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Necessary Journeys: Letting Ourselves Learn From Life

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Reading this book was like reliving the best and worst moments of my life. I too had a cheating husband. He "dated" other women while we were married and when I filed for divorce I found he was also stealing my money. Nancy triumphed and I hope to follow her example.

I am rebuilding my life and doing something else Nancy recommends--taking control of my finances. After watching GOOD MORNING AMERICA a few months ago I bought a copy of a book called, SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS, by another woman named Nancy I saw on GMA. It has taught me everything my own mother never knew about money.

Both books are blessings and well worth reading.

Dr. Snyderman is right on target. Like so many women before us, we often make an unconscious choice of putting love before everything else. How else could you explain our inability to see what our spouses are doing behind our backs (but really in front of our noses)? It took me and Dr. Snyderman years to realize that if we didn't take responsibility for things we could never control our destinies. I too had money issues until I followed "Margaret's" book recommendation.

"SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS: 10 Ways You Can Stop Feeling Overwhelmed By Money and Start Making It Work For You," really did work for me. I didn't even know what I didn't know about money. This book has shown me the way to financial freedom.

Coupled with "NECESSARY JOURNEYS," I feel like I am finally getting a chance to take charge of my destiny and lead the life I was placed on this earth for.

I wish this book had been around when I was going through my own devastating divorce. I felt so alone, humiliated and like a failure. The worst part was I was letting down kids and my parents and I didn't know where to turn for help or how to take back control of my life. Soon after my husband left us the creditors started calling. He had charged up a storm and then filed for bankruptcy, leaving me responsible for all of his bills. I've been struggling for years to pay off his debts. A few months ago I started reading the book, SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS: 10 WAYS YOU CAN STOP FEELING OVERWHELMED BY MONEY AND START MAKING IT WORK FOR YOU," that I also saw on GOOD MORNING AMERICA. The author, Nancy Lloyd, has shown me what I should have known about money. Every woman needs to take responsibility for her finances -- and to teach our children how money and credit work before they leave home -- because at some point most of us are without a man around the house. Both books are lifesavers!

I have admired this lovely, intelligent, talented and humorous woman on television for a number of years. She has always seemed to be someone you could know, would like to know.She has such an easy, gentle manner about her on tv and her book is so easy to read that it seems like she is talking to you on the phone or face to face. She bears her soul and shows that good can come out of painful events. I admire her all the more for the courage she has shown in sharing the painful and difficult times of her life, and how she has learned from them. I think this book can teach other women a great deal about life, its ups and downs and give women hope that they, too, can overcome adversity.

Honest, frank and heartfelt. Dr. Snyderman shares her own hard-learned lessons so that we all may grow. A gutsy book! Very full of wisdom.

I loved Dr. Snyderman's writing. It is very clear and lyrical. This book was a pleasant surprise and her message is important for all women. I liked this book very much.

A necessary read- and reread- for those who have made mistakes in life and need inspiration to recover and find fulfillment.

I never thought I would say that about a "self help" book. I was hooked into the book because Dr Nancy was on the radio station(s) I work at and I met her. I was struck be what a nice, grounded decent person she is. I was ready to usher into the studio an egomaniac ready to put down Fort Wayne with a smile and plug a book. I couldn't have been more wrong. I went home, read the book in one sitting, and thought. And thought, and thought. Since then, I've gotten blood tests, gone on a diet, lost weight, and probably (according to my doctor) added some years to my life. If I knew how to get ahold of her, I would thank her. There is something for everyone in this book. The message that everyone has value at all times, not just when we are being successful comes through loud and clear.

Having known Nancy, through working for her father, I always envied her beauty, poise and kindness, and of course her statis. My own mother seemed prouder of the fact that Nancy was from Fort Wayne, then she was of me being her own daughter.

Being addicted to self-help books, and trying to make myself the best I could be. Nancy's book touched me in a way no other has. I always assumed she had, had a life of priviladge and ease. One without struggles or harsh desitions. I am at a crossroad in my own life and reading it has given me the confidence to step beyond, and look to the future with a bit more confidence, in the good things that my future may hold for me. It's helped me be less depressed and alone. Just knowing that everyone has problems to endure, even Nancy,has helped me focus beyond my prolems, to a solution and a good future.

The book came into my life at just the right moment. Thank you Joy and Sue for telling me I HAD to read this book.

I guess my opinion of the book is an exception. The first chapter grabbed my attention, but as the chapters continued I felt let down. I wanted to hear how Dr. Snyderman personally overcame her obstacles, and not so much clinical advice. I felt Dr. Snyderman pulling away, afraid to reveal too much of the emotion she must have felt during those trying times, and hiding behind that clinical advice.