Will I love How to Do the Work?

This book helped me understand the deep connection between our past experiences and our present behavior. I love how Dr. Nicole LePera emphasizes the importance of regulating the nervous system so we can respond in accordance with our best selves rather than react in accordance with our inner child.

I enjoyed learning how our childhood experiences shape what we're drawn to unless we actively interrupt these patterns. The tools she provides for breaking free from these ingrained behaviors gave me the clarity and empowerment to heal in ways I hadn't considered before. I can honestly say the way I experience… show more.

Despite writing my own book on mental health in the workplace, I got burnt out. I took a break, caught up on sleep, but wasn’t re-energized. I then read How to Do the Work and the supporting workbook How to Meet Yourself.

LePera writes from the perspective of being burnt out herself, not recovering, and trying to work out why. Ultimately recognizing the impact that her past self was having on her current patterns of behaviour. This book is for those wanting to lean in and become aware of how your past has imprinted ways of thinking and behaving… show more.

This book is a fabulous read, as I am incredibly interested and passionate about understanding spirituality and psychology for leadership and living in the modern day. I also love a book that invites the reader to reflect and delve into self-awareness, which is the most powerful way we find our base and can begin to work with our own internal narratives and behaviours.

As a high-performing human being, this book highlights again the incredible importance of mindfulness, with practical tools for healing in this fast-paced world we live in. I can never get enough of this practice, and this book… show more.