Tyler Erickson

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Tyler Erickson is a counselor, hospital chaplain, and author who is passionate about helping people discover their own inner wisdom. After more than a decade of pastoral ministry, Tyler transitioned into counseling, where he now works with individuals and families in West Virginia. His writing blends professional insight with personal reflection, drawing on both faith and psychology to create accessible guides for growth, meaning, and self-understanding.

He is the author of Listening to Yourself: How to Hear Your Own Wisdom, a practical self-help book designed to help readers slow down, pay attention to their inner voice, and live more authentically. Tyler also created the companion journal Wisdom Within: A 40-Day Guided Journal to Self-List
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I’ve been learning that promoting a book is an entirely different skill set from writing one. Writing Listening to Yourself was deeply personal and honestly joyful. Promotion, on the other hand, is a strange mix of courage, anxiety, and long stretches of emailing people who may or may not ever reply. It’s harder than writing by a mile. But it’s also been unexpectedly encouraging.

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My name is Tyler. I’m always drawn to books that help us wake up a little, like stories or ideas that nudge us toward becoming better pe
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" Mark wrote: "Funny you should ask - I have written an entire book about this! I called it “Happiness Rules” and you can check it out here on GR. Self- ...more "
" Thank you so much for asking!

Listening to Yourself grew out of a framework I use in my counseling work called the “Five Wisdoms”: Emotion, Thought, Be
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My name is Tyler, and I struggle with social anxiety. I am a therapist/chaplain/author who writes a lot about self-awareness. I read a lot of Ir
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“What if change didn't have to come from self-hatred or fear but from hope, compassion, and vision? Instead of forcing ourselves to fix what we dislike, we could be drawn to the person we're becoming.”
Tyler Erickson, Listening to Yourself: How to Hear Your Own Wisdom

“What if change didn't have to come from self-hatred or fear but from hope, compassion, and vision? Instead of forcing ourselves to fix what we dislike, we could be drawn to the person we're becoming.”
Tyler Erickson, Listening to Yourself: How to Hear Your Own Wisdom

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