Before I read this book anger absolutely and completely ruled my life. I was about to lose everything I love and I was helplessly making things worse every day. I desperately wanted to change and I tried very hard but was powerless – no matter the duration or intensity of my good intentions, as soon as I was in a stressful or uncomfortable situation the anger would instantly pump through me and spew out against all the people who were trying to help me – my employers, the trade union, and my friends and family. Because my life was falling apart and I couldn't admit to myself that I was contributing to it.

I tried to listen to this book on Audible but I couldn't handle what it was saying – it made me so angry to hear that I was responsible for my behaviour – at that time I definitely blamed the people who were making decisions I didn't agree with. Then one of the managers at work allowed me for the first time to speak to her about unfair things that had happened at work and it was very healing for me. Afterwards I tried again to listen to the book with much more of an open mind and a mindset of forgiveness, and suddenly everything started to make sense. It was the most difficult book I've ever read but if I don't get fired it will have saved my job which I love, and even if I do get fired it will help me cope with it without hurting myself and others as much. I have not stopped listening to it and reading my print copy for several days because I just need to cement those messages into my brain.

Can't really put into words my gratitude. This book has changed my attitude 180 degrees. I'm not a new person, I'm becoming the person I was meant to be and always wanted to be – happy, peaceful, and able to accept and cope with all of life's good times and bad.