The Wounded Healer - by Andy Chaleff (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Review Quotes

"The Wounded Healer squarely addresses the elephant in the room: How do I escape the pain I've lived with my whole life? The answer turns out to be both unexpected and paradoxical.

"The author provides us the answer with every chapter. I found myself rooting for each of the people whose pain is shared as each chapter comes alive with the human experience. And this is what's behind my binge reading . . . 'Can they see the truth? Will they have the courage to do so?'

"This is an amazing read and EXACTLY what I needed and hoped for."

-Kelley McCabe, Founder of eMindful

"The Wounded Healer will inevitably spark a deep and unusual inner journey in anyone aspiring to become more conscious and compassionate. It may not have been Chaleff's intention when writing it, but his book leaves a lasting effect."

-Peter Koenig, Author and Inventor of The Money Work

"Andy is a present-day astronaut, except his space is the deep, dark reaches of the mind, and he brings the flashlight of truth and a healthy dose of self-love for oxygen."

-Phyllis Serene, Author of All My Heroes Were Ho's

"The Wounded Healer is a book that shares love, pain, suffering, and hope through Andy's interactions with others. He is not afraid to be vulnerable as a human or as a writer, which implores the reader to stay engaged and to explore his or her most inner terrain."

-Lemuel W. Watson, Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs at Indiana University

"Andy's insights are like curveballs. Counter-intuitive (or maybe counter-culture), the things you can learn from his story offer a type of freedom often found by doing and realizing the exact opposite of what we thought we knew."

-Josh Whiton, Founder of TransLoc and MakeSoil

"I started to thumb through The Wounded Healer and it brought me to tears. A lot. I must've cried thirty different times reading it, and eventually got through the whole thing in a day. It really helped me get in touch with my grief. It was just sitting at the surface waiting to get out. Thank you for this book!"

-Jeff Liebermann, Host of Discovery Channel's Time Warp

"Andy fearlessly engages with a diverse cast of characters struggling to fit into an increasingly confusing world. Along the way, sparks fly, tears are shed, and even a little pee is unintentionally released. Reading the book is a wonderful experience, and Andy's insights are very helpful for me to better understand my own relationships and how I interrelate with loved ones."

-Gino Yu, Associate Professor Hong Kong Polytechnic University

"The transparency with which Andy writes is as clear as his way of living: present and deeply attuned to his surroundings and the people he encounters. Reading The Wounded Healer is a chance to meet Andy in person on every page; and to meet Andy is to fall in love with the richness and fullness of life. This one book I keep picking up and rereading segments to remind me of what it is like to be fully present."

-Kris Girrell, Author of Wrestling the Angel