In “Something Happened on the Way to My Life, And this is what I did about it,” Linda McCarrin plainly addresses difficult situations and offers the reader easy, practical tools to remedy them. Unlike conventional life advice she illustrates how to remember these tools for quick access. Whether it is a long-standing issue in relationships or getting caught in the midst of a sudden communication conflict the reader learns of the ttpower of emotional and social intelligence. With these functional tools you will increase your self-awareness, self-management, and self-motivation. Linda includes useful ways to apply these tools by which the reader learns how to make more conscious choices thus creating a more balanced lifestyle. A key signature coined by Linda is what she calls “The Permission Piece”.

What “The Permission Piece” reminds us to do is:

• To feel comfortable in our own skin

• To name and allow ourselves to feel our emotions

• To respect your needs, desires, and limits

• To use words that tell others of your boundaries

• To accept your achievements and challenges as part of being human

• To endorse your belief system when you know it is a healthy one

• To learn how to be an authentic individual

• To know that you have talents, gifts, and strengths to offer others

• To live your life confidently and unapologetically To live authentically means “owning our stuff.” Linda McCarrin illustrates how to do just that!