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  • The Road Back to Me

  • Healing and Recovering from Co-Dependency, Addiction, Enabling, and Low Self Esteem
  • By: Lisa A. Romano
  • Narrated by: Gina E. Manegio
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (107 ratings)
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The Road Back to Me

By: Lisa A. Romano
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Summary

This story is told through the jagged peephole of the author's awareness, examining her formative wounds and influences from the perspective of a woman who has now gained experience and wisdom. As she peers over her soul's shoulder, she recalls the chaos of her once-fragile childhood mind. She shudders as she is reminded of the sting of her lonely childhood, her feelings of abandonment, and her painful memories of being bullied. Her childhood self was once so lost that she even contemplated suicide. As the years progress, her mind is riddled with obsession, compulsion, and a crippling sense of low self-esteem. A turning point arrives many years later, after marriage and the birth of three children.

This story is about healing the faulty programming of childhood. It is about recovery from relationship addiction, food addiction, anxiety, and constant fear. It is a human story that will resonate with listeners from all walks of life, and which offers hope to anyone who has felt imprisoned by the past.

©2012 Lisa A. Romano (P)2014 Lisa A. Romano

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Should say “my healing” rather than “healing”

It’s a great, relatable story but that’s what it is, one woman’s story rather than offering advice to people wishing to heal from those things. I enjoyed it but think the title is misleading.

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Loved it!

I'm 32 and I've struggled with self unawareness issues all my life. As far as I remember myself I've had a feeling that there is something wrong me. Now I understand the I simply wanted to be heard. I wanted to matter. I wanted my feelings to be respected. I wanted to be enough. I wanted to be validated. Thanks to Lisa I understand that it's normal and the feeling of wrongness comes from detachment from myself and attachment to others. And ofcourse those others often turn out to be manipulators. Now I understand so many things. I only wish I knew it earlier! Thank you very much Mrs Lisa for sharing your story!!

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Thoroughly recommend

I really related to this book! Both of my step parents were alcoholics and my parents were unintentionally neglectful and controlling. I have recently left what I hope will be my last controlling and emotionally abusive relationship. I am ready to take responsibility for my own thoughts and feelings and break the cycle. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone that identifies themselves as co-dependent as well as anyone who does not; I think we all expect others to take responsibility for our feelings at times and unfortunately most of us carry through negative patterns that we have developed as children from our parents. The book is written very well and I was impressed by the reflectiveness of the author. The narration is also very well done.

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very relatable book, very honest and inspiring

You follow the author's honest description of her family's dysfunction, how it impacts on her childhood and personality, and how the true person still shines through at moments. She's able to describe both her family and herself mercilessly, with a matter of fact tone, leaving no trace of bitterness. Her strength is admirable and her faults are relatable.

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Really?

I cannot believe this woman has written this drivel about her so called abusive upbringing and made money out of people who genuinely have family of origin issues. This is truly dire. Most people who have a history of alcoholism in their family have had far worse abuse thrust upon them during their childhood.she comes across as a bully with anger issues. She has jumped onto the coat tails of Melody Beattie, who in my estimation is the number one authoritarian of the concept of codependency.

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not really what I expected

this is an autobiography not dissimilar to the lives of millions really although it was a busy life

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Enlightening

Fabulous Lisa! You give hope to many! I found many things in this book that I resonated with.

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Terrible

Hit people with no real experience of abuse and no academic experience either where it counts on the pocket


A terrible woman making money of those who really have suffered. please don't buy this rubbish

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Okay

I struggle to finish the book as for me I felt there was not enough structure. Some of the situations referred to resonate and I am sure they will be doing so with many others.

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As if it was written for me...

So so recommend this audiobook. I could not stop listening to it.
Although I have read a few books on dis functional family this was a great addition and refreshed look at the issue.
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