this book was hard for me personally. it was hard because of what i'm going thru personally. its hard. btu its so worth the read. pace yourself. be gentle with yourself. but this book is worth it.

A wonderful, well-thought out book about finding and trusting yourself after you've been in a toxic or unhappy relationship. Divorced six months ago, this book seemed to be written for me. It was a very good step in my healing process.

This book helped me shift back to loving myself and stop blaming myself for others' actions. Ms. Dean's personal stories made me feel less alone and offered some firm guidance in a compassionate way. I loved the audiobook and plan to get the hardcover to mark my favorite parts for future challenges.

This audiobook has a lot of good advice from a professional on how to find yourself after a relationship ends-whether it's a romantic relationship or some other kind of relationship. I found it to be informative and it had lots of great examples and coping skills.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy of the audio version of this book. A must-read for anyone getting out of a breakup, navigating the dating scene, or serious about self-development. So much great insight and breakdowns of various attachment modes and behaviors. I’m telling all my friends to read this one!

This is a such a great book for anyone on a journey of self healing and self-discovery. I love that it emphasizes recognizing our own patterns and healing from our trauma before engaging in a relationship. It reminded me of a combination of Why Does He Do It and UnF*ck Your Brain. I would recommend this to any of my friends who like self-help and relationship books.

This book came into my life right when I needed it, or perhaps I was drawn to it at the time I needed it most. I recently went through a break-up and it took me a long time to realize how toxic and manipulated he was during the time we were together. It also took me months to realize that I was pretty much scammed, not for money, but for attention, affection, and love.

Though I do like myself as a person, this book helped me to start shifting my perspective back to loving myself and stop blaming myself for the bad behavior of others. It felt as though it was the end of the world or a bad car accident where I didn't understand what had happened and yet I kept blaming myself for the other person running the red light.

I wanted to be loved and accepted and this book and Ms. Dean brought some personal stories to the table to help me feel less alone in my struggles while also sharing a bit of tough love but not in a mean way. I do not support the idea that trauma makes us stronger; I think trauma gives us mental issues, self doubt, and a host of other issues we try to hide from others. However, sometimes, we get better at setting boundaries, and doing necessary work with growing within ourselves and I know, I personally, am more independent and caring when it comes to helping others work through their trauma.

It was such a great audio book and it resonated well with me. I will be going out and picking up the physical book when it comes out so I can tab all of my favorite parts when I am going through tough moments again in the future.

Really great info in here! It really opens your eyes! I resonated with this book a lot and it explained some things I hadn't thought of in years, but made complete sense; from parents, to past boyfriends, to ways I used to hide my emotions and feelings.

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for this ARC

This is the book that NO ONE thinks they need. This is the book that EVERYONE needs to read. This book makes you take a deep look into your past, current, and future relationships. Something that honestly teenage girls should own a copy of.

Dean did a lovely job of writing this. It has a lot of great advice and information that I think will go over well with the 20-35 year old crowd.

Narration was well paced and easy to listen to.