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Naomi's Breakthrough Guide: 20 Choices to Transform Your Life

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I don't like country music and I'm not a fan of Naomi Judd's music. The only thing I knew about Naomi Judd before buying this book was that she was Ashley Judd's mother and a country singer. That's it! But when I saw her on Larry King live, she was charming, articulate and wise... so I bought the book, intending to read it and return it. I ended up reading it in two days and have decided to keep it! Everyone should read this book. It's easy to read (thanks to Naomi's wit and way with words) and contains such valuable information about the positive choices we can make in living our lives to the fullest. It's something I know I'll go back to ever so often to refresh my memory on the nuggets of wisdom in this book. The parts I found most helpful were her sections on the way thoughts influence our happiness and health and how anyone can improve their lives by changing their negative self talk. It provided me with an *AHA* moment - I realized that what I thought about everyday had a profound influence on how I presented myself and my chance of obtaining my dreams.

What an open, heart-felt, personal sharing of healing! Naomi uses the story of her life, traumas, struggles and triumphs to inspire hope and inform and transform lives. Her astonishing recovery from Hepatitis-C (in the face of doctors who doomed her to certain death) is enough to make anyone stand up and pay attention. Even more valuable is the walk through which Naomi takes us as we experience the ups and downs, the tests and (seeming) failures on this harsh road. She frequently revisits the importance of her faith along this arduous journey, and shows us how that faith was not a neat bundle dropped easily in her lap but how she had to keep reaching out for it and for Divine Assistance, and for the help of friends who were instruments of that Assistance.

Naomi's book offers a real (and realistic) boost for hope during anyone's darkest, most challenging hours. She relates how she accepted and tapped into the Gifts she was given through the most diverse sources - medical, alternative-medical, family, friends... inner connection through prayer, meditation, yoga... some things that might surprise some fans. Wonderful quotes from sages and saints and singers throughout the ages sparkle in the pages, along with engaging introductions to the sources that came to her aid (ranging from Christ to doctors and psychologists and teachers). She guides you to personal steps you can pursue to bolster your own appreciation of what your mind/body/spirit can do together to express your own beautiful potential. Her valuable list of resources is illuminated by her own personal experiences with them.

I was also impressed with the humor, humility, and balance Naomi uses in telling the story of her life-healing. Most of us will never face the enormous challenges that she did, but our lives can nevertheless benefit by hearing about her lessons and triumphs -- and beginning to tap some of the same secrets and Power that she did. Please bless yourself with this book - and enjoy some of the bountiful harvest that Naomi did!

A Wonderful Inspiring book. This book encouraged me to face my life with a positive attitude. Naomi Judd turns out an insightful and encouraging book for all.

I had bought this book through amazon, am putting a review here as well as on B&N. This book has given me so much insight into myself. I am a product of child abuse,domestic abuse and long term illness. A couple of weeks ago I bought NIGHTMARES ECHO by Katlyn Stewart. This book deals with abuse and the healing there of. Then I saw that Ms. Judd's book was out and wanted to read about how she was able to maintain her strength and determination through the difficult times of her life. I can only hope that I can be one tenth the light she is...and have the courage that she shines with. I also hope that the other author (Katlyn Stewart) knows that through her book, i have gained strength as well. Thank you both.
Finally after all of these years, I think i can let the demons die where they are and learn to live again in a more postive and hopefully fulfilling life. Rena Yancey-just a reader

I think that Naomi Judd has inspired me more than any celebrity in music or on screen. I've always liked the Judd's music, but I don't think entertaining is Naomi's most important strength. She's a woman who radiates the message, "Believe! Have faith! We CAN survive this life, even when it sucks, and we'll do it together!!" She has a rare ability to make you feel you feel like you're part of her life, and she really wants to help you. She's the "mother" everyone wishes they'd had.

This book is wonderful. It contains great information. The only thing I think she could do less of is quote other "experts." She's strong enough on her own. Dr. Andrew Wiel has some great advice, but let's face it. He looks like he ate his grandmother. Naomi, on the other hand, looks like she lives her message.

