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Truth Heals: What You Hide Can Hurt You

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I'm a tough reader to please, particularly when it comes to self-help, healing, spiritual journeys, that sort of thing. What struck me about Truth Heals is that it is so, so open, direct, straightforward. It respects the reader like few books do. I've been very distressed with the egregious lack of truth in our society today -- in politics, in business, in the media, in religion, in our personal relationships and even within our own personal lives. We lie to each other and we lie to ourselves. Too often we don't see it that way, we think a white lie, or a deception, or just a bit of PR spin on a given issue is ok. It may be, but what Dr. King talks about, in such an open and honest manner, is that continuing to live with these lies or untruths, on whatever level, is ultimately harmful. We all know it, deep inside.

This book is really about making people face the truth about their own lives. To take responsibility for healing themselves instead of suing, blaming, offloading on others. That builds character, and that's what this world sorely needs. Strong, healthy, sane individuals.

Bravo Deborah.

So often we hear and speak about "healing" when what we are really hungry for is congruence. Deborah King does a beautiful job of demonstrating just what that means and showing us how being truly and deeply honest with yourself can open the door to a greater sense of aliveness and joy. This book will open your eyes to the many ways we steal our own peace of mind with little white, and even big gnarly green & red lies. Deborah has great compassion and insight into our human condition and writes in a way that allows the reader to apply these insights to his or her own unique situation. A quick and interesting read that will appeal both to the novice spiritual seeker and the seasoned adept.

Deborah King has written a mind and heart opening book that will appeal to all who are interested in healing themselves. Since all illness, injury and disease is caused by issues in your tissues, Deborah explains not only how we get sick but also how we can heal by living our truth. This book is enthralling as we watch Deborah go through her own awakening and then healing her childhood damage. In addition, it helps us to realize where we store negative energy in our body, how it can make us sick and then how by releasing it, we can heal. I recommend this book highly to all of my clients in addition to Deborah's workshops. Life changing material!

Yet another disappointing book that talks a lot *about* healing but never really gets around to telling the reader how to accomplish it. I bought this book because the front inside flap says: "Using her years of study and experience, Deborah guide you through a process..."

Really? Where?

Chapter after chapter talks *about* what an unbalanced first chakra or third chakra or sixth chakra looks like, how it manifests in the body and actions. Okay, good information. But I kept waiting for her to get around to telling me what I can DO about it. Not happening. Just more description and examples; no process.

Oh, there are tidbits here and there, sprinkled in sidebars ("Water Heals - Pour a bath, add one pound each of sea salt and baking soda, and soak for 20 minutes or more...." p. 50) but these are crumbs to starving pigeons. If taking a bath were all that's needed to rebalance an out of balance second chakra, how many people would be suffering from an imbalance?

I also have to agree with the other reviewer who commented on the heavily doctored, overly-large photo of the author on the cover (2/3 of the front of the book?). It's a bit spooky having her staring like that every time you walk by, with that cryptic smile, as if she knows something you don't. Perhaps a way to heal the imbalances she describes...but she'll never tell. At least not in this book.

In "Truth Heals: Dismantling the Lies That Make Us Sick" author/healer Deborah King, Ph.D. reveals the details of her story of childhood abuse, both sexual and emotional, and the havoc that it wreaked in her adult life. She also shares the story of her own profound healing and transformation into a healer with great gifts. Finally, she teaches us about the healing mechanism we all possess -- how we get sick, and how to free ourselves from that damaging baggage. It's a great read, easily accessible, full of soul and fascinating, valuable information. In the process, we come to understand that we are all wounded, that our wounds are not who we are, that to fear and hide them is to help keep them in place, and that the process of healing is actually just another expression of love.

As I've been doing lately, I received this book as a prelude to interviewing author Deborah King, Ph.D. It's a fascinating look at her journey to healing as well as that of many others. I love true stories where one shows the steps they've taken on their own path and how they've transformed and empowered themselves, leaving much of their past behind.

What I really love about this book is Deborah's willingness to reveal herself. In one chapter she states: "I expanded my specialty practice. Opposing counsel and even judges were not immune to my charms. But it was my clients, those men of means and influence who came to me for legal help, who were my personal favorites. Never could I resist a man in need, and many a client who walked through my office door reeked of need. Every one of them reminded me of Daddy. They came for advice, but I gave them much, much more."

Many women today still use this imbalance of "power" to play that game, using another's weakness for one's own gain. Dr. King recognized the imbalance and shares with us her healing.

This is a very powerful book; easy to read and understand. I recommend it.

Revvell
http://podcast.TheBookCrawler.com

The book was interesting at times, but did not really tell you how to heal, or anything new. Instead it focused (a little too much) on the authors personal search for healing, a journey she is still on. If you want to read books about healing or being a healer, see the classics by Barbara Brennan- Hands Of Light and Light Emerging- by far the all time best healing books!

I am glad that I purchased and read this book. I feel Deborah King is a phenomenal and gifted healer - that element of her current role in the world is not a core element of the book. What is a core element of the book is her own story of overcoming intense and ongoing abuse. It's a short book and a very simple book to read. I agree with other reviewers that feel the book contains principles, inspiration, or general guidelines to create a more genuine and happy self, but you need to be a bit of a self-starter and be able to generate change from principles and another's narrative; this is not a 1, 2, 3... step program. In that way the book is actually fairly complex and profound. For those people who suffered abuse as children or who were not loved by either or both of their parents, this book might be a breakthrough like none other. I am thankful for finding this book and do recommend it.

I expected alot more depth from this book. I found it to be a very fast read without anything new or profound. The author's personal story, although interesting, seemed a bit too present at the expense of more constructive information.

In this book Deborah King, J.D. explains how allowing yourself to acknowledge what is true can be liberating and healing. The book has seven chapters, one for each of the seven major chakras in the human energy system. In each chapter, specific emotional habits which can bring on physical problems are discussed. Simple checklists are included to help you identify any problems in that area of your own life and body and shows you how to help heal them.

Ms. King uses client histories, celebrity profiles and her own experiences to demonstrate how anyone can release deep-seated layers of denial, fear and anger in order to heal the body.

This book can be an asset for anyone who is seeking a way to deal with physical problems that may have been brought on by emotional ones.