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The Origins of You
- Author
- Vienna Pharaon
- Narrator
- Vienna Pharaon
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 21 February 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
None of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don't serve us - and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn't have to be that way, says licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns, but we can change those patterns for the better with the right tools.
In THE ORIGINS OF YOU, Pharaon has unlocked a healing process to help us understand our family of origin - the family and framework we grew up within - and examine what worked (and didn't) in that system. Certain dysfunctions (or "wounds") in that family of origin will manifest in our adult life in surprising ways, from work challenges to interpersonal struggles. But when armed with the knowledge about our past, we can rewire our programming to meaningfully improve our relationships and our lives.
It doesn't matter whether you've been in therapy for decades, or whether therapy isn't for you. It doesn't matter if you have plenty of memories from childhood, or struggle to remember anything at all. All that matters is your willingness to look inside yourself, and your determination to find a new way forward. Complete with guided introspection, personal experiences, client stories, frameworks for having difficult conversations, and worksheets to complement each chapter, THE ORIGINS OF YOU will teach you how your family can both build you up and break you down - and how you can heal yourself for good.
Critics Review
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THE ORIGINS OF YOU offers us a promise: our family of origin, no matter how damaged it might have been, does not determine our destiny. With empathy and wisdom, Vienna Pharaon explains how our past creates our patterns - patterns we're still living out today - and how we can shift those habits to create a new, healthier path for ourselves. Vienna's book is a gift
Nedra Glover Tawwab, bestselling author of SET BOUNDARIES, FIND PEACE
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Wow! A book that not only clearly guides one's journey towards self-understanding and healing, but disarms you and speaks directly to your soul. This book is filled with invaluable information interwoven in powerful, compassion-filled stories that help shift perspectives. If you are ready to break patterns, face your wounds, and work towards healthy relationships - Vienna's words are it
Sara Kuburic, existential therapist, author, and creator of @Millennial.Therapist
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THE ORIGINS OF YOU is a powerful guide to know ourselves and change our relationships. Vienna has provided the knowledge we need to deeply improve our lives. This book is for anyone who is serious about personal growth and is ready for a big change
Yung Pueblo, author of CLARITY AND CONNECTION
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THE ORIGINS OF YOU does a brilliant job of striking the balance of acknowledging the pain of the past without getting lost in blame. As you reflect on growing up in your family, you'll have countless aha moments, opportunity for self-discovery, and a path forward for ending unhealthy patterns in your life and relationships. This book is the book that everyone in your family should read
Julianne Hough, Emmy Award winner, dancer, actor and entrepreneur
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I can say the following with great confidence: Vienna Pharaon has outdone herself. And, as someone who has known her excellence and passion for years, this is saying a lot! In THE ORIGINS OF YOU, Vienna guides us, with her kind heart and clear eyes, to make connections between our past and our present. Because insight is necessary but not sufficient, Vienna goes further, helping us heal our wounds and create new possibilities for cultivating self-love and healthy relationships in our lives today. THE ORIGINS OF YOU is a book that I will recommend without hesitation to my clients, students, family, and friends
Alexandra H. Solomon, licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, author of LOVING BRAVELY and TAKING SEXY BACK, host of REIMAGINING LOVE
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THE ORIGINS OF YOU forces us to accept that you can't outrun your past. Vienna is a skilled family therapist who uses her expertise, compassionate voice, and engaging storytelling to help you discover what to do when your early life experiences are no longer serving you. This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered, 'Why am I like this and what can I do about it?'
Whitney Goodman, LMFT and author of TOXIC POSITIVITY
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Compelling and groundbreaking. To truly know who we are, we must witness where we've been. THE ORIGINS OF YOU invites us to move forward by first moving back, and it is a staple for anyone looking to heal
Marisa Franco, author of PLATONIC
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Details
- Author
- Vienna Pharaon
- Narrator
- Vienna Pharaon
- Duration
- 8 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9781405558976
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Relationships and families: advice, topics and issues, Couple and Family psychology, Popular psychology
Synopsis
From licensed therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert Vienna Pharaon comes a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your family of origin - the foundation of how we relate to others, ourselves, and the world around us.None of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don't serve us - and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn't have to be that way, says licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns, but we can change those patterns for the better with the right tools.In THE ORIGINS OF YOU, Pharaon has unlocked a healing process to help us understand our family of origin - the family and framework we grew up within - and examine what worked (and didn't) in that system. Certain dysfunctions (or "wounds") in that family of origin will manifest in our adult life in surprising ways, from work challenges to interpersonal struggles. But when armed with the knowledge about our past, we can rewire our programming to meaningfully improve our relationships and our lives.It doesn't matter whether you've been in therapy for decades, or whether therapy isn't for you. It doesn't matter if you have plenty of memories from childhood, or struggle to remember anything at all. All that matters is your willingness to look inside yourself, and your determination to find a new way forward. Complete with guided introspection, personal experiences, client stories, frameworks for having difficult conversations, and worksheets to complement each chapter, THE ORIGINS OF YOU will teach you how your family can both build you up and break you down - and how you can heal yourself for good.
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