A Better Way: The Companion Guide: Your 8-Week Path to a Better You

by Eleanor Brown, Eleanor Lewis Brown LPC

A Better The Companion Guide - Your 8-Week Path to Healing

Embark on a transformative journey with A Better The Companion Guide - Your 8-Week Path to Healing. This powerful companion guide integrates all the features of a workbook and a journal to deepen the self-discovery aspect of healing. Designed to lead you through self-discovery and personal growth, it builds on the foundations laid in Eleanor's earlier work, A Better Integrating Faith and Psychology to Heal Inner Wounds. The guide combines the principles of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs with faith-based wisdom and psychological insights to provide a structured approach to achieving personal fulfillment.

While it is written in a way that allows you to use it on its own, for the best results, A Better The Companion Guide is designed to be used alongside the original book.

Guide 6.14" x 9.21"

What You'll

Week 1: Begin by acknowledging your personal history and traumas, setting the foundation for growth and healing.

Week 2: Address chronic toxic stress with strategies that focus on Maslow's physiological needs, building resilience and inner strength.

Week 3: Explore attachment wounds related to safety and security needs, learning to cultivate healthier relationships.

Week 4: Develop skills for emotional regulation, enhancing your ability to manage emotions effectively within the context of Maslow’s safety needs.

Week 5: Deepen your connections, focusing on love and belonging needs to enhance your relationships and sense of connectedness.

Week 6: Overcome feelings of shame and build self-esteem by addressing esteem needs, paving the way for self-respect and self-love.

Week 7: Embrace self-actualization by identifying and nurturing your identity and purpose, promoting creativity and problem-solving.

Week 8: Implement the BETTER Way framework—Begin to Notice, Educate, Take Down the Walls, Transform, Establish, and Rise Up—staking your claim in a self-actualized life.

Each week features daily prompts, reflections, and actions designed to challenge, inspire, and motivate you to uncover and become the best version of yourself. Accompanied by a transformation page, resource guide, and follow-up strategies, this book provides all the tools you need to embark on your journey with confidence.

Whether you're seeking to heal from past wounds, build stronger relationships, or discover greater purpose in life, A Better The Companion Guide offers a comprehensive path toward profound personal change, grounded in proven psychological principles and spiritual depth. Join countless others on this path to a better you and discover how to live a life that truly reflects who you are meant to be.

Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2025

About the author

Eleanor Brown is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the novels The Weird Sisters, The Light of Paris, and Any Other Family.

She is also the editor of A Paris All Your Own. She lives in Colorado with her family.