Reader Reviews for Dr. Luciani's Self-Coaching
My path towards an anxiety free life has taken a turn for the better since listening to your audio cd's. You have a very make-sense approach to attacking the panic and fictionalized fears that I felt were going to eventually take my life.
Thank you for everything.
Greg A. from St. Louis
Thank you Dr. Luciani for your insightful book. I've been struggling with Anxiety and Panic since I was 8. I'm now 41. Of all of the books I've read and all of the doctors I've seen, your "theory" is the one I KNOW to be the truth! You have laid out the roadmap from A to Z. I feel like buying an extra copy and putting it in a safe place just in case if something happens to this one! Thank you for your wisdom and understanding. It's invaluable!
K.D. Nielsen from Salt Lake City
I am the freelance editor who worked on Dr. Joseph Luciani's book from its earliest inception to the final manuscript that was submitted to the publisher. It's unusual for a manuscript that I'm editing also to have such a profound effect on my life. Not only did I very much enjoy working with Joe, I learned a tremendous amount about myself in the process. I could identify the ineffective and destructive personality traits of people I know, and my own as well. Self-coaching taught me how to fix the things that needed fixing and accept the things I couldn't change.
I highly recommend this clear and straightforward book to everyone, not just those who suffer from anxiety and depression.
Jane Rafal from Charlottesville, VA
Self-Coaching has had a profound effect on my life both personally and professionally. I have suffered from anxiety for many years, trying desperately to find a technique or method to help alleviate my solicitude. Nothing has worked like Dr. Luciani's book! His straight forward, basic, step by step approach allowed me to understand that my anxiety disorder is something that I can control, reduce, and eliminate. In fact, I was so moved by the transformation in my life that I am persuing an MSW degree so that I may help bring to others the relief that I have finally found.
Ray H. from Bergenfield, N.J. United States
I purchased Dr. Luciani's book a month ago and found it simple and to the point. For many years I've been over-thinking my severe anxiety and panic problems. I just assumed the answer had to be more complex, more complicated. Self-Coaching taught me otherwise! I've been reading self-help for the past decade and consider myself somewhat of an authority on the subject. To be honest, I wasn't expecting this book to be the answer, but as they say, the proof is in the pudding.
Forget what you think about anxiety and expensive remedies (threapy and the many tapes on anxiety I've accumulated included), buy this book and find out the simple truth about how to start feeling better. In just weeks, Dr. Luciani's technique of Self-talk taught me how to break my anxiety habit. I wish I could tell the world how well this program really, truly works!
Holly T. from Florida, USA
I have given Self-Coaching to my adult children, my friends and my colleagues. Dr. Luciani has a unique way of getting to the heart of anxiety and depression and then offering successful methods of dealing with these problems. This is a book to read over and over throughout one's life. Thank you, Dr. Luciani.
Doris White from Edgewater, NJ USA
Luciani takes a common-sense, user-friendly approach to, what he terms, "breaking a bad habit" of insecurity and negativity that cause anxiety and depression. His book is empowering in that it not only allows one to examine exactly what causes anxiety and depression, but provides concrete exercises and "self-talk" to help in the most anxious moments. Reading the book is like having unlimited access to a private therapist who gently guides you through the anxiety and onward to positivity and self-confidence. A must-read for anyone experiencing anxiety.
A G Barretta from NJ
Having read many, self help books, I felt Self-Coaching stood above the rest! Although I could write pages on the benefits of this book, I will try to keep this short. I often find that it is difficult for those that have not had to deal with depression to understand or relate to what we go through, and the books out there tend to be very clinical. However, Self-Coaching gave me a new prospective on the self-help book. Dr. Luciani's methods of "coaching" have allowed me to begin taking control of my illness and my life. After years of therapists and medications that I never really thought would benefit, I truly feel I can do this! I will not be letting this book go, I have already gone back and reread several sections for motivation. I would recommend Self-Coaching to anyone, no matter how mild or severe your anxiety or depression is, it can change your life.
Quinton Peck from Stone Ridge, NY
Finally a book that will show me how to take charge of my anxiety! As a person that suffers from panic attacks, this book has been more helpful then the 4 years of therapy I have had. Thank you Dr. Luciani! I not only recommend this book, I IMPLORE you to buy it!
Lulu Reeves from Upstate, NY
Dr. Luciani's groundbreaking approach of 'self talk' in his new book Self Coaching, has literally changed my daily life. Being insecure and moderately depressed--as I believe many of us secretly are--I had been tirelessly grasping for something to center my life and bring me back to normalcy. From the first page of the introduction I identified with Dr. Luciani, and began to understand the methods that would eventually liberate me from my anxieties. If you find yourself seeking for a sure-fire means of living the productive happy life you always dreamed of, but could never actually attain, Self Coaching is a must read. As an ancient Zen proverb says, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." For me, the first step towards liberation and bliss is the direct result of Dr. Luciani's book. I have tried numerous other self-help type books, yet none were able to speak to me on a personal level and guide me through the processes of transformation such as this book. Self Coaching is sure to change the face of personal betterment in years to come.
Justin S. from Seattle, WA USA
I've been to three therapists, tried medication and even had my last psychologist want to put me in the hospital for my panic attacks. When I received a copy of Dr. Luciani's Self-Coaching I couldn't put it down. After all these years I've finally got answers to why my life has been such a struggle. What's really amazing is just how simple the solution is. If only I had had this book three therapists ago!
