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Life Coaching with Christine Hassler

CC: How to Be a Healthy Adult Even if You had an Unhealthy Childhood with Ali Golden

Life Coaching with Christine Hassler

Christine Hassler

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This is a MUST LISTEN!! So real, raw and FULL of wisdom.  Christine speaks with Ali Golden, the author of "A Good Soldier." When Ally Golden heads off to college, she breathes a sigh of relief; she is ready to discover herself, independent of her mother. However, this newfound freedom and several failed attempts at intimacy soon leave Golden feeling adrift. But even as she withdraws from the world, Golden feels an all-powerful emotional connection to the woman who raised her. Moving into adulthood, Golden tries to envision a future in which she can begin her own family—as the mental decline of her mother reaches its lowest point. Will Golden be able to heal her relationship with her mother before it's too late? Golden's raw honesty and stunning emotional insights will comfort anyone who has been on the chaotic and unpredictable journey with a mentally ill friend or family member. Check out A Good Soldier on Amazon in trade paperback or ebook

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody and welcome to Coaches Corner. If you've been following me at all

0:07.0

at social media you may know I am in Europe enjoying some rest and relaxation and exploration with

0:14.6

Stefinos he's actually going to be on the podcast next week so be sure to

0:18.8

tune in for that we're currently in Geneva and I made an agreement with myself that I was going to take a little time off work.

0:27.0

It's hard to do when you love what you do as much as I do.

0:30.0

And it's been wonderful to just read a book, a book that had nothing to do with

0:34.7

personal development because usually the books that I'm reading have to do with that.

0:38.6

So I'm diving into my 900-page book, which is The the mess of Avalon preparing for our trips

0:43.7

our trip to Glastonbury and enjoying eating and swimming and doing a lot of

0:49.2

nothing which feels good so because of that I am re-erring some of my favorite episodes and this

0:57.2

is one that aired March 2017 so a little over two years ago so a lot of you probably haven't heard it. It's with a friend of mine. Her name is Ali Golden and she wrote a book called Good Soldier. And it's all about her experience being the child growing up in an unhealthy home, basically having

1:16.7

an unhealthy childhood.

1:18.7

That's something we talk about a lot on the show.

1:20.8

So many of the callers that I coach we trace whatever their presenting issue is back to a

1:26.8

triggering issue from childhood.

1:29.4

The book The Good Soldier really dives into the dynamic between parent and child and I think you're really going to find this interview with Ali inspiring. You can find

1:38.7

her book The Good Soldier on Amazon. Before we dive in I want to tell you about one of my latest, greatest finds.

1:46.4

It's Amour Ver, which is a sustainable clothing brand committed to making versatile and thoroughly

1:52.4

designed clothing that is good

1:53.7

for both you and the planet. Why do I love them? Well, do you know that fashion is one of the most

1:58.9

top polluting industries in the world? Allmore Vaire's clothing is made with sustainable fibers,

2:04.4

non-toxic dyes, and local production.

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