For those who have wondered why they seem to keep dealing with the same problems again and again, THE ART OF BECOMING UNSTUCK delineates the “POWER” method of breaking unhealthy patterns, as developed from ancient foundational traditions by author Arda Ozdemir. According to Ozdemir, most stuckness is the result of emotions which folks have tucked out of the way–that then somehow start, behind-the-scenes–to run the whole show. Unhealed wounds get “triggered,” reactions like anger ensue, and the next thing one knows, seemingly insurmountable rifts can occur often with the very last people one might want to be fighting with, such as one’s boss or spouse. Besides handling emotional issues, the POWER method also serves to propel individuals towards creating a more fulfilling, on-purpose life, and additionally, it can aide with things like dealing with unfathomable loss or betrayal.
In nine frank chapters, Ozdemir outlines various steps a person can take towards identifying and rectifying what is keeping them stuck. There’s pausing to notice emotions as they arise, observing one’s thoughts in order to decode the subconscious, welcoming bodily sensation, the process of “earthing” in order to integrate polarities, and learning little by little to respond to triggers with higher levels of assertive and integrative strategies. All of this is no easy task, of course, when one is coping with long-entrenched patterns. Yet it is do-able, as the author discovered by working first to free himself, and then later sharing what he learned with others. Finding out early and often that the world at large was more than happy to teach him that he really couldn’t, and shouldn’t, be himself. By the time Ozdemir was 33 he’d created a life heavy with obligation and light on satisfaction while trapped in a career as a certified public accountant; not a field he’d ever been particularly interested in. Though he worked his way up the corporate ladder, it was an existence that physically exhausted him to the point of becoming chronically ill. Pretty soon the choice became to create a more authentic life, or make peace with heading towards the grave. Ozdemir chose life and this book seems like a perfect antidote against unnecessary misery for anyone who is ready to undertake learning how to self-heal.
Leaving one’s comfort zone may feel scary, but since that’s where true transformation occurs, that is precisely where THE ART OF BECOMING UNSTUCK–a telling, potent book by Arda Ozdemir–asks readers to go in this encouraging volume of practical tips.
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