{"product_id":"awaken-9781119789192","title":"Awaken","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwaken: A Journey to Purpose, Wholeness, Healing, and Impact Awaken delivers a contemporary and accessible guide to how each of us can experience a life of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in a world that is rife with anxiety, depression, and addiction. Drawing on the distinguished author's lifetime of accumulated insights and experience, Awaken guides readers on a journey to achieve complete alignment between who they are, what they say, what they do, and how they relate to others. People are traumatized and polarized the world over. By healing our traumas, uniting the polarities in our lives, and connecting to our deepest purpose, we can attain personal power and amplify our positive impact on the world. Most people have chosen not to deal with their trauma; they conceal it, numb it, and relive it. Through the prism of the author's life journey, Awaken shows us how to mine the ups and downs of our lives to experience post-traumatic growth. Written for anyone with even a passing interest in improving their inner life and making a difference in the world, Awaken provides proven tools and practical advice that allow readers to know themselves, love themselves, be themselves, and express themselves. Readers will learn how to grow their personal power by building self-trust, cultivating presence, drawing healthy boundaries, leaning into necessary conflict, and challenging orthodoxies. Awaken will help readers see their lives differently in order to transform their experience of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Roots 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife Without Papa 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Kesur to Canada 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSidebar: The Rajputs 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePapa Returns 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Changing of the Guard 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Whole New World 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBewildered in Barbados 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSerene in Salinas 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfused in Canada 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Return of the Native 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ratlam “Suar” System 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSidebar: The Caste System 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjects of Curiosity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Landing 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool of Horrors 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnocence Lost 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHome Base Indore 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Return to Kesur 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Darker Side of Kesur 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrickle-Down Tyranny 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 No Time to Dream 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Luck Runs Out 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrim Survivor 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Awakening 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBombay Bound 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to the Future 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 New York, New York 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarketing Mecca – or Mayhem? 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIvy League Ivory Tower 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Accidental Academic 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDowry Drama 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissertation Dilemma 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEscape from New York 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Boston Blues 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut of Africa 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Unblessed Marriage 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNightmare on Commonwealth Avenue 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 A New Beginning 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Prodigal” Son Returns 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Mentor at Last 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStanding Up for Myself 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Growing Family 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwakening My Creative Side 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Back to Boston 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Millennium, New Challenges 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Winter of Discontent 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood Thing, Bad Thing – Who Knows? 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing My Heartbreak 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shame of Marketing? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Purpose in the Poconos 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTears of Joy 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetamorphosis 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming an Instrument of Evolution 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenegotiating a Relationship 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoubling Down 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSliding Doors 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirthing a Movement 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing the Movement 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Searching for Inner Peace 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Spiritual Solace 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSidebar: Art of Living CORE TEACHINGS 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCould I Be Happy? 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing and Sinking 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Conscious Awakening 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wise Women 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwin Bombshells 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo More Denial 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Healing the Father Wound 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Father Wound 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Arc with My Father 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing the Whole Picture 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnocence Lost – and Reclaimed 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrief or Relief? 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Two-Time Destroyer of Families? 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealing My Son’s Father Wound 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLast Words 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Honoring My Mother and Becoming Whole 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Was Usha? 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortrait of a Marriage 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassages 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing My Mother to My Father 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Discoveries 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay True to Yourself 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe Open to New Adventures 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe Your Own Best Friend and Coach 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge Orthodoxies 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoose Your Life 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbrace Seeming Opposites 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledge and Heal Your Traumas 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe a Peaceful Warrior for Truth and Love 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay Awake! 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue Healing the Patriarchy 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need to Heal Kesur 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Duty and Destiny 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Healing Circle 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path Ahead 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738367570263,"sku":"9781119789192","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119789192.jpg?v=1723811982","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/awaken-9781119789192","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}