
How to Overcome Your Childhood
Reviews

this is my first book of the school of life series and it left me a remarkable impression. i learned psychology at uni, this book reminds me of my old self who held back tears during the class, realising i was hurt growing up. this book opens my eyes again, more and wider, to learn about myself and old self. i found this book made me cry my eyes out during the process since the words in this book is so beautifully written. i recommend this to my friends who need to heal, also, i’ll keep this book until i become a parent someday. came to realise, this is a thought provoking book for those who want to break a cycle and be a better parent. PLEASE EVERYONE READ THIS

I enjoy the association of different types of 'children' like the Golden Child. The "happy childhood" description is super stimulating. The last section of 'Moving Forward' on psychotherapy, is a bit trite.

Short read but quite interesting. Nice to take a step back, identify behaviours and have a sort of intelligent empathy for yourself and others.

"Nevertheless, in the course of being loved, we got an encyclopaedic emotional education" An insightful, short read, particularly useful as we as adults attempt to grapple with the complexity of growing up and navigating relationships with others and ourselves. A true pillar in emotional maturity is our ability to think dialectically, to reflect on our upbringings by our parents and come to accept their shortfalls, one that stemmed not from a place of ill will, but often in lacking better knowledge or simply unprocessed emotions on their end. At times, the book did come off a bit like reading case studies and lists but nonetheless provides beneficial pointers into insightful self-reflection and introspection, as we journey to be seen and understood.

This book felt terribly generic and also oddly plagued by gender stereotypes (rage-y dad vs. mopey mom) and heteronormativity (childhood emotions impacting romantic relationships exclusively). Didn’t get much from this one unfortunately.








