Every once in a long while, a person comes along who touches your life in such a profound way that you nearly can’t believe it.

For me, that person is Susan Elliott.

I stumbled upon her blog when I was at an all-time low in my life, having just undergone a heart-wrenching breakup that turned my world upside down and inside out. How could I allow someone to treat me so horribly in the name of like? Why didn’t I recognize that I was life exploited? What was so hurt in me that I chose such a narcissistic mental case?

Susan’s blog shed light on all of these questions and set me on a long journey toward becoming the person I was meant to be. My life is far better now than I ever could have imagined, spanning all areas, and she is in generous part to thank.

This is not just a book about how to overcome your breakup — it provides the resources to heal from your hurt past, recognize that you deserve better in life, learn to listen to and trust your instincts, and find real happiness. There’s no hocus pocus here — it’s a smart book that executes key elements of cognitive psychology.

Simply place, this book is a life saver. Read it, apply it and be perpetually changed.

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Like some of the others, I found Susan Elliott’s Getting Past Your Past blog when I was struggling after a major heartbreak. Lacking any doubt, the website, and subsequently this book have done more for my healing than any additional resources I have come across.

It is practical help, written with the compassion of someone who has gone through it, to guide you through those darkest hours and beyond. Like the best kind of friend, who is there for you even when you are not there for yourself, one who tells you the truth even when you don’t want to hear it, her no-nonsense approach to both understanding where you are and guiding you with how to deal with it, is invaluable. There is no botch here. Heart break and betrayal are soul destroying and the grieving and the healing processes need to be honoured.

Ms. Elliott provides the tools you need when you are in no house to reflect for yourself, the tools you need to get your life and yourself back, and the tools you need to steer a better, more gorgeous future for yourself when the time is right. And in the end she leaves you to spread your own wings and glide over again – the best kind of teacher. She is an awesome woman, and this is an awesome book.

I will never let go of this one. I want it on my bookshelf, just in case. Not that I’m expecting ever to be in that space over again. I can honestly say since coming across Susan Elliott’s work I have be converted into stronger, clearer, got back into my own life, and taken complete dependability for my healing. And although I may suffer heartbreak over again, I will not lose myself in the process.

I’ve not written a review before, but I can honestly say this helped me get through this like nothing else. Really… not just get through it, I’m learning to thrive and really live my life. So, if you’re going through a heartbreak, or know someone who is, get this. And go visit her blog. All the best to you.

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What I really liked about this book is it really is a guidebook to getting better. It’s a very simple read with clearly written steps to take. So many self-help books are just a mish-mash of analysis, but this one is so much more practical than that. Also, I found that I could (sorry to say) relate to some of the personal tales, which helps me to want to apply the “tools” in this book.

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