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You Were Not Born to Suffer

Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace

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You Were Not Born to Suffer

By: Blake Bauer
Narrated by: Blake Bauer
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In this life-changing audiobook Blake D. Bauer explains why depression, addiction, physical illness, unfulfilling work and relationship problems are caused by years of hiding your true emotions, denying your life purpose and living in fear.

Having already helped thousands of people around the world find lasting solutions that conventional medicine, psychiatry or religion couldn't offer, this book will show you how to free yourself from the destructive thoughts, habits and situations that are stopping you from being happy and well.

In simple practical steps you’ll learn how to slow down and create a healthier relationship to yourself that is based on acceptance, kindness, honesty and self-worth. You’ll also find out how to transform the stress, anxiety and insecurity that result from constantly trying to please others into lasting confidence, self-respect and inner peace.

Whether it’s negative thinking, financial worry, loneliness, guilt or self-doubt that’s holding you back, Blake Bauer’s words will move you to take better care of yourself, heal old pain and courageously move forward. If you’re ready to enjoy your life, feel passionate about your work and create fulfilling relationships, this book will support you to live authentically, love wholeheartedly and finally value yourself enough to put everyday health and happiness at the center of your life.

©2017 Blake Bauer (P)2017 Random House Audio
Anxiety Disorders Love, Dating & Attraction Personal Development Psychology Spirituality Happiness Mental Health

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reflective and an eye-opener

Blake reflection of the things he found on happiness will help you to see life, in both its macro and micro sense, a better place to be. Listening to this book is therapeutic. He also has done a great job narrating it.

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Inspiring and moving

I loved every minute of listening to this audio book! I feel it has really helped me in the areas in which I've been suffering and struggling with.

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A genuine attempt but not scientific

What did you like best about You Were Not Born to Suffer? What did you like least?

A very positive message about love and honesty. draws on some good quotes.
Some sweeping claims that are not backed with evidence.
This is a book you have to take on faith.

What was most disappointing about Blake Bauer’s story?

It was rather vague about how to achieve his proposed loving state and following his advice could cause personal hardship on many levels.

Did Blake Bauer do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

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If this book were a film would you go see it?

no

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Essential for every human!

You don't actually need to think that you are "suffering" to benefit from the immense wisdom in this book. It is a reminder to make sure you are living your life's purpose and draws from many sources, studies and inspirations so that it feels neither religious nor "new age" nor "self help" in genre, just true. Now I'm going to listen to it again from the beginning.

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not good

did not find it compelling whatsoever very repetitive trying to figure out how to exchange it so I am not out of pocket for it.

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very hard book to get through and to finish, the narrator was quite hard to engage with

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