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Irene Watson's pretentious life could go no further until she faced her past. Her moving and inspiring memoir begins at the end, in a recovery center, where she has gone to understand a childhood fraught with abuse, guilt and uncertainty. Her powerful story is a testament that it’s never too late to change your life, never too late to heal.
The Sitting Swing:Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference (Revised Edition) shows us how guilt, fear and ignorance are borne by our children. Two distinct parts of the book look at an abusive child rearing and the process of recovery that takes place years later. On many levels this is a classic story showing us that change, growth, forgiveness and recovery are possible.
It is also a heartwarming healing story and a testament to the strength and courage of the human spirit. In the end it gives hope and freedom to those that accept the past and move forward by rewriting life scripts that have been passed down for generations.
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Childhood Does Not Determine Identity – We Each Can Write Our Own Life Script
Purchase The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference (Revised Edition)
on Tuesday, August 19th (extended to midnight August 20!)
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Author and entrepreneur Irene Watson’s life has taken her on many paths, with breakthrough results and exemplar growth, to find her authentic and true self. She lives with her husband in Austin, Texas. Irene earned her MA in Psychology, with honors, from Regis University in Denver.
Proceeds from the sale of The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference donated to
Higher Power Foundation, Inc.
They provide financial grants for people to attend recovery based spiritual andlife training events.
What others are saying about The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference
From Publishers Weekly
Watson's memoir recounts her fearful, highly sheltered years growing up an only child to Ukrainian immigrants in 1940s Alberta, Canada. Gradually, Watson uncovers the childhood wounds leading to her personality crisis. She undergoes a rigorous 12-step program and a systematic breaking down of her ego so that she can re-create herself. This is an earnest memoir, well structured.
Nancy, Oelklaus, PhD, Life Coach & Author of Journey from Head to Heart
The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference is the poignant story of the author's successful journey to transcend the patterns sculpted by her parents and childhood experiences. I loved it!
From Liliane Desjardins, Counselor & Teacher, Desjardins Unified Model of Treatment
Higher Power ProductionsIn this great book, The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference, Irene takes you through her personal story, personal turmoil and pain and takes you skillfully to the other side where hope and freedom reside. This is a book on how to rewrite the script of our lives. A must read for anyone searching for a new vision.
Sharon Shaw Elrod, author of Shar’s Story, A mother and daughter reunited
I recommend this book for anyone interested in improving her/his life journey. Irene Watson identifies the kinds of behaviors and personality characteristics that typically need to be examined in any human growth experience. It's a great read and carries the potential to be very helpful for anyone who wants to live a happier life.
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