One day, when my daughter was around 3 years old, she started asking "Are you happy mummy?". I would answer "Yes" through gritted teeth. I hated lying to her. Due to a pretty grim childhood, I hated everything about myself and my life. Because of that childhood, I have been conditioned not to talk. Not to reveal the secrets of what went on at home. Keep up the front and don’t ever tell. But that conditioning didn't apply to the written word and over the last few years I’ve discovered that I can write what I can’t speak. In June 2011, I embarked on a journey to transform myself, and I found that it helped me and others to write down what was going on in my mind. This book describes that journey – a series of blog posts tracking how I transformed from a person who hated living, a person who never looked forward to the next minute let alone the next year and a person who was unable to appreciate the people and things in her life. I transformed in the space of a year into a person who loves her life, loves her friends and family, and even more importantly, loves herself. As you read this book, you will share my journey from the night before my first session with a Cognitive Hypnotherapist called Trevor Silvester, right through to the point where I was answering “Yes, I am happy” honestly to my daughter. By the way, she never asks anymore because she knows the answer will always be “yes”!
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Dawn was born and brought up in Wales. She now lives in Dundee with her husband and daughter where she also has her Cognitive Hypnotherapy practice.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Just after I got a tablet again, a long time Twitter friend publishes a book. I bought this for myself (not a review freebie) because I was interested in it for a couple of reasons other than knowing the author. Firstly, I was very curious about whether a blog would work transformed into a book format. Secondly, I am very interested in how people have and experienced a paradigm shift in thinking, belief, perspective etc. This lead me to purchase a type of book I would never normally read. I'll try not to include any spoilers below but read at your own risk :-)
Okay - first point - does it work in a book format? Yes it does. There is a nice preface and a prologue that act as solid bookends for the rest of the diary/blog format. It is easy to get into and very addictive to read. There's a lot of emotional moments (happy and sad), family drama and even the adventure of a major sporting event. Being a near daily blog, there's recording the day to day activities of Hubby and 'Little one' which help lighten some of the tougher moments. Some entries are written in totally different styles which keeps things varied too.
A large part of the book is taken up with Dawn's interest and journey into 'Cognitive Hypnotherapy'. I will state clearly that I am not sure what I make of Cognitive Hypnotherapy and any form of hypnosis or therapy makes me very cautious, dismissive and cynical. Probably overly so. However that's not really the point of this book so don't be put off by that. It's about the human journey and the drama in an extraordinarily eventful year or so. Now that I typed that I realise this book has quite a pace!
For less than a cup of coffee, this book certainly delivers and is a journey well worth taking. It has really got me thinking about myself and the things I assume will always have to be a certain way. Even if you are not interested in the cognitive stuff or don't usually read this type of book, I can recommend it. The format is innovative and each entry is well written. It will certainly stick in your mind for a good while.
Okay - first point - does it work in a book format? Yes it does. There is a nice preface and a prologue that act as solid bookends for the rest of the diary/blog format. It is easy to get into and very addictive to read. There's a lot of emotional moments (happy and sad), family drama and even the adventure of a major sporting event. Being a near daily blog, there's recording the day to day activities of Hubby and 'Little one' which help lighten some of the tougher moments. Some entries are written in totally different styles which keeps things varied too.
A large part of the book is taken up with Dawn's interest and journey into 'Cognitive Hypnotherapy'. I will state clearly that I am not sure what I make of Cognitive Hypnotherapy and any form of hypnosis or therapy makes me very cautious, dismissive and cynical. Probably overly so. However that's not really the point of this book so don't be put off by that. It's about the human journey and the drama in an extraordinarily eventful year or so. Now that I typed that I realise this book has quite a pace!
