Louise L. Hay

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born

July 19, 1926 in The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.louisehay.com

genre

Religion & Spirituality, Women & Gender Studies, Health, Mind & Body

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Louise Hay was born to a poor mother who married Hay's violent stepfather. When she was about five, she was raped by a neighbor. At fifteen she dropped out of high school without a diploma, became pregnant, and on her sixteenth birthday gave up her newborn baby girl for adoption.

She moved to Chicago, where she worked in menial jobs, before moving in 1950 to New York. At this point she changed her name and began a career as a fashion model. She was successful at this, working for Bill Blass, Oleg Cassini, and Pauline Trigere.

In 1954, she married Andrew Hay, but after fourteen years of marriage Louise was devastated when Andrew left her for another woman.

Hay said that she found the First Church of Religious Science on 48th Street, which taug...more

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Books by Louise L. Hay

Average rating: 4.13 · 10,386 ratings · 710 reviews · 155 distinct works

	You Can Heal Your Life 4.13 avg rating — 7,695 ratings — published 1984 — 34 editions	My rating:
	Heal Your Body/New Cover 4.31 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 1976 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Power Is Within You 4.14 avg rating — 293 ratings — 13 editions	My rating:
	I Can Do It 4.17 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Meditations to Heal Your Life (Hay House Lifestyles) 4.03 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	My rating:
	You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book 4.19 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	You Can Create An Exceptional Life by Louise L. Hay, Cheryl Richardson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Empowering Women: Every Woman's Guide to Successful Living 3.86 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Gratitude: A Way Of Life 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	101 Power Thoughts 4.34 avg rating — 65 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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“I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.”
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“Every thought we think is creating our future. ”
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“You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we're not. We always have the power of our minds…Claim and consciously use your power.

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