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"Shattered Illusions: Reflections on my Disastrous Mid-Life Crisis" is part memoir, demonstrating step by step how I achieved my personal growth. The book is an account of the author's life beginning in 2006 when she volunteered after Hurricane Katrina, in a disaster relief kitchen in St. Bernard Parish, LA. This experience causes her to question her traditional career path and awakened a desire to live a more meaningful life.
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The book uses journal entries interspersed with analysis describing how the mind uses habits and patterns as well as behavioral psychology to explain her journey of self-discovery. The author based many life-changing decisions on her intuition, she leaves a government job and moves from Washington, DC to Seagrove, NC. She decides to convert her restored mill home into a B&B and open an herb store at the same time. Isolated and impoverished, Gunter slowly regains self-confidence by focusing on being of service to others.
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- Genre:family & relationships
- Sub-genre:Life Stages / General
- Language:English
- Pages:272
- eBook ISBN:9781098387488
- Paperback ISBN:9781098387471