For less than a cup of coffee, this book certainly delivers and is a journey well worth taking. It has really got me thinking about myself and the things I assume will always have to be a certain way. Even if you are not interested in the cognitive stuff or don't usually read this type of book, I can recommend it. The format is innovative and each entry is well written. It will certainly stick in your mind for a good while.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I initially 'met' Dawn online and we talked about running and doing the London Marathon, we continued to 'chat' on Twitter so when her book was released I bought it because that seemed the nice thing to do. I had no preconceptions about it as I had only been speaking to her for a few months and hadn't read much of her blog.
The book was a bit of a revelation to me! I had no idea some of the things she had been through. It turned out she had lost a child, as have I, but that is were our similarities ended. She had a very sad childhood which had impacted on her adult life. This book is a journey through the last 12 months; Dawn has worked hard with Trevor to work out her feeling and memories. I don't want to give away much but this book really is an insight to Cognitive Hypnotherapy and how it can be used to achieve many positive things. I liked the diary aspect of the book; I think it worked really well.
Well done Dawn, you were really brave to be so honest with this book. Interestingly as I was reading I expected to feel sorry for you by the end for everything you have been in through, in fact I felt immensely proud of you for dealing with it so well and I am really chuffed for you that all is working out, one day at a time.
Louise
The book was a bit of a revelation to me! I had no idea some of the things she had been through. It turned out she had lost a child, as have I, but that is were our similarities ended. She had a very sad childhood which had impacted on her adult life. This book is a journey through the last 12 months; Dawn has worked hard with Trevor to work out her feeling and memories. I don't want to give away much but this book really is an insight to Cognitive Hypnotherapy and how it can be used to achieve many positive things. I liked the diary aspect of the book; I think it worked really well.
Well done Dawn, you were really brave to be so honest with this book. Interestingly as I was reading I expected to feel sorry for you by the end for everything you have been in through, in fact I felt immensely proud of you for dealing with it so well and I am really chuffed for you that all is working out, one day at a time.
Louise
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By LyndaH
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A rollercoaster of a read, tears, happiness and most of all hope! We often repeat patterns of behaviour that just don't work but Dawn's book shows that things can and do change, maybe not overnight, maybe not a quick fix but finally a long term change and the chance to be happy now x
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5.0 out of 5 stars
No Dawn, it really doesn't.
I downloaded this because it was recommended to me and because it was free. I couldn't put it down! Dawn illustrates what self healing can achieve, but in an easy to read, real,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Helen
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What an amazing woman
I have met, and got to know Dawn, on Twitter, and become very fond of her though we have never met except via FaceTime. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Elizabeth MC
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inspirational
Finally, over my holiday, I managed to finish reading the Kindle book "Nothing needs to be the way it's always been" by Dawn Mills. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Cullen
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dawn
Not good with words brilliant book, amazing journey, I will continue to keep up with dawn's journey on her website and Twitter. Nice to read a real persons journey in life.
Published 8 months ago by jus
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A beautiful, touching story.
If you want to be inspired, if you want to hear how one woman completely changed her life, her outlook, her attitude AND found time to run the London Marathon, read this book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by MrsMcKay
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling reading
There isn't much I can add to the reviews already posted except to say that Dawn is a remarkable and resilient woman who has been transformed beyond recognition within the short... Read more
Published 9 months ago by HANNAH SHINE
4.0 out of 5 stars
An insight into a personal journey of growth
I met Dawn through the Quest Institute when she was training and have followed the most recent part of her journey on her blog, so when she published this book I was already aware... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Dennington
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Inspiring and uplifting
I've followed Dawn on Twitter for some time and to be honest, basically bought this book because it was the nice thing to do for a twitter contact. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Copperhobnob
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An open and honest account
Dawn's a very brave lady laying bare her journey from the abuse she suffered as a child, through the profound effect it had on her entire life, up to her epiphany - through the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lunchboxlulu
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Amazing Story
I follow Dawn on Twitter, Facebook and read her Blog, so what I was going to read wasn't going to be anything new to me, or at least that's what I thought before I started reading... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tricia-TD
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