{"product_id":"behind-my-smile-beryl-crosher-segers-9780648591764","title":"Behind My Smile: The True Story of an Author, a Broken Spirit and a Healer","description":"\u003cp\u003ePanicked thoughts. Vivid nightmares. Racing heart. Unrelenting dread. Witnessing the drowning death of her four-year-old brother Owen was the beginning of a lifetime of nightmares. Growing up during the oppressive system, apartheid, in South Africa, increased her anxiety as she struggled with her self-worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was in writing her debut book, \u003cem\u003eA Darker Shade of Pale: A Memoir of Apartheid South Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, that she unravelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBehind My Smile: The True Story of an Author, a Broken Spirit and a Healer\u003c\/em\u003e Beryl dissects her struggles with grief. After a lifelong battle with self-acceptance Beryl found the keys to overcoming the stigma of mental breakdown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a candid and absorbing account of Beryl's healing journey. She shares details of the intensive work of clinical psychologist and energy medicine practitioner, Dr Geoff Lyons. This healing encouraged Beryl to explore her belief in the power of her heritage, the gifts available from contact with her ancestors and traditional healing methods. \u003cbr\u003e Having found a true healer, Beryl was able to see the richness of a life free of all manner of oppression -- political, psychological, material. Based on her healing she strongly believes that talk therapy and traditional healing must merge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story is essential reading for anyone who knows what it means to hover on the edge, and find a way to dive back into life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beryl Crosher-Segers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064859176X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648591764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kind Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Beryl Crosher-Segers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483622256895,"sku":"9780648591764","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f4ea726-5e3e-4506-abce-63c34550bf13.jpg?v=1778039622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-my-smile-beryl-crosher-segers-9780648591764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}