Lisa L. from Cresco,Pa USA
Dr. Joe,
I have to tell you, since I found your website and bought your book last Friday, my problem (the "a" [anxiety] word) has improved 90%. It made so much sense to me. In some ways, being a "thinking" person can pay off, i.e. really getting what you said in your book.
I hope everyone that needs help gets your book and really SEES what you mean. It works!
Grateful in Kansas, Pamela
I posted a while back, asking for your help, and I bought your book.
Today, and over the last few weeks, I have had many times when I have looked at my life, and genuinely felt, "I have nothing to complain about in my life." It is not a constant feeling, but it's increasing in frequency, and it's such a good feeling, and one I have never experienced before.
THANK YOU
~ Not nearly so weary
Travelweary, November 8th, 2004
The Power of Self-Coaching:
The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want
Written and read by Joe Luciani
Audio Partners Publishing Corp.
http://www.audiopartners.com/
Joe Lucianiís helps listeners identify learned patterns of thought and feeling that are making you unhappy, develop new self-talk techniques, tap into their creative, inte-llectual, and emotional potential and much more. Dr. Joseph J. Luciani is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience.
AudioBook News Service Review Column
Self-coaching by Dr. Luciani has been a significant benefit to my life. I have relied on therapists for the past 25-30 years, off and on, to help me with my problems. I took my problems to therapists and looked to them for answers. Honestly, I got limited results. Very limited. Now, I am beginning to rely on myself and trust myself. I don't go to a therapist anymore. I am becoming more confident. I have a challenging job and I am becoming better at my job!!! I never thought this would happen--now I am beginning to believe I am good at what I do. I also know that believing in myself does not come overnight. I have worked on the self-coaching concepts for the past 6 months and am beginning to actually "let go", however brief. My God, life is so much easier when I let go! I am allowing myself an hour a day on some days, (usually in the evening when I am with my family) to really "let go". We actually laugh and have genuine fun! I look forward to "letting go" more frequently! The self-coaching concept is priceless and based on common sense. As he says, it isnít magic. I believe I am the most important factor in the equation and Dr. Luciani's Self-coaching has given me a clear, logical and concise map.
Tom from Minneapolis, Minnesota 6/11/05
Tom from Minneapolis
Thanks so much for your inspirational words. They have helped me a great deal. It's like swimming upstream -- this depression... but you are a tree on the riverbank and you have lent me a branch to latch onto.
I've already recommended your book to others on some of the message boards I frequent.
Take care,
S.R.
S.R. 6/27/05
I bought your book on Audible. Itís my favorite. Iíve listened to it 8-10 times. What you say rings so true. I wish I had this 30 years ago! Since Iíve listened to your book my life is turning around. My friends like the new me a whole lot better. Habit and control, I could of been a poster boy for those things, It's to the point. Now I say, " Simply let life unfold." Great book can't wait for another.
July 14, 2005
JR
Hi Dr. J.
I recently became interested in coaching as a career and found your books on depression, anxiety and Self-Coaching. I can honestly say from my heart, as a therapist, that you resonate with my ideas that traditional therapy leaves much to be desired and that there is a "missing link.î That link is self-empowerment. I cannot tell you how many people I've come across who have been in therapy for years only to be in the same place emotionally and functionally. Your practices are right on target and I'm beginning to integrate the concepts with myself and with the clients I see. THANK YOU for revolutionizing the therapeutic community....long time needed!
Sue Myers, R.N., HNC, LCSW
There's just something about this whole concept of self-coaching that scratches me where I itch. I know in my 'knower' that this will be the beginning of an adventure that will change the way I look at my world, my life, my relationships. It's been a long haul, and I'm ready for a change in approach.
Harmony, Self-Coaching.net member
I have just ordered your books and am thinking that only one or two of your articles & replies to my querries have made such a positive change in my life so far, if I read & understand the whole course of action through your valuable books I might be forever liberated from this intense sense of insecurity & self doubt that is hitting me harder than ever these days. Your guidelines are working wonders for me. Can magic work that fast?
Anxious, Self-Coaching.net member
I have recently discovered your book (in audio form) -- you're approach and understanding is profound, I have never felt so connected to an author. Thank you for taking the time to write this book, I wish you years of much success!
A. from California
If you've been on a lifelong search for happiness, Dr. Joseph Luciani's The Power of Self Coaching may be the final piece to complete your "puzzle." The key to the effectiveness of Dr. Luciani's approach is its simplicity. Once the core concepts are understood, once one is willing to trust, and once awareness grows, it is almost magical what can happen. I came to The Power of Self Coaching with a background of over 17 years of different kinds of therapy, numerous years of meditation practice, many psychology courses, and an extensive library of psychological and spiritual classics. But as I read Dr. Luciani's warm, witty and powerful words, the proverbial lightbulb went on over my head. My life has not been the same since.
I urge you to read this book. You, too, may find your life transformed.
JC from NYC 3/6/06
THANKYOU!
I had been suffering from GAD for four years. Ever since I started reading your book something just clicked and I donít feel anxiety. I cant find the words to thank you, but I want to let you know (this is going to sound corny but I donít care!) You are seriously my Hero. You have saved me from anxiety and from killing myself. Your book has saved my life and Iím positive it will save many others!
Brandy 10/25/06
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