Synopses & Reviews
Most of us see a crisis as something to be avoided at all costs. But to solutions-oriented therapist Bill O'Hanlon, a crisis is an opportunity to get reconnected to happiness and well-being. In this bold and lively book, he brings to bear more than 30 years of clinical experience (and his own challenging life crises), showing readers:
- How avoiding, denying, and minimizing sets us up for breakdowns and crises
- The three powerful internal signals most of us ignore at our peril
- How old traumas can be viewed in a new light
The sensible and inspiring guidelines in this book show how to use a crisis to recover and reconnect with a life of meaning, passion, and purpose.
Synopsis
Bill O'Hanlon illuminates: - The five crucial pathways to transform breakdowns into breakthroughs- How to have a crisis--rather than your crisis having you- How avoiding, denying, and minimizing sets you up for breakdowns and crises- Why your typical way of responding can make the crisis worse- The three powerful internal signals most of us ignore at our peril- How old traumas can be viewed in a new light- How to turn misfortune into growth-stimulating, regenerative opportunities.
Synopsis
Offering sensible and inspiring guidelines, O'Hanlon shows how a crisis is an opportunity to become reconnected to happiness and well-being. Here, he illuminates the five crucial pathways to transform breakdowns into breakthroughs, and also explains how to have a crisis, and how avoiding, denying, and minimizing sets one up for crises.
About the Author
Bill O'Hanlon is a licensed Mental Health Professional, Certified Professional Counselor, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. His 21 books have been translated into 15 languages. The author of Do One Thing Different and Love is a Verb, O'Hanlon has appeared on Oprah and The Today Show, has created nine audio and video tapes on individual and couples therapy, and has taught nearly a thousand seminars worldwide on psychotherapy, spirituality, and relationships.