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You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book (Hay House Lifestyles)

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I love Louise Hay books. I own almost all of her stuff.

She writes in a very down to earth way, in very clear easy to understand language. Her books also work! I have dealt with and overcome several issues by using her books.

However, with this Compaion book, I have to ask myself "Why?" It is almost identical in nature to the You Can Heal Your life Workbook. If you own that, there is little need to purchase this companion. While there are three or so new "chapters", the lay out, and most of the content is the same as the Workbook.

I was a bit confused by the other review on this book, because this book is almost journal-like in nature. There are sections for each issue in your life, with affirmations (Louise loves her affirmations), checklists, and then questions that you answer pretty much in journal form. Louise also includes exercises to perform to help you to open up to the affirmations that will help you heal your life.

Louise has before published several books that are almost identical in nature to previously published books. Be careful when you're purchasing her stuff. Just because the title is different doesn't mean the book is. Check the content out well first! It'll save you some money.

You Can Heal Your Life Companion book is an excellent guide to begin work on yourself. Most companion books I have seen are all journal entries or vague questions that don't help me clarify my specific problem areas. This book is divided into every area of your life that you may need to look at: beliefs, health, fearful emotions, critical thinking, addictions, forgiveness, work, money and prosperity, friends, sexuality,love and intimacy, and aging. For example, the fearful emotions chapter begins with a checklist of issues you may have. Then, Louise Hay gives reasons for these type of thoughts. She moves into an exercise in letting go (very useful to me). After that, you write down your fears in different areas of your life and create affirmations to change your thought patterns. She ends the chapter with a meditation on feeling good. There are many good exercises in each chapter depending on the problem area. Namaste.

As stated by another reviwer, this is basically the same book as the earlier "You Can Heal your Life Workbook." My personal preference with this type of book, in which you are writing and doing exercises, is to have a basic, soft-cover, easy-to-use format. This version is printed as a fancy gift-y type of book, with shiny full-color pages and a lot of (to me) distracting and unnecessary illustrations. So...if you like pretty, gift-y books, get this version. If not, get a copy of the earlier version. But YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY BOTH!

I enjoy the exercises in this book. Instead of writing on the pages, I use post it notes in the event I may feel the need to revisit the exercises at a later point and time.

It may be a remake of another book, but I don't have that other book, just the "You Can Heal Your Life" book itself.

This is a good thinking exercise book to help you work through your problems and change old thinking patterns that hold you back.

Just because it is similar doesn't lessen the work. I have been a facilitator of "self healing" groups for over 15 years. Of the dozens of authors there is none that brings the message forward as simply and beautifully as Ms Hay. If you can only own one book, get "You can Heal Your Life" don't let its simplicity fool you. I have purchased so many dozen copies for clients, and friends.(and i keep coming back to it over and over again. If this information is taken to heart or embraced everthing will change for you.
The companion book and or the workbook are great additions but worth it. You are worth it.(inventory books like this help you see patters, behaviors and new ways of approaching them. I haven't listed to in some years but "GET any CD" on :self healing: and "what I believe" and prepare to be uplifted. Its like the great ladys states :"change your thinking and change your life"
Gharte Hollywood, Fl

Did not officially start with the work, but the cover caught my eye and I know and respect Louise L. Hay's work. It's alternative healing, another great book to look at is "Waking the Tiger". In order to understand oneself, a person needs to revisit the past, and the "...Compainion Book" allows and guides you to do so, without fear or judgement. It teaches you how not to beat yourself up verbally. At times we can be our own worst critics. It's a great healing journey tool.

The illustrations in this book really augment the inspirational writings of Louise Hay. She's the queen of the metaphyiscal movement and publishes many spiritual teacher's books. Wonderful woman. She's changed many people's lives. It's so simple to read this as well. The sort of thing that you have by your bedside and flick through before going to sleep at nigh. Everyone should have one of these books but you must be open to the message.

BEAUTIFUL WORKBOOK! You will not want to write in it, so get a blank pad of paper too! This is a great book after you have read the YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE BOOK!

Time and again this lady has provided sound advice on healing broken
lives, finding health, prosperity, and getting in touch with one's
spirituality. Good teaching simply written in clear concise language.
I have been in study groups who chose this book to study and discuss.
Generally, most people reported that as they applied its principles to
their lives, they found problems being overcome.

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I have not completely finished the book yet. If you follow it correctly it will take you several weeks. It really makes you think about your life and gives you new hope. I don't have a horrible life but I can feel myself slowly getting to a place that just feels great! I have noticed a change in my life already. Positive thinking and forgiving really does work!!
Some of her theories are a little "out there" (like picking our own parents) but I just look past them and move on to other things.
Buy it if you are truley ready to be happy and make serious changes in your life. You have to be ready to really look at the real reasons why you are the way you are.