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The Road Back to Me

Healing and Recovering from Co-Dependency, Addiction, Enabling, and Low Self Esteem

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The Road Back to Me

By: Lisa A. Romano
Narrated by: Gina E. Manegio
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This story is told through the jagged peephole of the author's awareness, examining her formative wounds and influences from the perspective of a woman who has now gained experience and wisdom. As she peers over her soul's shoulder, she recalls the chaos of her once-fragile childhood mind. She shudders as she is reminded of the sting of her lonely childhood, her feelings of abandonment, and her painful memories of being bullied. Her childhood self was once so lost that she even contemplated suicide. As the years progress, her mind is riddled with obsession, compulsion, and a crippling sense of low self-esteem. A turning point arrives many years later, after marriage and the birth of three children.

This story is about healing the faulty programming of childhood. It is about recovery from relationship addiction, food addiction, anxiety, and constant fear. It is a human story that will resonate with listeners from all walks of life, and which offers hope to anyone who has felt imprisoned by the past.

©2012 Lisa A. Romano (P)2014 Lisa A. Romano Personal Development Relationships Inspiring Low Self Esteem Healing Codependency

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Excellent book well written, from the heart, and well read. It is both helpful and inspiring

Recommended

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A brave and courageous story particularly towards the end. I think clarity summarises this story, clarity about how we talk to ourselves, and how we are in relationship to others to make changes in our lives. It highlights the road of effort and sacrifices in getting the life we weren't conciously aware we always wanted.

Clarity

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You follow the author's honest description of her family's dysfunction, how it impacts on her childhood and personality, and how the true person still shines through at moments. She's able to describe both her family and herself mercilessly, with a matter of fact tone, leaving no trace of bitterness. Her strength is admirable and her faults are relatable.

very relatable book, very honest and inspiring

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I'm 32 and I've struggled with self unawareness issues all my life. As far as I remember myself I've had a feeling that there is something wrong me. Now I understand the I simply wanted to be heard. I wanted to matter. I wanted my feelings to be respected. I wanted to be enough. I wanted to be validated. Thanks to Lisa I understand that it's normal and the feeling of wrongness comes from detachment from myself and attachment to others. And ofcourse those others often turn out to be manipulators. Now I understand so many things. I only wish I knew it earlier! Thank you very much Mrs Lisa for sharing your story!!

Loved it!

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I really related to this book! Both of my step parents were alcoholics and my parents were unintentionally neglectful and controlling. I have recently left what I hope will be my last controlling and emotionally abusive relationship. I am ready to take responsibility for my own thoughts and feelings and break the cycle. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone that identifies themselves as co-dependent as well as anyone who does not; I think we all expect others to take responsibility for our feelings at times and unfortunately most of us carry through negative patterns that we have developed as children from our parents. The book is written very well and I was impressed by the reflectiveness of the author. The narration is also very well done.

Thoroughly recommend

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