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The Inner Bonding Workbook: Six Steps to Healing Yourself and Connecting with Your Divine Guidance
Written by the best-selling author and cocreator of the powerful Inner Bonding® self-healing process, this workbook shows readers how to take responsibility for their own happiness, love themselves unconditionally, and access their own spiritual guidance. With this guide, readers will discover a life-changing six-step process to connect with the divine, tap into a higher source of love and truth, and realize a deeper sense of freedom and personal power.
308 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2019
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About the author
Margaret Paul
29 books66 followersDR. MARGARET PAUL is a bestselling author, popular MindBodyGreen writer and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® self-healing process, and the related SelfQuest® self-healing online program - recommended by actress Lindsay Wagner and singer Alanis Morissette. She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows (including Oprah). Her book titles include Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By You (and subsequent titles Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By God, and ...By My Kids), Healing Your Aloneness and Inner Bonding, and the recently published, Diet For Divine Connection. Margaret holds a PhD in psychology, is a relationship expert, public speaker, consultant and artist. She has successfully worked with thousands and taught classes and seminars for over 50 years. Go to http://www.innerbonding.com/welcome for a free Inner Bonding course and join Dr. Margaret for her "Love Yourself" Course at http://www.innerbonding.com/show-page....
Margaret lives in Colorado. She has three children and three grandchildren. In her spare time, she loves to play with her grandchildren, paint, ride her horse, read, make pottery and kayak.
Margaret lives in Colorado. She has three children and three grandchildren. In her spare time, she loves to play with her grandchildren, paint, ride her horse, read, make pottery and kayak.
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April 27, 2019
This book is simply written but very deep. I don't think I was quite ready for some of this and will have to re-visit when I'm in a different place in my life. This book is easy to read, but will make you stop and think, and re-read. It will challenge you and provide you with tools toward a better self. I'm glad I read this, I know I can return at a later time and get even more out of it than I did the first time through.
December 10, 2023
I love this book. Cemented need to take care of myself.
February 7, 2019
The Inner Bonding Workbook isn't a work book in a traditional since. It is written in self help style; you will need your own journal for reflection.
I really enjoyed seeing real examples and exercises to allow the reader to actually work on their bonding experience. I found the exercise in depth, really and helpful.
While there are several things in the book I personally disagree with, it does not stop me from reading the material, taking in what can be helpful for me and make movements to change.
I received an ARC through NetGalley; all opinions are my own.
I really enjoyed seeing real examples and exercises to allow the reader to actually work on their bonding experience. I found the exercise in depth, really and helpful.
While there are several things in the book I personally disagree with, it does not stop me from reading the material, taking in what can be helpful for me and make movements to change.
I received an ARC through NetGalley; all opinions are my own.
June 4, 2019
Filled with a lot of anecdotes, and personal experiences, this book feels more like a general self-help book, but not a workbook, and not in a style that I would enjoy. I prefer a more straight forward approach in non-fiction, and I did not get that here. That does not mean, that it might not work for someone else, but it surely did not resonate with me at all.
May 30, 2021
Offers a practical process for getting in touch with our feelings, taking responsibility for them, and learning to heal the inner child and wounded self to bring more peace and joy in our lives. I found it effective and was able to complete the exercises with ease.
September 28, 2025
4 stars! Beautiful and wise. This book is best suited for people who have heard of the Inner Bonding principle (on a podcast or talk given by Margaret Paul) before and know roughly what they are getting themselves into. It is not beginner-friendly. Instead, it is a guide for connecting with your divine guidance after you have already established an inner loving adult who is READY to take care of your wounded self and inner child.
I deducted one star because some parts of the book do not sit right with me, such as the statement that “junk food and junk thoughts keep your frequency too low to connect” with your higher self. In that scenario, connection with the higher self would be most needed, but it’s impossible (?). Also, it didn’t seem right to look at the six areas of life (physical, spiritual, financial, etc.) and get a sense of having to perform PERFECTLY in all of them to fulfil ALL of the needs and guidance of the inner child, wounded self, inner adult and spirit. The underlying idea of taking sole “responsibility” for your feelings and all of the areas of your life sounds like a dangerous trap for perfectionism, overwhelm and self-blame.
