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Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman's Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose [Paperback]

Kathy Caprino (Author)
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October 1, 2008
More and more women who are outwardly "successful" in their professions have awakened to the realization that their work is no longer positive, meaningful, or productive in their lives. Kathy Caprino's groundbreaking book sheds light on this growing epidemic of disempowerment that professional women face and offers a way out.

To help these women in crisis, "Breakdown, Breakthrough" begins where other coaching and self-help books leave off. Using a comprehensive therapeutic, coaching, behavioral and spiritual framework, it looks at the traits, characteristics, and patterns that contribute to these disempowerment syndromes, and it explains how women can navigate successfully through these crises.


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"The flow between riveting true stories and the lessons learned from them makes this book not only impossible to put down but a must-read for women at any age and any stage in their careers."
--Sharon Jordan-Evans, executive coach and co-author of Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work

"A great resource for any woman contemplating a career change that validates her self. I especially liked the combination of the psychological thought processes along with the concrete steps to make the change. The experiences of others who have been through it is very helpful as well."
-- Nancy Mark, former Director, Lotus Development, and former Senior Manager, IBM

"Kathy invites the reader to reveal what already lives inside and gently guides the reader to realizing her dreams. What makes Kathy's book even more powerful is her willingness to share and expose her personal experiences. Suddenly you feel as if you're sitting on your living room couch with your best friend, feeling a little less scared, a bit more confident, and decidedly not alone in your journey."
--Laurie Howlett, Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Westchester Exceptional Children's School, and former Vice President of Marketing, Fortune Magazine Group

"Breakdown, Breakthrough does what so many books promise and so few deliver. It tackles a huge issue, recommends solutions, and then provides real, practical tools to get you from where you are today to your breakthrough. Empathic, powerful, and inspiring. Bravo."
--Noah Blumenthal, author of You're Addicted to You: Why It's So Hard to Change--and What You Can Do About It

About the Author

Kathy Caprino, MA is a personal and professional coach, psychotherapist, and co-founder of Living in Harmony--The Center for Emotional Health in Connecticut. Living in Harmony is a leading therapeutic center offering a wide range of services from the fields of personal and professional coaching, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychiatry, and divorce mediation. Caprino now focuses her professional efforts on assisting women in transition through her coaching, therapy, speaking, and writing. She is dedicated to delivering programs that assist individuals and families in reclaiming their lives for greater fulfillment, purpose, and joy. She is a frequent speaker and presenter on thriving through transition, professional reinvention, and healthy parenting and family dynamics.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 237 pages
  • Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1576755592
  • ISBN-13: 978-1576755594
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Kathy Caprino, M.A. is a nationally-recognized women's career and executive coach, work-life expert, speaker, and author of Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman's Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose. Kathy's career coaching and consulting business -- Ellia Communications -- is dedicated to helping women achieve breakthrough - in their lives and work, relationships, and in themselves -- to create life and work as they truly want it, with abundant success.

As a reinvented professional herself (after a brutal corporate layoff in the days following 9/11), Kathy is passionate about helping other women reinvent and improve their professional lives and careers for greater fulfillment, balance, and success. A frequent invited writer and speaker, Kathy is a top media source on women's career issues, and has appeared in over 100 leading magazines, newspapers, and on national TV.

Kathy is researching her second book on Women Succeeding Abundantly, about the key actions, beliefs and behaviors of women of all ages who are achieving tremendous success in financial, personal, professional and spiritual dimensions. For more information on her new research study, see http://www.elliacommunications.com/women-succeeding-abundantly.

Kathy lives in Connecticut with her husband, jazz percussionist Arthur Lipner, and their two children.

For more information, visit www.elliacommunications.com and www.breakdownbreakthrough.com.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific book, and not just for women, October 16, 2008
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In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a former colleague of Kathy Caprino's and was delighted to learn she had published this book through my wonderful former employer, Berrett-Koehler [the best small publisher in the country, and the most author-friendly.] As someone who reviews books for several national business magazines, I am always on the lookout for new books by and for women. Though one might think this was purely *for* women, I think it has real lessons for everyone seeking passion and purpose in their work. Too often managers get so caught up in the day-to-day firefighting that they forget what brought them to their current jobs in the first place. And who suffers most? Their employees -- and, sadly, often their families when they come home empty and burned out after another tension-filled day at the office. I urge both men and women to take a look at this entertaining and inspiring book. I ordered it for my Kindle this morning and have already almost finished it. It's the best book on the subject I've read since 'Time Off for Good Behavior' and 'The Power of Purpose.' Congratulations, old friend.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Inspiring, October 8, 2008
This review is from: Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman's Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose (Paperback)
I just finished this inspiring book, and recommend it wholeheartedly. I am really impressed with the way in which Caprino features specific case studies of professional women and how they have not only survived crisis, but come through the other side more fulfilled, happier, and more connected to their higher selves. Each chapter addresses a different focus and set of specifics, but the overall message is as hopeful as it is direct. Each of us CAN live our best, most balanced lives, starting right now. Caprino provides interesting exercises, meditations, and checklists that help keep the more practical readers moving forward, and has a fresh writing style that will bring a new perspective to even the most self-help-addicted among us.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Practical and Inspiring, December 13, 2008
This review is from: Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman's Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose (Paperback)
I read Kathy Caprino's book a couple of months ago in the midst of questioning my own professional future. It helped me clarify my thoughts and feelings and find a new direction in my professional life. Since the book has exercises for self questioning and lots of practical advice I still open it for ideas and inspiration.

I especially love the way Kathy divided the women's stories in four empowerment chapters: with self, with others, with world, and the higher self. In doing so she guides us gently to deal first with our self-centered concerns to those with our relationship with others, the world and ultimately, higher purpose and spiritual growth. This is an excellent book which helps us to tap into our own creative forces to find fulfillment and purpose in all aspects of our lives.
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