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It's mostly for people in relationships with substance abusers (al-anon)

Revisado: 04-03-24

I have a lot of merging tendencies, but I have never been in a relationship with a substance abuser or abused substances myself. I struggled to find relevancy to my situation in this book. The author specializes in codependency related to substance abuse and people in that situation will find the greatest value in this book. It also makes a lot of assumptions about what is involved in codependency that isn't true for me. For example, I'll orient my whole life around a partner, but I don't beat myself up in my head, etc. I wish I had found more value here. Oh well.

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One of the best relationship books I’ve read

Revisado: 11-16-23

This book has something to offer everyone, regardless of what relationship structure you are drawn to.

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Not much depth to the content from what I can tell, absolutely terrible narration

Revisado: 04-07-23

I'm 3.5 hours in and I'm going to abandon this book because it is STILL just giving personal backstory without a lot of clear lessons for the reader. I've been searching for the there there, and have been diving into every book I can find on this topic, but this one has not felt worth my while. I also can't believe that they apparently paid a narrator for this book; it's one of the most stilted narrations I've heard. Someone reading from the page very obviously, and overpronouncing 't's like in wat-ter. I assumed it was the author reading because it was so unprofessional, but I guess it's not. Don't waste your money.

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Narration is god awful

Revisado: 03-09-22

Tragic to have this material recorded by sometime with such a shrill and clipped voice. Soooo hard to pay attention to the material and not the extremely challenging voice that is reading it

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So poignant, so well written, so moving

Revisado: 10-10-19

I never leave reviews, but felt compelled to share my thoughts on how important the message of this book is, and point out how beautifully Megan Phelps-Roper expresses her journey within its pages. In many ways, this book is a devastatingly compelling argument for nuance and open mindedness, and it begins by asking that the reader take an open minded look at how the Westboro Baptist Church came to undertake its actions in the first place. I honestly couldn't stop listening and binged the entire book within 24 hours.

To hear Megan's kind and generous fleshing out of how such radicalized positions came to seem reasonable within her family, to her descriptions of the seeds of her certainty's unraveling, to the lessons she draws about the arrogance of narrow mindedness and being certain that our ideas are more right than anyone else's... Megan is a testament to growth mindset if I have ever seen one.

I was raised without religion in a bastion of liberalism, and from my own (far distant) lens found so many lessons about how any clinging to 'rightness' is dangerous, no matter which angle you're coming from. At so many points throughout the book, I wanted to hug her, applaud her, and be her best friend. I am truly impressed not only by the journey she undertook, but also by the self awareness it must have taken to convey that arc so poignantly.

Well done, Megan. I eagerly await what you publish next.

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Fascinating and very well written and read

Revisado: 01-24-19

I was surprised how much I liked this book. Never knew much about the topic and bought it on a whim because it was the daily deal. The author is both an inspiration and a highly engaging personality. Reading this inspired me to learn more about childhood trauma, not because I myself experienced it, but because of the imprint I can see it having on so many people in my life. I've read many dozens of audible books and this is the first one I've felt compelled to write a review for. Keep it up Dr Burke Harris!

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