How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self

How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual wellness that equips people with the interdisciplinary tools necessary to heal themselves. After experiencing the life-changing results herself, she began to share what she'd learned with others—and soon "The Holistic Psychologist" was born.

Now, Dr. LePera is ready to share her much-requested protocol with the world. In How to Do the Work, she offers both a manifesto for SelfHealing as well as an essential guide to creating a more vibrant, authentic, and joyful life. Drawing on the latest research from a diversity of scientific fields and healing modalities, Dr. LePera helps us recognize how adverse experiences and trauma in childhood live with us, resulting in whole body dysfunction—activating harmful stress responses that keep us stuck engaging in patterns of codependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma bonds. Unless addressed, these self-sabotaging behaviors can quickly become cyclical, leaving people feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, and unwell.

In How to Do the Work, Dr. LePera offers listeners the support and tools that will allow them to break free from destructive behaviors to reclaim and recreate their lives. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, this is a celebration of empowerment that will forever change the way we approach mental wellness and self-care.

Key Themes and Description:

• Recognize Your Patterns: Dr. LePera explains how our childhood experiences and early environments shape the unconscious patterns we repeat in adulthood. She encourages readers to bring awareness to these patterns, such as codependency, emotional reactivity, or self-sabotage.
• Heal from Your Past: The book offers practical tools for healing unresolved trauma and emotional wounds. This includes breathwork, inner child work, and journaling techniques designed to help process and release old pain.
• Create Your Self: Emphasizing the idea of conscious self-creation, LePera promotes taking responsibility for your mental, emotional, and physical health. She empowers readers to make choices aligned with their values and to build healthier relationships with themselves and others.

Style and Approach:

• The tone is accessible and compassionate.
• LePera integrates both scientific research and personal anecdotes.
• Each chapter includes reflection exercises and practical strategies.

This book is especially useful for readers looking to break free from destructive cycles and take an active role in their healing journey.