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Like a Spark From Fire: Break Free From the Past, Shine Your Brilliance and Become Your True Self
If you are feeling stuck in life but know somehow you were meant for more, this book is an invitation for women to finally break free.
Over the course of your life, you developed an identity that helped you function and survive in the world but also covered up your true power. The flame of passion and limitless possibility of your true nature is still there as brilliant as ever waiting to be rediscovered.
Like a Spark From Fire , inspired by the psychology of Carl Jung and Eastern spirituality, empowers you to let go of your past, express your brilliance and become your True Self. That Spark (divine nature) is within you and ready to be awakened into your life.
Experience Deep Exercises including insightful questions and meditations to help you find hidden drivers that are keeping you in the status quo;Discover Persona Type - Mother, Lover, Warrior or Mystic and embrace all aspects of being a woman in an empowered, integrated way;Reveal Your Unlived Self, your shadow side, and reclaim your power to realize your full potential.Create a New Vision for your life and consciously direct your destiny.It is your time to express your magnificence and show the world who you really are. Ignite your life with passion and purpose.
Over the course of your life, you developed an identity that helped you function and survive in the world but also covered up your true power. The flame of passion and limitless possibility of your true nature is still there as brilliant as ever waiting to be rediscovered.
Like a Spark From Fire , inspired by the psychology of Carl Jung and Eastern spirituality, empowers you to let go of your past, express your brilliance and become your True Self. That Spark (divine nature) is within you and ready to be awakened into your life.
Experience Deep Exercises including insightful questions and meditations to help you find hidden drivers that are keeping you in the status quo;Discover Persona Type - Mother, Lover, Warrior or Mystic and embrace all aspects of being a woman in an empowered, integrated way;Reveal Your Unlived Self, your shadow side, and reclaim your power to realize your full potential.Create a New Vision for your life and consciously direct your destiny.It is your time to express your magnificence and show the world who you really are. Ignite your life with passion and purpose.
187 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 9, 2022
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February 16, 2022
With “Like a Spark From Fire”, YOUR fabulous new life awaits YOU!!! If you are truly ready to change your life and willing to do what’s necessary, then this is the read for you! Whether you’re just embarking upon the journey of Individuation or already immersed in it, look no further than Debra Berndt Maldonado’s magical, newest book. As a Jungian Spiritual Life Coach and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, I highly recommend this to those desiring to create an extraordinary life on their terms. You won’t be disappointed you picked this up!
Debra Berndt Maldonado gifts you with all the knowledge and tools needed to understand & make peace with how you have been living AND to move forward in your Higher Purpose, as your True Self. Debra beautifully unites her innate wisdom and years of experience with Jungian Psychology & Eastern Spirituality. In an easy-to-understand format, Debra discusses many concepts such as persona & persona types, shadow, projection, non-attachment, stages of change, and the Gunas. Debra is fun, creative, and purposeful in her use of exercises and meditations to make this material come alive. This book will help you to tune into all the wondrous qualities & talents laying dormant within you AND to fully show up in the world as the amazing, Divine person you were born to be!
Come aboard the “Like a Spark From Fire” boat, “BREAK FREE FROM THE PAST, SHINE YOUR BRILLIANCE AND BECOME YOUR TRUE SELF”!!!
Debra Berndt Maldonado gifts you with all the knowledge and tools needed to understand & make peace with how you have been living AND to move forward in your Higher Purpose, as your True Self. Debra beautifully unites her innate wisdom and years of experience with Jungian Psychology & Eastern Spirituality. In an easy-to-understand format, Debra discusses many concepts such as persona & persona types, shadow, projection, non-attachment, stages of change, and the Gunas. Debra is fun, creative, and purposeful in her use of exercises and meditations to make this material come alive. This book will help you to tune into all the wondrous qualities & talents laying dormant within you AND to fully show up in the world as the amazing, Divine person you were born to be!
Come aboard the “Like a Spark From Fire” boat, “BREAK FREE FROM THE PAST, SHINE YOUR BRILLIANCE AND BECOME YOUR TRUE SELF”!!!
February 9, 2022
"Your soul longs for limitless expression. You have this life to create something amazing that only you can express. Your purpose is to find and express your real Self, free of the past limitations, and to become the woman you were born to be."- Debra Berndt Maldonado, Like a Spark from Fire
I love this book. Since the moment I started reading, it captivated my attention and provided plenty of insights about myself and my life. Like a Spark from Fire is written in a reader-friendly way, easy to read, digest, and follow. Yet, its content is profound and deep and provides a roadmap to self-discovery and self-understanding. Reading the book, I had an impression that I was being taught by a soft voice and led by a friendly hand on my way to individuation and transformation.
