THE COMFORT TRAP Or, What If You're Riding a Dead Horse?

The comfort trap is what keeps us in a pattern--in our minds as well as our habits and lifestyle--and it's fear of the stress associated with change that makes comfort hard to break out of. Familiar patterns are easy, but the price we pay is falling short of achieving our real dreams and possibilities. The author is a therapist whose advice is based on her clinical experience. The case studies are weighted toward family and relationship issues; the solutions aim to resolve inner conflicts, and correct faulty perceptions and beliefs. A seven-step process structures the advice, which is nicely elaborated: Face what hurts, create a vision, make a decision, identify your pattern, let go, face your fear, take action. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 04]