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The Joy of Growing Up: Growing Up for Grownups Who Haven't Grown Up Yet

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It is really a joy to be grown up. This book clearly set out the advantages for me and dispelled the myths about being grown up. Now I understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy dependency and independence. I also never realized excessive independence could be unhealthy; Wendy Freebourne calls this pseudo-independence. She also explains the difference between dependency and inter-dependence. This part clarifies the transitions we make as we grow up and also what we need to make these transitions completely. I was glad to read that independence is not incompatible with inter-dependence. I was encouraged by the stories in each chapter that explain how people have completed the various developmental transitions, even as adults. It appears that growing up is an ongoing process and, having dealt with the basics and the practicalities, the last part of the book looks at the spiritual implications of finding meaning and purpose.

Wilma Crisler

The Joy of Growing Up:
Growing Up for Grownups Who Haven't Grown Up Yet
Wendy Freebourne
Authors Online Ltd
40 Castle Street, Hertford SG14 1HR, England
Genre: Self Help
ISBN: 0755210298, $14.95, 156 pp, 2005

Wendy Freebourne, Msc is a psychotherapist who has worked with individuals, couples and groups for twenty-five years. She has a varied, rich background and shares her knowledge and experiences through this book, and I quote:

"She has produced a series of CDs, The dependency Talks, dealing with recovery from codependency, dysfunctional families and the underlying cause of dependencies and additions; and a psycho-spiritual report, Pathfinder Workbook. She has also had magazine articles, short stories and poetry published. Currently, she has a novel about relationships in progress and is taking herself seriously as a textile artist."

The book is divided into three sections: Part I: Becomeing Your Own Person, Part 2: Using What You've Got and Part 3: Becoming More Of Who You Are. It is well-written and the author may just say something you needed to hear . . . that is, if you are currently looking to improve your life.

Reviewed by Kaye Trout - May 7, 2006 - Copyright