Like a Spark from Fire is based on Jung’s theory of individuation and Tony Wolff’s four feminine types, furthering and adjusting those concepts making them applicable to address the challenges of contemporary women. The book has a practical value. It contains exercises that can be used to work with your own triggers and emotions, or as guide that can be used in work with others, if you are a coach. The stories about the Author’s personal experience and experience of her clients on the path of individuation provide additional useful insights that can be related to your own struggles and help you to “finally break free of past patterns, labels, and limited ideas of who you are and consciously choose your destiny as the person you were meant to become”.
I love this book. Since the moment I started reading, it captivated my attention and provided plenty of insights about myself and my life. Like a Spark from Fire is written in a reader-friendly way, easy to read, digest, and follow. Yet, its content is profound and deep and provides a roadmap to self-discovery and self-understanding. Reading the book, I had an impression that I was being taught by a soft voice and led by a friendly hand on my way to individuation and transformation.
Like a Spark from Fire is based on Jung’s theory of individuation and Tony Wolff’s four feminine types, furthering and adjusting those concepts making them applicable to address the challenges of contemporary women. The book has a practical value. It contains exercises that can be used to work with your own triggers and emotions, or as guide that can be used in work with others, if you are a coach. The stories about the Author’s personal experience and experience of her clients on the path of individuation provide additional useful insights that can be related to your own struggles and help you to “finally break free of past patterns, labels, and limited ideas of who you are and consciously choose your destiny as the person you were meant to become”.
July 7, 2022
Doing the exercises was very helpful for me to see why I get triggered by some events and how those Shadow qualities inhibit me when I suppress them. But the chapters feel a little all over the place, especially toward the end when many new concepts are introduced for the first time. This is where a framework could help to structure the entire book.
December 28, 2023
I loved it! I will definitely reread and start highlighting too. Thank you so much for all the insights ❤️
February 21, 2022
In a world full of so much information, “Like a Spark from Fire” has masterfully laid out an accessible yet highly sophisticated pathway to grow beyond the limits of who I think I am.
I have found Debra’s work is a bridge for complex concepts like Jungian Psychology and Eastern Philosophy to be delivered in clear, concise, and practical ways. I truly believe that her distillation of these concepts is such a valuable and powerful addition to our culture to catalyze personal transformation.
I honestly felt the words in this book were made for me. They helped me to see myself in a way I have yet to see myself before. I am left feeling empowered as I have gained additional ways to grow, to expand, and to see that challenges in life are so much more than what they seem.
It was also exciting to find that this was much more than a book - It’s also an interactive experience containing journal prompts, quizzes, and accompanying audio meditations.
I have no doubt that anyone who picks this up will find an uplifting voice that offers engaging opportunities to experience dynamic growth as a result of connecting with our unique, beautiful sparks within each of us.
I have found Debra’s work is a bridge for complex concepts like Jungian Psychology and Eastern Philosophy to be delivered in clear, concise, and practical ways. I truly believe that her distillation of these concepts is such a valuable and powerful addition to our culture to catalyze personal transformation.
I honestly felt the words in this book were made for me. They helped me to see myself in a way I have yet to see myself before. I am left feeling empowered as I have gained additional ways to grow, to expand, and to see that challenges in life are so much more than what they seem.
It was also exciting to find that this was much more than a book - It’s also an interactive experience containing journal prompts, quizzes, and accompanying audio meditations.
I have no doubt that anyone who picks this up will find an uplifting voice that offers engaging opportunities to experience dynamic growth as a result of connecting with our unique, beautiful sparks within each of us.
July 31, 2024
This book was really helpful in addressing some specific aspects of the personality from the incorporation of archetypes, but also not overly specific to where you can't apply the messages to many areas of your life. It's well worth following the journaling prompts throughout to get the most from the book and to begin/continue doing the real work. The examples used are almost all from her own experience or clients' experiences and while examples in these types of books can always have a mildly cheesy element to them, this didn't feel like a basic self-help book, it really feels useful, applicable, and realistic. I could definitely see myself coming back to this every couple years for a refresher and to see how things have changed along my journey.
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