All in all, the workbook poses a lot of deep questions and offers advice on loving your inner child, which is very valuable and insightful. Therefore, I’m giving it 4 stars.
I deducted one star because some parts of the book do not sit right with me, such as the statement that “junk food and junk thoughts keep your frequency too low to connect” with your higher self. In that scenario, connection with the higher self would be most needed, but it’s impossible (?). Also, it didn’t seem right to look at the six areas of life (physical, spiritual, financial, etc.) and get a sense of having to perform PERFECTLY in all of them to fulfil ALL of the needs and guidance of the inner child, wounded self, inner adult and spirit. The underlying idea of taking sole “responsibility” for your feelings and all of the areas of your life sounds like a dangerous trap for perfectionism, overwhelm and self-blame.
All in all, the workbook poses a lot of deep questions and offers advice on loving your inner child, which is very valuable and insightful. Therefore, I’m giving it 4 stars.
April 16, 2022
I bought this book on Amazon in May 2021.
The book was published in 2019.
The book contains six chapters and 192 pages.
I only could to a chapter a day as there as a lot of text to write.
The author speaks about your inner child (some call it your shadow), your wounded self (your negative emotions), your Divine Guidance (some call it intuition), your Loving adult (You with understanding yourself).
The sentences and logic flow from one chapter to the last were very well written. The author holds a PhD in Psychology.
Everything what I read in this book and all exercise I did, were nothing new to me.
IT was rather quite annoying going through the book.
It recalled me of David D. Burns Workbooks.
I think the generation advances a lot in how to work with the brain, your emotions, inner child, and online there are a lot of new actions to be taken.
An alert on this book: I do not agree on a lot of what Author says: sometimes toxic people come to your life, even though you did not want them to be part of your life. You cannot be loving Adult to them and give them love.
The book was published in 2019.
The book contains six chapters and 192 pages.
I only could to a chapter a day as there as a lot of text to write.
The author speaks about your inner child (some call it your shadow), your wounded self (your negative emotions), your Divine Guidance (some call it intuition), your Loving adult (You with understanding yourself).
The sentences and logic flow from one chapter to the last were very well written. The author holds a PhD in Psychology.
Everything what I read in this book and all exercise I did, were nothing new to me.
IT was rather quite annoying going through the book.
It recalled me of David D. Burns Workbooks.
I think the generation advances a lot in how to work with the brain, your emotions, inner child, and online there are a lot of new actions to be taken.
An alert on this book: I do not agree on a lot of what Author says: sometimes toxic people come to your life, even though you did not want them to be part of your life. You cannot be loving Adult to them and give them love.
August 28, 2019
I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I got this so I could help myself with my own way of thinking. I like that there are places to write and answering questions. It helped me organize my journal and my mind. I always use books like this for a couple of months before I give a review. This gives me time to see if anything works for me. I don't think just reading it is fair. I have to test a few things first and some of it did and it makes me feel better about the path I am taking.
September 5, 2021
Listened to the audiobook and it was read in a heart-felt compassionate tone. The 6 key steps in a nutshell are:
1. own your feelings
2. intend to learn
3. know your inner child and wounded self
4. seek divine guidance (within)
5.take loving action
6. evaluate your actions
I appreciated how this book dove deeper into each one, with meditations and journal prompts that actually felt in alignment with books that do not call themselves workbooks.
1. own your feelings
2. intend to learn
3. know your inner child and wounded self
4. seek divine guidance (within)
5.take loving action
6. evaluate your actions
I appreciated how this book dove deeper into each one, with meditations and journal prompts that actually felt in alignment with books that do not call themselves workbooks.
August 20, 2021
Good book that will help you alot. I really enjoyed this book. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving this book in this manner had no bearing on this review.
January 23, 2020
Oneri uzerine storytell’den bulup dinledim ama pek begenmedim, ornekler guzeldi ve bir kendine yardim kitabi olarak net bir ifadesi var ama yine de biraz basit buldum.
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