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Broken Open
How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
Book • 2004
In 'Broken Open,' Elizabeth Lesser shares a blend of moving stories, humorous insights, practical guidance, and personal memoir to help readers navigate life’s challenges.
The book emphasizes the choice between being broken down by adversity or being 'broken open' and transformed by it.
Lesser draws on her own experiences, including divorce and single motherhood, as well as stories from others who have faced significant hardships, to illustrate the 'Phoenix Process' of growth through pain and loss.
The book combines spiritual and psychological perspectives to offer readers a path towards wisdom, love, and personal transformation.
The book emphasizes the choice between being broken down by adversity or being 'broken open' and transformed by it.
Lesser draws on her own experiences, including divorce and single motherhood, as well as stories from others who have faced significant hardships, to illustrate the 'Phoenix Process' of growth through pain and loss.
The book combines spiritual and psychological perspectives to offer readers a path towards wisdom, love, and personal transformation.
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