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Book Review: Healing Together
Inner peace and world peace merge
in Lee Jampolsky's self-help book on healing.

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Reviewed by David Leonhardt, The Happy Guy
Lee Jampolsky is a welder. Not by profession, of course. He is a professional psychologist and motivational speaker. But for Healing Together he takes on the role of welder, forging a strong bond between personal peace and world peace. This is a link that is rarely made, but in the wake of the 2001 World Trade Center attack, more people have begun to make the connection. This is the book for those people.
This book is about loss, about suffering, about pain ... the kind of pain the world experienced last September 11 and many individuals experience each day. More importantly, it is a book about recovery, about forgiveness, about healing, about rediscovering our happiness and our zest for life.
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Jampolsky takes a spiritual approach to healing, including as many faith systems as possible. He provides a global perspective consistent with his premise that the September 11 attacks call for a world view. He divides his book into three parts, starting with a foundation for dealing with tragedy, whether personal or global, and then eight steps to "Personal Growth and Global Healing". Finally, he offers ideas for how to build a positive future, including how to help children and communities cope.
Of course, Healing Together is illustrated with the usual personal anecdotes and stories about other people, exercises, inspirational quotes, etc. Of note, readers will find an excellent "suggested reading" section at the back of the book.
This is not your everyday self-help book, and it will not appeal to every type of reader. However, readers who take a world view of life – or who want to see things in a global context – will appreciate Jampolosky's approach.
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