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Making Peace with Yourself: Turning Your Weaknesses into Strengths
"I'm afraid of getting again."
"When I look in the mirror, I'm never quite satisfied."
"I can't stand criticism."
"I'm always feeling tense and rushed."
"I wish I could be happier."
Do any of these sound familiar?
Aren't they exactly the kinds of weaknesses that keep us from enjoying our lives to the fullest?
This wise and compassionate book can help you confront these problems, perhaps for the first time in your life.
Through a series of exercises, case studies, and personal growth techniques, you'll learn to analyze your weakness and, most importantly, strip it of the power it has over you.
Making Peace with Yourself is one of life's toughest challenges, but the rewards will be tremendous.
"When I look in the mirror, I'm never quite satisfied."
"I can't stand criticism."
"I'm always feeling tense and rushed."
"I wish I could be happier."
Do any of these sound familiar?
Aren't they exactly the kinds of weaknesses that keep us from enjoying our lives to the fullest?
This wise and compassionate book can help you confront these problems, perhaps for the first time in your life.
Through a series of exercises, case studies, and personal growth techniques, you'll learn to analyze your weakness and, most importantly, strip it of the power it has over you.
Making Peace with Yourself is one of life's toughest challenges, but the rewards will be tremendous.
- GenresSelf HelpNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
Harold H. Bloomfield
60 books8 followersBloomfield was born on October 8, 1944, in New York, NY to an accountant and housewife. He grew up in New York City and showed interest in becoming a psychiatrist at age seven.
Bloomfield graduated cum laude with a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center with an M.D. with honors.
He worked at the Kaiser Foundation's hospital in San Francisco as an intern from 1969 to 1970. He did his psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine from 1970 to 1973.
He received the David Berger Award in 1978 and the Golden Apple Award in 1982. He worked at the Institute of Psychophysiological Medicine in El Cajon, CA from 1970 to 1973 and became its director of psychiatry in 1974. He became a professor of psychiatry at Maharishi International University in 1974. He was adjunct professor of psychiatry at Union Graduate School and director of his own practice called Age of Enlightenment Center for Holistic Health in San Diego, California from 1972 to 1973.
Bloomfield has authored or co-authored 20 books and was a founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. He is the author of Making Peace with your Parents, Making Peace with Yourself, Making Peace with Your Step-Parents, Making Peace with Your Past, Hypericum (St. John's Wort) & Depression, How to Heal Depression, and the bestsellers How to Survive the Loss of a Love and TM: Discovering Inner Energy and Overcoming Stress. According to his publisher his books have sold more than seven million copies and have been translated into over 30 languages.
According to a 1986 survey published in the American Journal of Psychotherapy Bloomfield's book, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, was one of the top ten self-help books recommended by the 123 American psychologists in the survey. Bloomfield received the Theodor Geisel Book Award in 1999.
Bloomfield was influenced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and traveled with the Maharishi in India. He was a candidate for Governor of California in 1998 on the Natural Law Party ticket and received 27,000 votes.
He has appeared in numerous TV shows including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, CNN, Good Morning America and 20/20. His work has also been reported in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Health, Prevention, Cosmopolitan and Forbes.
Bloomfield's book Making Peace with God was published in October 2003.
Bloomfield has received the Medical Self-Care Book of the Year Award and the American Holistic Health Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bloomfield graduated cum laude with a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center with an M.D. with honors.
He worked at the Kaiser Foundation's hospital in San Francisco as an intern from 1969 to 1970. He did his psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine from 1970 to 1973.
He received the David Berger Award in 1978 and the Golden Apple Award in 1982. He worked at the Institute of Psychophysiological Medicine in El Cajon, CA from 1970 to 1973 and became its director of psychiatry in 1974. He became a professor of psychiatry at Maharishi International University in 1974. He was adjunct professor of psychiatry at Union Graduate School and director of his own practice called Age of Enlightenment Center for Holistic Health in San Diego, California from 1972 to 1973.
Bloomfield has authored or co-authored 20 books and was a founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. He is the author of Making Peace with your Parents, Making Peace with Yourself, Making Peace with Your Step-Parents, Making Peace with Your Past, Hypericum (St. John's Wort) & Depression, How to Heal Depression, and the bestsellers How to Survive the Loss of a Love and TM: Discovering Inner Energy and Overcoming Stress. According to his publisher his books have sold more than seven million copies and have been translated into over 30 languages.
