Feel

"The biggest mistake we make is we think that by stopping the expression of feelings it somehow eliminates them - 'Stop crying about feeling scared and the fear will just magically disappear.' But it doesn't. How can it? All we've done is stop the healing process in its tracks. The fear/shame/guilt/grief/disappointment, etc., just gets stuffed back down ready to erupt another day. Feelings are part and parcel of who we are yet none of us are equipped to deal with them." Bernadette - Feel:Deal:Heal

Full of unexpressed feelings that are weighing her down, Jodie's life is not the fun-fest it could be. She's forgotten how to live. Witnessing Jodie's apathy is her best friend, Louise, who somehow manages to talk Jodie into attending a 20 week emotional healing course - Feel:Deal:Heal.

During the course, Jodie keeps a journal where she delves into the events that have created her current lacklustre existence. With no trouble expressing herself in writing, Jodie takes no prisoners as she records her thoughts and feelings, the antics and stories of the other women in the group, and the healing process that is Feel:Deal:Heal.

The pages of Jodie's journal are rich with laugh-out-loud humour, wry commentary, sharp observation, unapologetic honesty, and deep reflection.

Each journal entry is an awakening; a discovery. All of which help bring Jodie closer to finding her personal power, her authentic self, and her longed-for return to life. In this self-help fiction, the reader takes an active, connected journey with the characters. The information shared, and the demonstrated outcomes of the healing techniques offered, leave the reader equipped to examine honestly their own reactions, responses, and feelings.