Life’s stumbles are unavoidable;
a new book delivers
insights that build
the resiliency to rise again

Fear in its many guises—among them, anger, depression, loneliness, boredom and busyness—is rampant in our world today. We medicate that fear by pursuing the career, the car, the family, the house with the white picket fence. Yet, in many who have attained the symbols and trappings of success, feelings of emptiness persist.

Can the missing “something”—the key to happiness—be found?

If what we are seeking is reassurances, certainty, “how to” instructions or instant fixes, then…probably not. What then? In a new book, Been There, Done That ...Now What?, Dawn Brown, author of That Perception Thing!, extends a gentle, encouraging hand to everyone who has stumbled during the search and invites them to connect with life’s universal themes so that they can negotiate a path from fear to joy, while accepting the need to learn life’s lessons on the way.

In this new volume, Brown uses stories, metaphors, paradoxes and examples from her own life and counselling practice to help readers:

• explore the ways in which a shift in viewpoint can literally change the experience of life
• shorten the learning curve and recover more quickly from painful stumbles
• see that answers to every dilemma are already available within each of us
• tap that inner knowledge to develop an “early detection system” that may prevent painful spills
• understand that happiness in life requires release of judgments and grievances, and adoption of attitudes of love, gratitude, and forgiveness, and an ability to live in the present moment
• examine current life choices, and also cultivate a good inner friend to replace the abuser—the inner critic—that has been in residence for too long.
  

Been There, Done That...Now What? reminds us that searching for that single “magic” answer keeps us mired in unhappiness because life is paradoxical and mysterious. What works in one situation may not work in another. What is useful to one person may not work for the next.

Anyone who is seeking the true meaning of self-care and a way to turn stressful situations into valuable learning experiences will find wisdom in the pages of Been There, Done That...Now What? Come embrace joy and laughter as a real life choice today!

... a path for awakening. Dawn’s stories and insights, as well as humour, make this a gem!
— Ann Coombs, author of the national bestseller The Living Workplace

Dawn Brown, M.Ed. (Counselling) is a specialist in relationship, career and life transitions. With more than 25 years’ experience as a psychotherapist, Brown helps people to develop the tolerance for ambiguity that is essential to thrive in today’s climate of change and uncertainty. She has shared her message with audiences nationally and internationally through presentations, writings, and radio and television interviews.

Been There, Done That...Now What?
($18.95 CAN $15.95 US) is now available through bookstores, Internet retailers, and on-line from www.beentheredonethatnowwhat.com.