The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference

ISBN-13: 9781932690675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 248 str.

Irene Watson

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"Irene Watson has written a psychologically savvy memoir about her childhood in a two-room shack in rural Canada. . . . Told with courage and candor in an intimate, alive voice she reveals her discovery of a Higher Power and a new pathway toward her marriage and emotional freedom."--Babette Hughes, author of "Lost and Found."

Irene Watsons pretentious life could go no further untilshe faced her past. Her moving and inspiring memoirbegins at the end, in a recovery center, where she hasgone to understand a childhood fraught with abuse, guilt, and uncertainty.

Two distinct parts of the book look at abusive child rearing and the process ofrecovery years later. This story shows change, growth, and forgiveness are possible.It gives hope and freedom to those accepting the past and re-writing lifescripts that have been passed down for generations. Its never too late tochange your life, never too late to heal.

Praise for The Sitting Swing

"Watsons memoir recounts her fearful, highly sheltered years as she uncoversthe childhood wounds leading to her personality crisis. This is an earnestmemoir, well structured." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"The Sitting Swing is the poignant story of the authors successful journey totranscend the patterns sculpted by her parents and childhood experiences.I loved it!" -NANCY OELKLAUS, PHD, LIFE COACH AND AUTHOR OF JOURNEY FROM HEAD TO HEART: LIVINGAND WORKING AUTHENTICALLY

"As a teacher of transformational principles for self-discovery and the treatmentof addictions, reading The Sitting Swing inspired me to a richer new voice,infusing my lectures with a deeper level of meaning. Irenes personal story oftransformation will add to the experience, strength, and hope we share withour clients and to anyone who is on a path of personal transformation. "-MARY LYNN SZYMANDERA, LCAS, CEFIP, OUTPATIENT MANAGER, PAVILLON INTERNATIONAL,AND EQUINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, SAWHORSE HILL

Author info at www.irenewatson.com

Book #6 in the Spiritual Dimensions Series from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com