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garden of paradise. - DMW
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"A Psychologically & Spiritually Transforming Autobiography of One Brave
Woman's Remarkable Journey of Discovery of Soul Purpose after Marital
Destruction--Inspiring!"
- Denise Daley Balocco
Fall Into Freedom and the philosophy that it explains pick up where modern
psychology leaves many of us unfulfilled. It invites and guides the reader to
let go of the definitions of happiness that are forced on us as a result of our
upbringing and social conditioning. At the other side of the fears that we all
feel about falling short of external standards, Weitzel paints a picture of an
inner paradise that can only be found by heeding the call of the voice of the
soul. Unlike many other philosophical and instructional self-help books, this
one presents its message through the story of the author’s own triumphs
and failures, and thereby validates the pain and confusion that each of us
feels in our journey to seek our own truth. This book is a must-read for
those who have tried other methods for healing and yet are still haunted by
the question of what happiness truly is.
- Brandon Guidry
The book is both an autobiographical account of Weitzel’s struggle to come
to terms with her husband’s adulterous affair and a philosophical how-to
manual. In coming to terms with her own personal truths, Weitzel discovers
a formula for moving past the devastation and into happiness.
From Malcolm Campbell's Blog
When it comes to web logs, I am--to use an old word--flabbergasted by the
amount of intensely personal information people are willing to reveal to the
world.
I'll leave it to the psychologists to debate why bloggers feel comfortable
enough to share with online strangers such dreams and secrets as they
often will not share with their families and personal friends. Perhaps it's
group therapy on a very large scale.
One way or the other, many of us feel compelled to tell our stories whether
they come out in bits and pieces in a bar, over the backyard fence, in a
moderated group setting, or over quiet dinners with friends.
I seldom share much of any deep substance with anyone, but I do "work out
my issues" under the cover of fiction and satire where most readers will
never know which parts are the real me and which parts are completely
fabricated. Writers, some say, don't really understand themselves or their
issues until they have written about them. Perhaps those who don't label
themselves as writers are discovering the therapy of words these days
through journaling and blogging.
Others step out from behind their anonymous online screen names and
away from the security of short stories and novels and disclose their stories
and their truths through memoirs and other nonfiction books. One such book
is Diana Marie Weitzel's Fall Into Freedom (http://www.fallintofreedom.com).
The book is subtitled "An Affair Inspires one Woman's Search for Truth."
Weitzel has written a very open, courageous and personal book about a
marriage in which a husband admits he's having an affair and continues to
flaunt his new relationship while the wife is left to pick up the pieces of her
life. The book captures the drama of one woman's quest for answers while
serving as a guidebook to others who are confronted with similar struggles.
Weitzel, who found herself only remotely employable with nothing but basic
minimum-wage-level typing skills at the time her marriage began to crumble,
went back to school and earned an M.A. Degree in psychology with a
counseling focus. Her story shows other women what is possible in a
world of patriarchy where the odds clearly do no favor the personal,
spiritual and economic success of women.
I admire Weitzel's willingness to share with her readers what many of us
fear to share with our closest friends and family. If she hadn't put herself
beneath the magnifying glass through such disclosure, her book would have
lacked the power to show others a way out of the vise-grip of their own
problems.
If web logs and journals are even the remotest yardstick of public
predilections, more and more of us would like to step outside the
claustrophobic confines of our secrecy and do what Weitzel has done.
While I'm still comfortable living within my fiction, I appreciate the freedom
one finds in disclosure and see that trend around me as a good sign.
Woman's Remarkable Journey of Discovery of Soul Purpose after Marital
Destruction--Inspiring!"
- Denise Daley Balocco
Fall Into Freedom and the philosophy that it explains pick up where modern
psychology leaves many of us unfulfilled. It invites and guides the reader to
let go of the definitions of happiness that are forced on us as a result of our
upbringing and social conditioning. At the other side of the fears that we all
feel about falling short of external standards, Weitzel paints a picture of an
inner paradise that can only be found by heeding the call of the voice of the
soul. Unlike many other philosophical and instructional self-help books, this
one presents its message through the story of the author’s own triumphs
and failures, and thereby validates the pain and confusion that each of us
feels in our journey to seek our own truth. This book is a must-read for
those who have tried other methods for healing and yet are still haunted by
the question of what happiness truly is.
- Brandon Guidry
The book is both an autobiographical account of Weitzel’s struggle to come
to terms with her husband’s adulterous affair and a philosophical how-to
manual. In coming to terms with her own personal truths, Weitzel discovers
a formula for moving past the devastation and into happiness.
- Maria Connor – La Jolla Light, June 8, 2006
From Malcolm Campbell's Blog
When it comes to web logs, I am--to use an old word--flabbergasted by the
amount of intensely personal information people are willing to reveal to the
world.
I'll leave it to the psychologists to debate why bloggers feel comfortable
enough to share with online strangers such dreams and secrets as they
often will not share with their families and personal friends. Perhaps it's
group therapy on a very large scale.
One way or the other, many of us feel compelled to tell our stories whether
they come out in bits and pieces in a bar, over the backyard fence, in a
moderated group setting, or over quiet dinners with friends.
I seldom share much of any deep substance with anyone, but I do "work out
my issues" under the cover of fiction and satire where most readers will
never know which parts are the real me and which parts are completely
fabricated. Writers, some say, don't really understand themselves or their
issues until they have written about them. Perhaps those who don't label
themselves as writers are discovering the therapy of words these days
through journaling and blogging.
Others step out from behind their anonymous online screen names and
away from the security of short stories and novels and disclose their stories
and their truths through memoirs and other nonfiction books. One such book
is Diana Marie Weitzel's Fall Into Freedom (http://www.fallintofreedom.com).
The book is subtitled "An Affair Inspires one Woman's Search for Truth."
Weitzel has written a very open, courageous and personal book about a
marriage in which a husband admits he's having an affair and continues to
flaunt his new relationship while the wife is left to pick up the pieces of her
life. The book captures the drama of one woman's quest for answers while
serving as a guidebook to others who are confronted with similar struggles.
Weitzel, who found herself only remotely employable with nothing but basic
minimum-wage-level typing skills at the time her marriage began to crumble,
went back to school and earned an M.A. Degree in psychology with a
counseling focus. Her story shows other women what is possible in a
world of patriarchy where the odds clearly do no favor the personal,
spiritual and economic success of women.
I admire Weitzel's willingness to share with her readers what many of us
fear to share with our closest friends and family. If she hadn't put herself
beneath the magnifying glass through such disclosure, her book would have
lacked the power to show others a way out of the vise-grip of their own
problems.
If web logs and journals are even the remotest yardstick of public
predilections, more and more of us would like to step outside the
claustrophobic confines of our secrecy and do what Weitzel has done.
While I'm still comfortable living within my fiction, I appreciate the freedom
one finds in disclosure and see that trend around me as a good sign.
Fall Into Freedom