This review of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing: Overcome Trauma, Recognize Your Feelings, Learn to Let the Past Go, and Become the Best Version of Yourself encompasses my thoughts as a reader and person who experienced childhood trauma. The review briefly introduces Dr. Gloria Zhang’s groundbreaking so-called 3-step method-Feel, Heel, Attract System of Recovery. It elucidates the main argument and how the structure of the book supports to get the message across. Read what kind of information and knowledge gain to expect from reading the book, and my takeaway.
- What Is the Central Argument of the Book?
- What Exactly Is the Subject of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing?
- Is there Evidence for the Success of the Method Presented in the Guide?
- How Did Dr. Zhang Structure Her Guide?
- Takeaway from the Review of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing
- About Dr. Gloria Zhang
Disclosure: Ad. Gloria Zhang’s book “A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing: Overcome Trauma, Recognize Your Feelings, Learn to Let the Past Go, and Become the Best Version of Yourself” is a sample of my choice from Ulysses Press. Ulysses Press and Dr. Zhang did not endorse this review. I wrote it entirely myself and it represents my own 100% honest opinion.
Disclaimer: I am not a psychotherapist or relationship coach. Therefore, I cannot judge the material as a peer. This means my review of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing covers my opinion as a reader of the book.
What Is the Central Argument of the Book?
The main idea in this book is that one can permanently escape from the cycle of emotional turmoil According to the book, unaddressed traumas during childhood cause these emotions. Such tragic life events can range from various circumstances like the loss of a parent, emotional neglect, abusive upbringing, etc.. To accomplish this breakthrough one can use a variety of intuitive exercises and informative guides crafted by an expert in psychotherapy and relationship coaching.
What Exactly Is the Subject of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing?
The topic of the book is a step-by-step guide to connect with one’s inner child. This reconnection with the younger self starts with identifying one’s core wound(s). The next steps are (re)parenting one’s inner child, and gaining closure with the trauma(s).
The book clearly articulates the four core wounds one can have. It systematically leads the reader to be able to recognize them. Doing so requires to work thru worksheets, and journal prompts. Further support are real world examples. Analogously, the book guides the reader to overcome and receive closure with the trauma(s) by parenting their younger self.
Is there Evidence for the Success of the Method Presented in the Guide?
The book is based on the author’s experience obtained from her global self-help sensation The Inner Child Podcast. The book presents her 3-step approach-feel, heal, attract-to trauma recovery and self-awakening. Evidently, the author had made a positive experience with healing her own trauma using this method. Furthermore, she applied it successfully when working with hundreds of women as a registered psychotherapist and relationship coach.
How Did Dr. Zhang Structure Her Guide?
The book follows a logical order with respect to outlining the three phases of inner child healing. The guide consist of three parts covering these phases plus an introduction to how to use the book. Herein Dr. Zhang discourages the reader from skipping forward because they would miss important guidance.
In my understanding, this advice serves to urge the reader to reflect about the journal prompts and to go thru the worksheets. These journal prompts and worksheets require reflecting on the own childhood. Therefore, they were the pain points for me that I was tempted to skip.
However, the example answers given in the journal prompts and the real-life examples of professionally successful women awake curiosity. Consequently, one starts exploring the own childhood experiences. In my opinion, this genius move helps the reader to open up to investigate their core wound(s) despite of feeling resistant or uncomfortable to address them.
Take-Aways from the Review of a Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing
My takeaways from my review of A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing are that book has two main purposes: to
- Educate readers about the importance to
- Get closure with past events (not only childhood traumas),
- Let go the past,
- Recognize, accept, and acknowledge feelings to not build up negativity that might impact your today’s behavior, harm your future, and be health-adverse,
- And to provide information that
- You are not alone and its not your fault by pointing out that many-even successful professionals-have core wounds,
- There are tools and professionals that can guide you to address these issues to become the best version of yourself,
- There is no shame in seeking this help, and
- Many people successfully became the best version of themselves by using the 3-steps approach.
Where to Buy A Woman’s Guide to Inner Child Healing?
I agree with Dr. Zhang that this book is not a substitute for medical advice. It is my understanding that the book provides a glimpse on how an experienced psychotherapist or relationship coach would guide a person to a happier life. As such, the book facilitates to seek professional help because knowledge about what to expect might certainly reduce the anxiety to make this move. Therefore, I recommend the book to all who have emotional difficulties, but are hesitant or anxious about seeking professional help, to read the book to learn what to expect.
You can buy the book on Amazon as an eBook or paperback for $10.99 and $15.63, respectively. You can find both versions at Barnes & Noble for $10.99 and $15.95, respectively.
The paper version is available online at Walmart for $15.63. Blackwells sells the book for $15.61.
Tip: Add the shipping costs to identify the best deal for your location.
About Dr. Gloria Zhang
Today, Dr. Gloria Zhang-a former psychotherapist-is a renowned relationship coach, entrepreneur, and the host of the Inner Child Podcast. This self-help series has a worldwide audience and over 1.2 million downloads. She is known for her transformation of esoteric ideas into everyday wisdom. Gloria lives with her life partner in Canada and enjoys simple coffee.
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