How My Death Saved My Life: And Other Stories on My Journey to Wholeness [Paperback]

Denise Linn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

"How My Death Saved My Life" is the remarkable story of author Denise Linn. In this triumphant autobiography, Denise speaks with a compassionate yet fiery conviction, born of deep pain, as she describes overcoming the horror of an abusive childhood and the terror of being stricken down by a sniper's bullet. From the mundane to the mystical, follow Denise's inner and outer journeys as she grows up in various homes from a renovated chicken coop, to abandoned army barracks, to the slums of Chicago, to an Ohio farming community. Travel with her as she is fired on by a plane in Yugoslavia, is tear gassed during antiwar riots, explores the sexual revolution in the 60's, lives in a Buddhist monastery, and travels to native cultures to become one of the world's most sought after speakers and a best selling author.

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About the Author

Denise Linn is an international healer, writer and lecturer. She has taught seminars in 19 countries and has written 12 books, including the best-selling book Sacred Space and Feng Shui for the Soul. She has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and in numerous documentaries

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Hay House (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401905269
• ISBN-13: 978-1401905262
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,009,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Denise Linn, the best-selling author of numerous books, including Sacred Space and Soul Coaching, has researched healing traditions from cultures around the world for more than 35 years. As a renowned lecturer, author, and visionary, she regularly gives seminars on six continents, and also appears extensively on television and radio shows. Denise lives on her ranch on the Central Coast of California with her husband, two dogs, cat, and numerous chickens. To see more about what Denise is doing, join her on Facebook or visit www.deniselinn.com.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And Archetypal journey of Healing, Compassion and Joy, February 15, 2005

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Ruth Toledo "R. T. Altschuler" (Sebastopol, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How My Death Saved My Life: And Other Stories on My Journey to Wholeness (Paperback)

The moment I started reading this book, I simply could not stop: it is very well written, and takes you on a journey that is rich and powerful, while being fully and deeply lived.

Denise Linn shares the intense trials of growing up with a mother that becomes increasingly mentally ill, raising her kids in a home where there is no sense of nurturing, safety and care. Experiencing all kinds of physical and emotional abuse, she finds nature to be the only place where she can feel connected with a sense of peace, comfort and healing.

As she moves through her amazing journey, guided by a powerful creative desire to heal herself and help others, she is often touched by grace, as she follows her inner guidance and finds ways to transform suffering and deep trials into Compassion and Radiant Joy.

When the heart and the willingness to transform, are the central guides of a life journey, a human being can become the best of what she or he can be. Thank you, Denise Linn, for offering us such a powerful archetypal example of a journey that we all can take.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful, Inspirational Autobiography, April 7, 2006

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Katie "book worm" (PA , USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How My Death Saved My Life: And Other Stories on My Journey to Wholeness (Paperback)

I just finished reading "How My Death Saved My Life", and I am truly moved & amazed by this authors' life experiences - what a journey!!!

In this autobriography, Denise Linn bares her soul - she shares the joys, horrors & hardships of growing up poor with a mother who was mentally ill, and a father who left them when she was still quite young (and who molested her during a time period when her mother was in a mental institution).

Then, at age 17, Denise was shot and nearly died. It was during this time that she experienced an NDE, and began noticing a heightening of her "sixth senses" - leading her to start learning about alternative healing, which she then used to heal many, many people along the way.

It's amazing how, when reading someone elses life story, you can see the synchronicities of life - how each experience (whether we perceive it as good or bad) allows you to learn what you need in order to progress to the "next step". In fact, she states toward the end of the book that she began to realize that it was her difficult childhood that led her to explore the things she did - without it, she would have been a different person...

This book is filled with wonderful angelic & "other worldly" experiences that served to help the author move forward, and find the right path for her. I found each & every one of the experiences to be both amazing & inspiring.

Overall, I learned a lot from the life experiences & learning lessons of this author. This book is an interesting, page-turning read, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in spirituality - it has a lot to offer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and Inspirational Life Story, December 10, 2004

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Luann Cibik (Leechburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How My Death Saved My Life: And Other Stories on My Journey to Wholeness (Paperback)

For anyone who has loved Denise Linn's other wonderful books on feng shui, vision quests, dreams, sacred space or soul coaching, you will love learning more about Denise's journey on how she came to learn and understand these concepts so deeply.

For anyone who has experienced difficulties in childhood, struggles in life purpose, or questioning of self, this amazing autobiography is as inspiration on how you can turn situations around, even when things are the darkest.

Thank you Denise!