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Reviewed by Carmen Tenorio for Readers' Favorite
The workbook Leave Your Sh*t Here: Write, Release and Destroy by authors Liz Reed and Jackie Wallace uses catharsis therapy as a way of detoxifying the oftentimes destructive negative emotions and thoughts that we experience in our daily lives. The topics are based on years of the authors' collective experience with their clients and show a process that works like structured journaling for the overwhelmed mind. Using the workbook is also a form of stress management and self-expression that can help one focus and even grasp some purpose in chaos. It is through the process of writing, non-judgmental self-awareness, purging, and destroying that we gain control of what triggers us and which should help us achieve clarity and a more peaceful state of mind. The workbook also serves as a confidential record and a safe place for a highly personalized journey to find one's own authentic self and thus should be treated like a diary entry.
Leave You Sh*t Here is definitely not your garden variety of self-help books, and I enjoyed reading it mainly because the language used is everyday, straightforward, down-to-earth talk that stays clear of technical jargon. It also has an appealing visual format for both texts, writing space, and pictures, and the use of cartoon-style illustrations definitely helps engage the reader. The workbook also has sections to help the reader track any progress that one reaps throughout its activities. The overall tone of the material has a hopeful and optimistic mindset that tells the reader not to give up, and in spite of all the bad things, disappointments, or heartbreaks in life, Liz Reed and Jackie Wallace promise that "everything is going to be OK." The authors caution the reader that the book cannot replace professional help, and they urge everyone to seek such service if it is needed. Nonetheless, I heartily recommend this workbook to anyone who feels overwhelmed by life's problems and needs to listen to themselves so they can refocus to be a better, more emotionally and psychologically balanced person.
