It‚Äôs common for anyone to feel trapped or stuck by their inner commentator, habitual patterns of behavior, and the lessons they‚Äôve learned throughout their lives. Everyone has regrets, with many trying to preserve strained relationships and other difficult parts of their lives. When faced with these hardships, it‚Äôs easy for self-worth and confidence to take a nosedive, causing many to wonder where they went wrong and to wish for a ‚Äúdo-over.‚Äù

ACE Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and the Life You Want to Be Living offers another way. Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R, explains how to create a life and legacy of love (both of self and others) and fulfillment. Predicated on acceptance, compassion, and empowerment skills, Maidenberg‚Äôs approach has transformative range, working for those who feel slightly ‚Äústuck‚Äù and are seeking personal growth and enhancement as well as those with more complex ‚Äústuckness‚Äù caused by trauma, cumulative stress, or other significant challenges.

Each section of Ace Your Life walks the reader through definitions, benefits, barriers and includes curiosity-based mindfulness questions and exercises to promote growth, healing, and a path toward personal fulfillment. Individuals who want to enhance their life in a significant way and become their best self through the work and wisdom of personal growth will benefit from this encouraging, inspirational, and easily actionable guide.

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