Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want »

Ronald J. Frederick, Ph.D., is a cofounder of the Center for Courageous Living, which offers innovative therapy, coaching, and consulting. He is a licensed psychologist and life coach with more than fifteen years experience helping people get the life they really want. Frederick is a senior faculty member of the Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy Institute as well as the clinical supervisor of Park House, an outpatient program of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Living Like You Mean It

You describe your life as full. Your days are jam-packed and busy. You have friends, work colleagues, family, maybe even a partner or spouse.

Why do you feel like something is missing from your life?

You are not alone.

Millions long to feel more alive and present in our lives, and closer to those we love. Why is it so hard? The problem, says Dr. Ronald J. Frederick, has to do with fear—fear of our feelings and of sharing them more openly with others. It's this fear that keeps us stuck, detached from the wisdom and power inside us, and at a distance from the people in our lives. Based on cutting-edge science, Living Like You Mean It offers a practical guide that will not only help you break through old patterns and open up to the energy inside you, but will fundamentally change the way your brain works. You will feel more alive, vital, and present in your life, and closer to those you love.

In Living Like You Mean It, Frederick outlines a four-step approach that will help you

• Recognize the common signs of fear in yourself as well as the ways in which you unknowingly cut yourself off from your power
• Understand how to tame your fear and be in control
• Learn how to experience your true emotions and make use of their many resources
• Develop effective ways to express and share your feelings

Once you learn this simple process, you can unleash the power within you to transform your life. Your anxiety level will decrease and you will feel energized and empowered. You will uncover your personal truth, live more authentically, and experience a profound sense of meaning, purpose, and belonging in your life and relationships. Your life will be more gratifying. No longer held back, you will live your life "like you mean it!"

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: PREPARATION.

1. To Feel or Not to Feel.

2. How the Heck Did I Get This Way?

PART TWO: TAKING ACTION.

3. Step One: Becoming Aware of Your Feelings.

4. Step One, Continued: Becoming Aware of Your Defenses.

5. Step Two: Taming the Fear.

6. Step Three: Feeling It Through.

7. Step Four: Opening Up.

8. Putting It All Together.

Conclusion: Making a Choice.

Appendix: Seeking Professional Help.

Notes.

The Author.

Index.