{"product_id":"rise-above-the-story-free-yourself-from-past-trauma-and-create-the-life-you-want-9781637743904","title":"Rise Above the Story: Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A well-reasoned and highly accessible manual for overcoming past trauma and attaining truly unlimited lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Kirkus Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Prepare to be captivated, moved, and ultimately uplifted by a tale that reminds us that we are stronger than we think.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, author and OPI co-founder \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Karena] shows us how to liberate ourselves from the grip of those experiences that all too often limit our chances to live life to the fullest. This book is . . . truly a gift of love.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Mike Love, lead singer and lyricist of \u003ci\u003eThe Beach Boys\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate guidebook on how to heal from trauma. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarena's early life had been defined by stories of shame and abandonment, but as an adult she wondered--who could she be without those stories? Who would she be without her past defining her present? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of working to heal herself, she wrote \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRise Above the Story \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas a guidebook to help others free themselves from past pain and trauma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart memoir and part self help, this book uses a 3-part, evidence-based formula\u003c\/b\u003e to ease the fear and overwhelm we can feel when we're trying to heal our old wounds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has a story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur emotional brain subconsciously writes our stories, and anyone who has experienced trauma can have a story about how their trauma defined them, including the author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Karena Kilcoyne was a successful criminal defense attorney, trauma defined her early life. Her mother tried to give her away at birth. Her father went to a federal penitentiary when she was 12, leaving the family poverty-stricken and Karena to care for her siblings and her mentally unstable mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her mother died, she adopted her 9-year-old brother and graduated from law school at the age of 24. She fought for the freedom of others while imprisoning herself in self-doubt, depression, and anxiety. Existing only in survival mode, she repeatedly recounted the stories she'd written about herself: that she would never be enough, that she could never be happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRise Above the Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe'll help you let go of your own past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself--no matter what your story looks like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis healing journey is packaged into three parts: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Acknowledge Your Story \u003c\/b\u003eGet honest about the stories you're telling yourself and how they've limited you, your life, and your dreams. By the end of this section, you'll be excitedly wondering who you could be if you left your story behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Untangle Your Story \u003c\/b\u003eWe'll explore how you got tangled up in your story in the first place and how it took control of your life. Through exercises, spiritual tools, and journal prompts, you'll unearth past traumas and set yourself free once and for all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Rise Above Your Story \u003c\/b\u003eWe'll unearth lessons and wisdom found in the traumas we've endured and dive deeply into self-love. 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