Overview

Your patterns make sense. They protected you once. This book helps you notice them, understand them, and occasionally-powerfully-choose differently. What You'll Gain: Freedom from unconscious repetition - Finally understand WHY you do what you do Choice in triggered moments - The 3-step pattern (Notice → Validate → Adjust) creates space between trigger and response Better relationships - Stop catching others' chaos and passing patterns to the next generation Body trust - Know when anxiety is warning you vs. replaying old threats Daily relief - Recognize ""window days"" vs. ""keyhole days"" and adjust accordingly Value - Practical tools for less than one therapy session cost Why This Book Is Different: The only nervous system guide using poetry to bypass your overthinking brain. Simple verses create instant recognition where explanations fail. Written by a healthcare attorney who analyzed medical records for 40 years before recognizing her own inherited patterns. Unique approaches: Poetry that makes you FEEL truth before your brain argues The doormat/dynamite framework for boundaries Night guard dialogue for insomnia Movement as medicine guidance For You If You're: Recognizing family patterns you're unconsciously repeating Exhausted from forcing change that doesn't stick Ready for compassionate awareness over harsh self-improvement Wanting nervous system science without jargon Research suggests that developing awareness is fundamental to change. This book builds that awareness through stories, science, and poetry. Not a replacement for therapy-a powerful complement to understanding yourself better.

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""Stephenson-Laws' original approach combines neuroscience, somatic awareness, and lived experience."" ""The reader will find plenty of practical tools to allow one to shift from reacting to responding."" - Kirkus Reviews

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Joy Stephenson-Laws, JD. Not a therapist but a skilled researcher with four decades translating complex medical research into accessible language. She documents what actually helped her family navigate severe anxiety-versus what the research promises. She still checks her locks, but now notices herself doing it.

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