Publisher's Synopsis
Do you ever feel like you are finding yourself in similar unhelpful situations? Getting frustrated by unhealthy patterns of behaviour that is not serving you well? Life is often about making mistakes, which also involves being on the receiving end of other people's mistakes. But we need to find a way to learn, grow and constantly evolve. Recognising and owning our mistakes (and of others) rather than drowning in them, helping us to contribute to positive change. The 'British stiff-upper lip' way of brushing things under the carpet is catching up to us. Life happens to us, and we need to stop being 'too busy' to deal with things effectively. In this book, Hazel explores her journey of undertaking 20 weeks of therapy out of an unavoidable necessity which involved exploring the very delicate and yet unfortunately common issues such as coercive control, depression, grief, misogyny, assault, stalking, family dynamics, jealousy, trying to and failing to fit in, divorce and adult bullying. While at the same time trying to decipher her role as an independent woman which can make you a target as well as a subject to be vilified, threatening what some people are comfortable with. Understanding who we are and how we got to where we are now is everything in maintaining good mental health. A kind of speculate to accumulate situation.
