Emotional Fitness: Discovering Our Natural Healing Power

by Janice Berger

In this groundbreaking book, Janice Berger takes us on a fascinating voyage into the very centre of our emotional selves. She reveals how we can engage and cooperate with the natural emotional healing power we all possess in order to lead more fulfilling lives and enjoy more satisfying, vibrant relationships. Honest, illuminating and free from jargon, Emotional Fitness demystifies emotional health and demonstrates clearly how we can live our lives with personal clarity and inner freedom.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[h · Rating 5 out of 5]

so thankful my therapist suggested this one. I used a bunch of the little highlighted sticky notes to mark places that I resonated with. I'll be coming back to this one a lot.

[Carol Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.0 out of 5 stars Life Changing
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2010
Verified Purchase
Janice Berger's deep emotional processing therapy is taking me on a healing journey as no other therapy has and I have tried many. The premise is so simple, we allow ourselves to feel all of the feelings we were afraid to feel throughout our lives. Each time we feel a stuck emotion we are connecting more and more with who we are and begin to feel grounded and whole. For the first time in my life I am free of over-whelming anxiety and depression. I have learned that each time I am feeling depressed, I need to take time to feel what is trying to surface. When I do this my depression lifts. This therapy is not a quick fix but it works and will change your life. We are taught to heal ourselves using our own innate healing power. So simple, so authentic, helpful, and makes
sense. I wish I had discovered this therapy many years ago but I know the rest of my life will be much different because of this book and its wisdom.
I am a better mother, friend, daughter, human because of the wholeness I have gained from this therapy. Give yourself a gift, this book will change your life.

[Ruth Zaryski Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent audio discussion of the important concepts of therapy and personal growth. Janice Berger presents these ideas clearly and makes them accessible for anybody wishing to deal with unresolved issues from the past. Highly recommended.

[Van Shanahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for both the clinician and for the general public wanting to get in touch with their trauma and heal.

[Robyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5. Read this book because I have coworkers who recommend it to their clients. The premise is basically, "feel your feelings - don't fear your feelings." It's far too long for a narrow and somewhat idiosyncratic therapeutic approach - it's also hilariously normy - but I do appreciate the emphasis on supporting oneself and others to notice, find meaning in, and deeply experience emotionality rather than relying completely on behavioural or self-management approaches.