books but didn't find this one particularly helpful or interesting. The CD version of the book basically spends hours telling you to get over your bad childhood & move on. It's rarely that easy. The only part of the book I found intersting was Dr. Laura's synopsis of her bad childhood. I think she should write an autobiography.