Growing Up Psychic: My Story of Not Just Surviving but Thriving--and How Others Like Me Can, Too [Paperback]

Chip Coffey (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 3, 2012

Internationally recognized psychic and star of A&E’s hit show Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, Chip Coffey shares his personal story of discovering his gift at a young age and offers valuable advice for nurturing and embracing psychic ability.

NO one knows more about psychic kids than Chip Coffey, and no expert on psychic kids is better known throughout the world. These kids are widely misunderstood, misjudged, and misdiagnosed. In Growing Up Psychic, Chip Coffey offers indispensable information for anyone who interacts with these extraordinary youngsters—parents, educators, medical professionals, mental health clinicians, members of the clergy, paranormal investigators—and adults who faced the challenges of growing up psychic.

In Growing Up Psychic, drawing on his firsthand experience and the true stories of kids he has worked with and helped, Chip Coffey shows you how to:

• Determine if a child is really psychic—as opposed to simply imaginative or
seeking attention
• Identify the different kinds of psychic abilities kids (and adults) might have
• Gain control over when and how psychic information is received
• Safely connect with others in the psychic community
• Deal with skeptics and disbelievers

“Read Chip Coffey’s book to learn about an astonishing, inspiring, unexplained propensity of the human mind.”
—from the foreword written by Dr. Raymond Moody, author of Life After Life

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

CHIP COFFEY is an internationally acclaimed psychic, medium, spiritual counselor, paranormal investigator, and lecturer. In addition to starring in Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, he has made television appearances on Paranormal State, Celebrity Ghost Hunt, Good Morning America, and Larry King Live. He lives in the suburbs of Atlanta,
Georgia

www.ChipCoffey.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (April 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307956741
• ISBN-13: 978-0307956743
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The photo on the left is me. It was taken when I was 9 years old, just a few months before my parents and I moved into an extremely haunted house in Upstate New York. We certainly were not prepared for what happened in The Murphy House!

My name is Chip Coffey. I am a psychic, medium, spiritual counselor, paranormal investigator, speaker and, now, author. You may have seen me on TV shows, such as "Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal," "Paranormal State," "Celebrity Ghost Hunt," "Larry King Live," "Good Morning America" or "Nightline."

In my first book, "Growing Up Psychic," I share lots of stories about my own experiences as a psychic youngster growing up surrounded by the paranormal. I also provide no-nonsense, indispensable information for anyone who interacts with children who may be exhibiting psychic abilities or having paranormal experiences -- parents, educators, medical professionals, mental health clinicians, members of the clergy, paranormal investigators -- and adults who faced the challenges of growing up psychic.

As an added bonus, there are numerous updates about many of the children and families who appeared on the popular TV show, "Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal," that aired on both A&E and The Biography Channel for three seasons.

To learn more about me, I invite you to visit my website at www.chipcoffey.com.

Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ChipCoffey.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 43 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Growing Up Psychic April 4, 2012

By Shannon L. Yarbrough VINE™ VOICE

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've been a fan of Chip Coffey since his work on Paranormal State and later on his own show Psychic Kids. I follow him on Facebook and when I learned about the release of his first book sometime last year, I immediately pre-ordered it. At just 250 pages, it's a quick read but it is filled with valuable and insightful information.

It starts with Chip's own story and his childhood psychic abilities and experiences as his family moved around the south. Chip also reveals his first paranormal investigations and his first experience as a medium, leading up to his eventual television debut and how he got his own show.

From here, Chip spends the next few chapters explaining what it means to be psychic, how to tell if your child might be psychic, and how to control and manage psychic gifts. He also spends a chapter explaining the need for psychic protection and how to deal with skeptics.

Since the focus of the book is mainly on how to support your psychic child, Chip offers up the stories of many of the children that appeared on Psychic Kids. There are several follow-ups as to how they are doing now, and there are several passages told from the children themselves and their parents. Therapists, other mediums, and some paranormal investigators also lend their voice to the experiences that Chip shares with his readers.

While the book is part autobiography, part self-help book, part paranormal investigation, and part psychic guide, I found Chip's own personal stories to be the most rewarding. There's a very touching story about his mother being visited by the ghost of Elvis's mom, and another frightening story about a devil-like creature visiting Chip's family farm when he was a boy. There are also numerous helpful checklists from an explanation of various paranormal investigative tools to the warning signs of demonic possession.

Chip has written a book that all of his fans and many readers will find useful and fascinating. If you believe you have psychic abilities, or you have a child who might be psychic, or you have a general interest in the paranormal, then this book is for you. It's a very approachable read, and that's what I've always admired in Chip himself. Fame is not important to him; he respects his abilities and uses them to help mentor others. He is a sincere likable person and his book reflects just that!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a let down April 20, 2012

By Kelly Coleman Potter

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm not sure exactly what I expected, perhaps a more memoir-ish read as the title implied. I read the product review, and realize the slant was helping children and understanding their plight. However, there wasn't enough compare/contrast between Coffey's experiences and the children he's helped to keep my interest. I didn't dislike it, but should have waited to buy it used on Amazon in book form instead of shelling out the money for the Kindle version.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars bad punch line to a worse joke February 13, 2013

By brett bartle

Format:Kindle Edition

i was hoping for an autobiographical type book, instead it read like a how to become psychic. was not a good read