Keep the books coming, Naomi. You change people's lives!

Thank you, dear friend, Bea... for the gift of this book. Thank you, Naomi, for sharing your trials and triumphs. I was never a country music fan, so I didn't hear about your hepatitis battle. But you have given me the start toward a path of recovery from a life that feels as terrifying as any cancer.
God bless!

She is alive and well, in remission from hepatitis C,- and through this book, reaching out to help others. The book contains step by step information. Naomi Judd is candid not only about her healing experience, her medical research, her health practice alternatives, but her early life choices, as well. Some of her decisions were wise, some were not quite so wise, - yet - she coped with the rigors of her life, battled back, and raised two children, Wynonna and Ashley. She's a survivor, and her book seeks to show readers how to discover their own unique ability to do likewise. I have always enjoyed the singing duo, "The Judds", and their phenomenal ascent to success in the music and entertainment industry. Mom, Naomi Judd's solo venture in the literary world is equally remarkable. The book is excellent. 5 stars is not enough.

I'm not a country music fan and was unaware of Naomi Judd's history, but I was impressed (and suprised!) by her intelligence and sense of humor when I saw her on Larry King. I appreciate how she has studied with many of the country's leading doctors and yet she is able to articulate the mind/body connection in words everyone can understand without being kooky and new-agey. This book is inspiring, well-written, and entertaining! Highly recommended for anyone needing a spritual tune-up!!!

Naomi's Breakthrough Guide is one of the most engaging, inspirational --and useful -- personal development books I've read in twenty five years. I found it to be one of those rare books that truly is hard to put down. In fact, I ended up reading it in one day (and will be returning to do more of the exercises).

If you value the following, you'll love this book:

· Stories that are both entertaining and full of important lessons. You'll find poignant, inspirational, and amusing stories that make this "how to" book read more like a page turner novel.

·Practical suggestions for creating the life you want, from someone who has done just that.

· Scientific research citations that add credibility and substance to the author's ideas, and offer the reader resources for further exploration into topics that interest them.

· Exercises and questions that provide practical structure for those who want to apply Ms. Judd's ideas in their own lives.

· An encouraging, non-elitist "I'm just a regular person like you" style that doesn't sound like one of the many "experts" who writes from a position of superiority, but instead humbly shares the wisdom they've learned from the School of Hard Knocks.

Even if you've read many personal growth books, Naomi's take on principles and practices you're familiar with can bring you to a deeper recognition of their importance in your life and a more honest appraisal of whether you're applying them. She frames a wide range of issues, including mindfulness, meditation, forgiveness, and risk taking, in such an engaging and supportively challenging way, you'll find yourself thinking about them with a fresh, more personalized perspective. Naomi's thought provoking questions and exercises will challenge anyone serious about living a more fulfilling life to go beyond the "Oh, I know that" perspective to the more life changing stance of asking "Am I doing that?" and "How will I act on that?"

Finally, Naomi Judd's stories of her difficult early years prior to becoming a music superstar offer hope and inspiration to anyone wondering whether they can live the kind of life they dream about - or have long since given up on. They remind the reader that Ms. Judd's success didn't just happen. She wasn't "discovered." She overcame difficult life circumstances that many would have taken as proof their life could never be better. Reading about that part of her life can't help but make you think "If she can overcome those circumstances by doing what she is suggesting in this book, there's no reason why I can't create the kind of life I want." You just can't help being inspired by Naomi's example of courage, determination, and optimism. You'll also find her sense of humor, ability to turn a phrase, and story-telling skill makes this book a delightful reading experience.

Do yourself a favor and get Naomi's Breakthrough Guide. Do the special people in your life a favor and give them a copy. It's a simple way to bring more good into the world and into the lives of the people you love.

I borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much, I went and bought a copy for myself. Naomi is full of wit, wisdom, and humor that I found reading the book was actually hard to put down and not a chore to read. This is a book you will want to keep near by for quick "pick-me-ups".