According to a 1986 survey published in the American Journal of Psychotherapy Bloomfield's book, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, was one of the top ten self-help books recommended by the 123 American psychologists in the survey. Bloomfield received the Theodor Geisel Book Award in 1999.
Bloomfield was influenced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and traveled with the Maharishi in India. He was a candidate for Governor of California in 1998 on the Natural Law Party ticket and received 27,000 votes.
He has appeared in numerous TV shows including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, CNN, Good Morning America and 20/20. His work has also been reported in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Health, Prevention, Cosmopolitan and Forbes.
Bloomfield's book Making Peace with God was published in October 2003.
Bloomfield has received the Medical Self-Care Book of the Year Award and the American Holistic Health Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
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March 28, 2024
A little less preach than some psychologist (especially when you take into consideration the time period the book was written), but...
First, I will say that this was an easy enough read that wasn't overly bogged down with the usual overload of anecdotal information. Often times the Author will spend so much time with the people they've diagnosed with good results that you barely get any real input on the process you need for yourself. That said, some of the things in the book read like all other Psychology based books in that everyone should be happy and everyone should do what makes them happy and you can be happy you just have to "be happy" -- ummm... well, if "everyone" were so happy they wouldn't be reading this so telling them they can just "choose" to "be happy" isn't really a solution. However, there is some helpful tips in the book that makes it a more acceptable read than some others, but like anything in life you need to take it with a grain of salt. Someone in a miserable unhappy marriage isn't going to miraculously solve that problem because they identify "their" specific "Achilles heel" -- some marriages (jobs, home situations) are just bad no matter how many ribbons you pin to them and changing the attitude isn't going to make it go away. Make it more tolerable, more acceptable in the moment, more able to cope, yes, probably. Help in making adjustments, maybe, but in some situations jumping from the pan into the fire isn't always a good idea. Great not to hold one back in the same rut true, but even with a defined plan that may or may not work out. If a person is in a bad marriage and they KNOW that what they get paid means they cannot live on their own and are in no position to change it no plan will fix life circumstances to make them get paid more. Some jobs will never pay more because that unfortunately is how our society works and that tends to keep some people locked out of things that others just take for granted.
Overall some good tips, but it seems to branch away from "making peace with yourself" and more like "do this" and you can be happy, that's not really making peace with oneself that's changing. Which can be both good an bad.
First, I will say that this was an easy enough read that wasn't overly bogged down with the usual overload of anecdotal information. Often times the Author will spend so much time with the people they've diagnosed with good results that you barely get any real input on the process you need for yourself. That said, some of the things in the book read like all other Psychology based books in that everyone should be happy and everyone should do what makes them happy and you can be happy you just have to "be happy" -- ummm... well, if "everyone" were so happy they wouldn't be reading this so telling them they can just "choose" to "be happy" isn't really a solution. However, there is some helpful tips in the book that makes it a more acceptable read than some others, but like anything in life you need to take it with a grain of salt. Someone in a miserable unhappy marriage isn't going to miraculously solve that problem because they identify "their" specific "Achilles heel" -- some marriages (jobs, home situations) are just bad no matter how many ribbons you pin to them and changing the attitude isn't going to make it go away. Make it more tolerable, more acceptable in the moment, more able to cope, yes, probably. Help in making adjustments, maybe, but in some situations jumping from the pan into the fire isn't always a good idea. Great not to hold one back in the same rut true, but even with a defined plan that may or may not work out. If a person is in a bad marriage and they KNOW that what they get paid means they cannot live on their own and are in no position to change it no plan will fix life circumstances to make them get paid more. Some jobs will never pay more because that unfortunately is how our society works and that tends to keep some people locked out of things that others just take for granted.
Overall some good tips, but it seems to branch away from "making peace with yourself" and more like "do this" and you can be happy, that's not really making peace with oneself that's changing. Which can be both good an bad.
February 24, 2019
This was a great and very helpful book. I’m very glad that I read it. It helps accomplish what the title says. It’s a call to action in my life. The more that I want to accomplish, the more action that I need in my life. This is obviously an oversimplified review as the book holds many great lessons that you have to read for yourself. Be sure to have a highlighter in hand as you read this one. It is rich with many lessons that you will want to come back to. Happy reading!
July 30, 2009
Harold Bloomfield's books are easy to read and very insightful.
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