When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal

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Copyright © 2022 Brianna Wiest.
All rights reserved.
Published by Thought Catalog Books, an
imprint of the digital magazine Thought

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Catalog, which is owned and operated by
The Thought & Expression Company LLC,
an independent media organization based in
Brooklyn, New York and Los Angeles,
California.

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This book was produced by Chris Lavergne
and Noelle Beams with art direction and
design by KJ Parish. Special thanks to
Isidoros Karamitopoulos for circulation
management.
thoughtcatalog.com | shopcatalog.com
Made in the USA
ISBN 978-1-949759-44-0

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For the ones who face a fork in the road…
There is only one path:
the one that leads you
to your truth.

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Table
of
Contents

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Introduction — 9
When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal — 15
When You Are Ready To Change Your Life, Read This — 19
This Year, Let Go Of The People Who Aren’t Ready To Love You — 23
47 Ways To Practice Micro-Healing In Your Everyday Life — 27
The Truth Of Who You Are Is More Than You Let Yourself Believe — 33
This Is How To Start Over, Even If You’re Staying Right Where You Are
— 37
The Greatest Healing Often Happens In The Most Ordinary Ways — 43
The 8 Phases Of Deep Personal Transformation — 47
7 Psychological Biases That Are Making You Resist Your Own Growth —
55

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Everything That’s Truly Right For You Will Make You Feel At Peace —
63
You Have To Practice Letting Go — 67
This Is How You Find The Confidence To Pursue What You Really Love
— 71
Read This If You’re On The Brink Of A Breakthrough, But Are Afraid To
Take The Leap — 83
16 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Interpret Negative Feelings
Differently — 87
When You’re Ready To Take Your Power Back, Begin Here — 99
13 Things You Need To Stop Doing If You Truly Want To Move Your Life
Forward — 105
Within The Emotions You Are Afraid To Feel Exists The Wisdom Your
Soul Is Waiting To Receive — 117

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10 Signs You’re Actually Making Progress In Life, Even If It Doesn’t
Feel Like You Are — 121
How To Remember You’re Not Alone, Even When It Really Feels Like
You Are — 131
7 Ways To Become Your Most Emotionally Resilient Self — 137
Trust That Your Heart Knows The Truth, Even If Your Mind Cannot