QUESTIONS READERS ASK

Questions the book answers

Real questions readers have sent in, answered at the length a message never could.

PSYCHOLOGY

Why doesn't finding what I'm looking for make the seeking stop?

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PSYCHOLOGY

What's the difference between attachment and love?

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PRACTICE

How do I work with a difficult emotion in the moment?

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COMPASSION

How do I stay compassionate without burning out?

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FROM READERS

What readers have shared

Readers who found their own answers here, in their own words — a couple of them below, more on the stories page.

I read the seeking chapter on my lunch break, then went back to see a client an hour later and caught myself doing exactly what the book describes — trying to fix her pain instead of sitting in it with her. That's not something a book usually does to me mid-shift.

— from an email, a therapist in London

I'd been in and out of therapy for six years trying to name what happens to me when I get overwhelmed. Turns out it has a name, and reading it laid out plainly did more for me in one sitting than a lot of those sessions did. I've gone back to the PEACE section more times than I can count — not because I forget it, but because rereading it feels like someone's still there, reminding me… Read more

— left as a comment under a Substack post, Melbourne

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