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Review of Seeking... Finding... Healing...
[Following is a volunteer review of "Seeking... Finding... Healing..." by Becky Lu Jackson.]
Seeking… Finding… Healing by Becky Lu Jackson is a book about how a person can heal from trauma, or addiction through the employment of visualizing one’s younger and older selves, which Jackson calls “inner family”. The book is divided into four parts, under each part there are several chapters that explain the topic of the part in detail. The book also includes testimonials from other people who have read the book and who have worked with the author to improve and heal themselves.
Seeking… Finding… Healing is an interesting self-help book as it explores a topic not many consider exploring or reading about. What is good about the book is that it is a fast—but not easy-- read, and short at the same time. Therefore, a person can finish it in a day or two. However, if a person is going to do all the work in the book, it may take longer to finish it. It is also a workbook for people to read and use everything inside in their healing journeys, which Jackson has mentioned at the begging of the book. The exercises included are very helpful and somewhat easy to understand and follow. However, the work itself is what might be a bit challenging. The visualization part is also helpful, and it helps understanding oneself and one’s inner family.
Nonetheless, the book has many aspects that may make the reading process a little difficult, if considered. For example, Becky Jackson, all through the book, keeps marketing her work and her consultation services, which made it feel like reading an ad on the newspaper, rather than a self-help book. Jackson also encourages people to buy and gift copies of her book to others, which made it feel like it was a marketing campaign rather than a book. Moreover, the book had a condescending tone; meaning that the author keeps telling readers that she has been in the field for a long time, so she understands people more. She has been working with others for so long, so if the reader feels stuck, it is his/her problem, or he/she can call and book an appointment with Jackson. There are also letter-like parts in the book that could have been incorporated and included in the text normally.
This is a 2 out of 4 because of the aspects previously mentioned. Moreover, Jackson italicizes and makes words bold unnecessarily. The book felt redundant at a certain point because of the repetition of the same things over and over again. The book also tackles spirituality, so if someone is not spiritual or religious, he/she might find the book uninteresting, or irrelevant. Hence, this is not for everybody. Additionally, there are grammatical mistakes in the text. For example, on page 70 of the book, there is the following sentence: “A Grandma is someone who honors who you as a person, someone who celebrates your essence” (Jackson 70). This and some other form and grammatical mistakes made the book a bit difficult to read.
The recommended audience for this book is those who are seeking to heal and get in touch with their inner selves. If someone has tried embarking on a self-healing journey, this is their book. However, if the person is not religious or does not consider spirituality to be a part of his/her life, then this book will not be of value or relevance to them.
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Seeking… Finding… Healing by Becky Lu Jackson is a book about how a person can heal from trauma, or addiction through the employment of visualizing one’s younger and older selves, which Jackson calls “inner family”. The book is divided into four parts, under each part there are several chapters that explain the topic of the part in detail. The book also includes testimonials from other people who have read the book and who have worked with the author to improve and heal themselves.
Seeking… Finding… Healing is an interesting self-help book as it explores a topic not many consider exploring or reading about. What is good about the book is that it is a fast—but not easy-- read, and short at the same time. Therefore, a person can finish it in a day or two. However, if a person is going to do all the work in the book, it may take longer to finish it. It is also a workbook for people to read and use everything inside in their healing journeys, which Jackson has mentioned at the begging of the book. The exercises included are very helpful and somewhat easy to understand and follow. However, the work itself is what might be a bit challenging. The visualization part is also helpful, and it helps understanding oneself and one’s inner family.
Nonetheless, the book has many aspects that may make the reading process a little difficult, if considered. For example, Becky Jackson, all through the book, keeps marketing her work and her consultation services, which made it feel like reading an ad on the newspaper, rather than a self-help book. Jackson also encourages people to buy and gift copies of her book to others, which made it feel like it was a marketing campaign rather than a book. Moreover, the book had a condescending tone; meaning that the author keeps telling readers that she has been in the field for a long time, so she understands people more. She has been working with others for so long, so if the reader feels stuck, it is his/her problem, or he/she can call and book an appointment with Jackson. There are also letter-like parts in the book that could have been incorporated and included in the text normally.
This is a 2 out of 4 because of the aspects previously mentioned. Moreover, Jackson italicizes and makes words bold unnecessarily. The book felt redundant at a certain point because of the repetition of the same things over and over again. The book also tackles spirituality, so if someone is not spiritual or religious, he/she might find the book uninteresting, or irrelevant. Hence, this is not for everybody. Additionally, there are grammatical mistakes in the text. For example, on page 70 of the book, there is the following sentence: “A Grandma is someone who honors who you as a person, someone who celebrates your essence” (Jackson 70). This and some other form and grammatical mistakes made the book a bit difficult to read.
The recommended audience for this book is those who are seeking to heal and get in touch with their inner selves. If someone has tried embarking on a self-healing journey, this is their book. However, if the person is not religious or does not consider spirituality to be a part of his/her life, then this book will not be of value or relevance to them.
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