Book Synopsis:
"Becoming Myself is for anyone who wonders if her life will ever change -- if she will ever change. Eldredge teaches readers that God wants them to participate in their transformation as he completes His good work in them. She invites women to look at their pasts, struggles, and wounds with honesty and mercy and to look toward their future with hope. An exploration of a women''s true self, Becoming Myself will help women understand their identity and learn more about the God who beckons them to come closer."
In reading this book, Becoming Myself by Stasi Eldredge I certainly appreciated her story, the struggles she faced and the changes God brought about in her life. But as I read the book it felt like she assumed that those who were reading had those same struggles. I was particularly disturbed when I read the chapter about the effects our childhood can have on us - I had a wonderful childhood and so I could not relate at all to this part of the book. Again I was disturbed as I read the two chapters about the role of our mothers. I felt sorry for Stasi's experience but my mother (who passed away in 2010) gave me everything I needed and more besides! I have no "mother wounds." Perhaps if my life had been similar to Stasi's I would have received more from the book. I loved the title and looked forward to reading it but it did not capture my attention. I would have enjoyed this book more if it had been a biography.
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