57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible, October 5, 2005
This review is from: Coming Home to Myself (Hardcover)
I just read Wynona Judds Memior Coming Home to myself. The scary thing is..I read the whole book in less than 24 hours. For a book to captivate me like that is in itself, something...
I found it to be powerful. This book hit on so many supjects...healthy relationships, anxiety and depression, parenting, entertainment, health and wellness, childrens health and development but mostly,personal growth.....
She talks about so many of these things-and powerfully so-its a story of her journey to self acceptance-written in a way I could have never expected from a "star"-even if it was one I was already a fan of. It reads like a conversation with an older, wiser woman you respect. I found myself open to learning from her and yet in awe of how much we had in common. We-Wynona and I (ha!) made so many of the same mistakes..and for the same reasons..her longings for acceptance from her mother and her father, and others, her need to please, lack of boundaries, shopping for emotional reasons, emotional eating, the many "distractions" we allow ourselves so we don't have to deal with real problems and more. She was abandoned, betrayed, hurt, taken advantage of, etc..just like me...(and you?)...wow...it was just a great book...I feel like it validated me ...and yet offered challenges for me..how to be a better communicator, better parent, but most of all, it reminds me I need to be good to myself first. To "put myself on the list" as she puts it.
I really liked that it doesn't have a perfect ending (which you would know if you have seen her on any number of talk shows recently) she isn't wearing a size 8 jeans-and isn't trying too. She has lost some weight and is trying to develop healthy eating patterns but she is mostly figuring out who she is and learning to embrace herself....and isn't that something we all need to do?
She says in one line that she was going to allow herself to be the person she was and celebrate all that she is and not concentrate on all that she wasn't (not an exact quote). Can you imagine if all women did this? For ourselves? For our daughters? If we truly taught them to just be who they are, and truly celebrated them for who they are?
Control issues are huge in this book. She has really given up control with her kids to stop the pattern and her thoughts on this and her ways of parenting are incredible-I am really inspired to rethink the way I do a few things with my own children.
I think this book would resonate with any woman, mother (single Mothers (she was one-just like me!!!) parent, daughter, business person, artist, wife, sister and anyone interested in having healthy relationships.
I thought it powerful, inspiring and validating..check it out! Thanks Wy! Sincerely, Sonya
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44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshing, riveting and truly empowering -- Thank You!, September 27, 2005
This review is from: Coming Home to Myself (Hardcover)
I had the pleasure and honor of personally meeting Wynonna when she spoke for a conference benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where my son Frankie was successfully treated for leukemia. Even though the room was filled with media and important people, she zeroed in on my nine-year-old and gave him her full attention. She rewarded Frankie with her honest emotion and made him important. In our brief meeting, I could tell she was real and genuine. Then, as now, her honesty and insight on life is a refreshing departure from the sanitized spin-doctors and approved messages for public consumption.
In "Coming Home to Myself," Wynonna Judd is still genuine in her story of rising above obstacles, hardships, difficulties and adversity to discover new opportunities and hidden blessings. Sometimes uncomfortable, yet boldly truthful -- her self-candor is as refreshing as it is riveting. This is an intimate and sincere view of a woman who has experienced the peaks of success but has also been humbled by failure. She proves that life is not necessarily in what life gives us, but in what we make out of what life gives us. I applaud her for the courage to write and share this exceptional book.
Frank F. Lunn, (Frankie's dad)
Author of "Blessings In Adversity"- Convert Challenges, Difficulties and Hardships into Blessings and New Opportunities.
www.BlessingsInAdversity.com
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ladies, this is a MUST READ! Wynonna is PURE POWER!, October 13, 2005
This review is from: Coming Home to Myself (Hardcover)
I've long been a fan of the Judds and Wynonna, but this book makes me love Wynonna Judd even more, as a person, a professional, and a survivor!
I read this book in a day (and I'm a slow reader). The story flows and the words are powerful. I cried and I laughed as I read, but I realized I am NOT alone. Through her story of love, loss, betrayal, and moving on, Wynonna carries us along the ride of her life and lets us see that we too can overcome!
If you've ever had a moment of self-doubt, READ THIS BOOK!
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