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by Joy Stephenson-Laws (Author)
From Chains to Wings - The Workbook
A complement and companion to From Chains to Wings - A Poetry Revolution Healing, this workbook expands on the exercises in the book, giving readers the opportunity to further explore and recognize their patterns they have developed throughout their lives. The workbook helps you notice these patterns that once protected you and to better understand them and, occasionally - powerfully - choose differently.
What You'll Gain:
Freedom from unconscious repetition - Finally understand WHY you do what you do
Choice in triggered moments - The 3-step pattern (Notice Validate Adjust) creates space between trigger and response
Better relationships - Stop catching others' chaos and passing patterns to the next generation
Body trust - Know when anxiety is warning you vs. replaying old threats
Daily relief - Recognize "window days" vs. "keyhole days" and adjust accordingly
Value - Practical tools for less than one therapy session cost
Why This Workbook and Book are Different:
The only nervous system guide using poetry to bypass your overthinking brain. Simple verses create instant recognition where explanations fail.
Written by a healthcare attorney who analyzed medical records for 40 years before recognizing her own inherited patterns. She checked locks while writing about not checking locks-that honesty alone makes these worth reading.
Unique approaches:
Poetry that makes you FEEL truth before your brain argues
The doormat/dynamite framework for boundaries
Night guard dialogue for insomnia
Movement as medicine guidance
For You If You're:
Recognizing family patterns you're unconsciously repeating
Exhausted from forcing change that doesn't stick
Ready for compassionate awareness over harsh self-improvement
Wanting nervous system science without jargon
Research suggests that developing awareness is fundamental to lasting change. The book and workbook build awareness through stories, science, and poetry that speaks directly to your body's wisdom.
Not a replacement for therapy-a powerful complement to understanding yourself better.
Start noticing your patterns today. Your nervous system-and everyone you love-will thank you.
Get instant access to practices that work WITH your biology, not against it.
