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A review by zoes_human
Losing and Finding My Father: Seasons of Grief, Healing and Forgiveness by Kira Freed
emotional
3.0
As the author acknowledges in the introduction, no two people have the same journey to mental health; however, Kira's intimate sharing of her experience could be an invaluable resource to anyone regardless of the path they choose or even the precise nature of their emotional challenges. Despite differences in temperament, trauma, and spirituality between us, I found much within these pages that offered me a greater perspective and understanding of my own life as well as others around me. I often had to pause in my reading to allow myself to cycle through potent feelings of anger, grief, exhaustion, and even jealousy.
There are few things more desirable than to live consciously, to cease merely reacting to the world as it happens and instead deliberately respond in full knowledge of your motivations and feelings. While most people want to do this, possibly even believe that they do, the average person simply lacks the knowledge to get to a mental place where they can. Kira provides a powerful example through sharing her quest for conscious living along with a basic set of tools and resources for any seeking to do the same.
The only reason this is 4 stars instead of 5 has more to do with who I am than what the book is. My battle has never been to accept my rage but rather to stop it from consuming me. Because of this, I experienced a certain level of difficulty in connecting with some of the emotions and behaviors Kira describes. I expect to take even more from this when I reread it after allowing what I've taken in to absorb and settle.
I am a better person for having read this.
There are few things more desirable than to live consciously, to cease merely reacting to the world as it happens and instead deliberately respond in full knowledge of your motivations and feelings. While most people want to do this, possibly even believe that they do, the average person simply lacks the knowledge to get to a mental place where they can. Kira provides a powerful example through sharing her quest for conscious living along with a basic set of tools and resources for any seeking to do the same.
The only reason this is 4 stars instead of 5 has more to do with who I am than what the book is. My battle has never been to accept my rage but rather to stop it from consuming me. Because of this, I experienced a certain level of difficulty in connecting with some of the emotions and behaviors Kira describes. I expect to take even more from this when I reread it after allowing what I've taken in to absorb and settle.
I am a better person for having read this.