Customer Reviews

Deep Recovery: How to Use Your Most Difficult Relationships to Find Out Who You Are!

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Loved It!
I don't know if it is as easy for someone to read or understand who has not had therapy, but from my background of consulting with a therapist, I think I was emotionally ready to read this book. It really explained, and in some cases confirmed, some of my reservations, suspicians and thoughts about how I perceive others, and my actions and thoughts towards them. It was also a great conveyance of the idea of living outside of your safety and comfort zones. I never have really read anything like it. It was not psychobabble or nonsense like so many psychology books are. Even my therapist, as good as I think he is, was not as clear to me. I can't always read these types of books through, but I couldn't wait to pick this up each day and read a few more pages.
I liked his theory of the helpless victim and lone ranger and the degrees of them we all play at some time. He built on them very well, and gave a very good explanation of how those behaviors are acted out by each of us,and against us by others. It was completely understandable. It was also good to read that I'm not alone; knowing I have to be vigilant in not being either of these on a daily and sometimes moment to moment basis.

I do wish he had more examples of the practice of his suggestions for deep recovery (from his experiences in being a therapist). This is why I gave it only 4 of 5 stars.

I would like to read more of his work if it was available.

This guy has it down. No psychobabble or nonsense, just an excellent, practical framework for figuring out how to identify dependencies and detach from them. If you want deep understanding, it is well worth the read. It is certainly one of the most important books I've read.

I love this book!