Taya Micola - When Life Sucks: A Therapists Guide To Surviving And Thriving During Tough Times

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When Life Sucks!

A Therapists Guide to Surviving and Thriving During Tough Times

Copyright 2016 Taya Micola.

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Disclaimer

The information in this book is intended for educational and informational purposes only, and should not be taken as expert instructions or commands. This book does not attempt to replace, nor should it be used as a replacement or substitute for psychological or professional advice. If expert advice or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought. The writer cannot be held responsible for its use in particular circumstances, and the writer disclaims responsibility for the books use in circumstances far from her control.

This book is dedicated to my daughter, Caterina, who has shown us all time and time again that ANYTHING is possible, and that miracles are available and within reach to anyone determined and focused enough to grab them.

Introduction

Sometimes in life, truly sucky things are sent our way.

These things can be HUGE and horrible, or they can be those smaller everyday nuisances that have added up to suck the joy out of life.

They can be older wounds from your past that have yet to heal over, rising up when you least expect and reminding you how you havent dealt with them. Or they can be recent events that life has slapped you in the face with, so youre clambering to get your grip back and find your sense of normalcy again.

When bad things happen, big or small, they can trigger any number of emotions. Depending on how you process this, your happiness could slowly but surely return, or things can quickly get out of hand. Before you know it, youre snapping at everyone, hardly feeling like yourself, and crawling out of bed exhausted every morning. If you continue to not really deal with it, the consequences begin to slowly but surely affect you in deeper ways.

Trust issues may develop.

Confidence can take a dive.

Resistance to things creeps in.

Fears emerge.

Self-sabotage can begin.

This book will help you understand how subtle differences in the way you process Tough Times can determine how well you heal and how much it will affect you down the road.

Whether you are trying to get through something really difficult at the moment, or whether youre trying to get over some things from your past, this book can help you.

If you follow the steps and advice set out in this book not only can you survive the tough times, but you can also find a way to thrive despite it all.

As a counselor who specializes in trauma, I have helped hundreds of people in the last 10 years to heal and overcome the things theyve experienced in the past, as well as the things they are currently facing.

In this time, Ive seen over and over again that regardless of whether a person is dealing with horrible darkness or just plain awful inconveniences, their ability to heal depends largely on the way they process the sucky-ness.

With the right knowledge, perspective, and willingness to get well again, these clients not only recover, they completely turn their lives around for the better.

In this book I will share with you exactly what has to happen for you to process all that no-good-sucky-bad-stuff in a way that encourages healthy healing and recovery.

Not only that, but if you stick with me, I will also inspire your self-support to rise from within and help you access your inner wisdom to help you make decisions and navigate your way through or over the things that are making your life suck.

You will learn techniques and insights you can begin to use right away to help you powerfully heal and release. Using these techniques and insights will ensure that your life and the situation you are dealing with will improve beyond measure.

By the end of this book, I promise that you will know what you need to know to get over or through the tough times that are making your life suck. You will also know how to build that bridge, how to avoid baggage, AND you will have begun to believe in yourself again and your natural-born ability to conquer. In fact, you may even be feeling more YOU than youve felt in a long time.

Dont disregard the information in this book. If left unchecked, the psychological trauma that creates a sucky life can leave you struggling with upsetting emotions and create deeper issues for years to come.

Choose to overcome the tough stuff now. By committing to reading and applying the information in this book, you are taking the first step to speeding your recovery today.

While it can take more than reading to prevail over deep feelings, think of this book as an added support, with self-help strategies that can aid in your recovery.

Chapter 1

Ive Got Your Back

We dont exactly know each other yet.

But already I am here for you. Before I began writing this book I felt you reach out, and I wanted more than anything to help you even then. Now my words are on the page and all I want to do is wrap you up in them and assure you that you are not alone

And youre not. Not by a long shot.

You have me for support and you also have you .

Me, because Ive heard your call and helped others like you who are a bit lost, and you because you have been there from the beginning. The you that knows everything about you: your whole story, not just pieces of it. All of it, in every inextricable detail.

While Ive helped others with similar stories to heal from similar pain, and while Im here with my lifeline and this book to pull you from those stormy seas, no one knows your pain quite like you do.

So my first piece of advice to you on this journey is this

Let me be there for you. Let me help you, share with you and love you but let you be there for you too.

In order for you to get through or over this you need to be on your side. It cant just be me doing everything. It wont work well, and you know it. Now is not the time to turn on yourself.

When life sucks, you cant subscribe to the mentality of Life sucks and so do I. If you are going to make it through this, if you are going to heal and get over things, the very first thing you must do when life is working against you is to step up and be there for you .

No matter what youve been told or led to believe about yourself, the BEST person to support you through this is you .

Dont worry. I am here. You have my understanding, my love, and my unending support. But although I am here WITH you, I cannot do this FOR you.

Luckily, you were built for this.

You either simply never realized it or youve somehow forgotten, but that ability is there deep down and were going to help you fish it out and use it starting right now.

You have a wisdom inside of you that has been taking care of you for all these years. Although I know your life sucks right now and you are hurting, your wisdom is still intact. You may have stopped listening to it, or you may have never really called on it before, but it is there inside of you, nonetheless.