Najwa Zebian

A validating and prescriptive guide on how to break the bonds that tear us down and create the ones that build us up, from the celebrated author of Welcome Home We are bound to people in our romantic relationships and friendships, in our families and at work. And those bonds push and pull at us in ways that might make us feel stuck, dispensable, or unstable. Those bonds can also make us feel valued, respected, and truly loved. The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You shines a light on the healthy bonds we deserve in our lives. You will learn about the bonds that you are participating in and the price you may be paying from your authenticity. You will learn that you can break the bonds that hurt and build the ones that heal. The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You examines several different types of bonds, including: convenient bonds, trauma bonds, toxic bonds, forced bonds, enabling bonds, transactional bonds, and healthy bonds. One truth will always stand: The most important bond you have in your life is the one with yourself. By keeping that bond strong and healthy, you can create nourishing, soul-to-soul bonds with others.

We are bound to people in our romantic relationships and friendships, in our families and at work. And those bonds push and pull at us in ways that might make us feel stuck, dispensable, or unstable. Those bonds can also make us feel valued, respected, and truly loved. The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You shines a light on the healthy bonds we deserve in our lives. You will learn about the bonds that you are participating in and the price you may be paying from your authenticity. You will learn that you can break the bonds that hurt and build the ones that heal. The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You examines several different types of bonds including: convenient bonds, trauma bonds, toxic bonds, forced bonds, enabling bonds, transactional bonds, and healthy bonds. One truth will always stand: The most important bond you have in your life is the one with yourself. By keeping that bond strong and healthy, you can create nourishing soul-to-soul bonds with others.

Most people want something in their life to change, whether it's their job, their personal relationships, or their ability to live authentically. And sometimes, unwanted change comes all too swiftly. In The Only Constant, celebrated poet and educator Najwa Zebian guides her reader through the changes we must make (or those we need to endure) on the journey to our most authentic lives. She quiets the noise, teaches us to accept ourselves as we are now, and focuses on the necessity and beauty of those messy transitional times.This is a profound guide to embracing the impermanence, and celebrating the fact that change is what puts the life in life. Written with poetic wisdom, Najwa shares her personal experiences with change (for example, rejecting her culture's definition of what constitutes a "good woman" so that she could live more honestly). She guides us through the changes we choose, like embarking on a new career or setting boundaries, and changes we don't choose, like the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or a job.Ultimately, Zebian teaches that the purpose of change is to step into the world as your most authentic self. A highly practical guide to unfamiliar terrain, The Only Constant is here to assure us that uncertainty is natural. Yes, change is scary. But it's the path to living as your true self.

A wise and tender guide to coming to terms with impermanence and recognizing that change is the force that allows you to become you-from the celebrated author of Welcome Home"Change is hard-but Najwa shows you what's on the other side, and she's the one you want to lead you through it."-Melissa Urban, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Boundaries"I've always known that change is hard, whether it's a change I choose, or one life chooses for me. I've also always known that change is one of life's only constants. Not just that, change is one of life's most beautiful truths. Change is what puts life in our lives. Change is the gateway to authentic transformation." Whether it's your job, your relationships, or just the way you move through the world, if you're like most people you have something in your life you'd like to change. And sometimes, unwanted change comes all too swiftly: a breakup, a death, an upheaval to the everyday reality you thought you could rely on. Dr. Zebian guides you through the changes we must make and those we must endure on the journey to our most authentic lives. She quiets the noise, teaches us to accept ourselves as we are now, and helps us focus on the necessity and beauty of those messy transitional times. With timeless wisdom, Najwa shares her personal experiences with change (for example, rejecting her culture's definition of what constitutes a "good woman" so that she could live more honestly). She guides us through the changes we choose, like embarking on a new career or setting boundaries, changes we don't choose, like the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or a job. Ultimately, Dr. Zebian teaches that the purpose of change is to step into the world as your most authentic self. A highly practical guide to unfamiliar terrain, The Only Constant is here to assure us that uncertainty is natural. Yes, change is scary. You may want to hide from it by clinging to your past. But embracing change is the path to shedding old ideas of who you are and living your life as your true self.

You can become the change driver of your own life. The celebrated poet, educator, and author of Welcome Home shows you how in this practical, wise, and tender guide to all of life's changes."Change is hard--but Najwa shows you what's on the other side, and she's the one you want to lead you through it."--Melissa Urban, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Boundaries In The Only Constant, Najwa Zebian guides you through the changes we must make and those we must endure in life, offering support, stabilizing practices, and step-by-step guidance to make it through the uncertainty. With timeless wisdom, Najwa shares stories of change from her own life, including the bonds to the past she needed to break so that she could live more honestly, the loss of a loved one, and accepting the changes required to manage chronic illness. She also guides you through changes like: - The end of a romantic relationship or friendship- Setting boundaries with a friend or family member- Changing your educational and career path- Grieving the death of a loved one- Breaking trauma bonds - Venturing outside of your survival mode- Living an authentic life- Practicing radical acceptance A highly practical guide to unfamiliar terrain, The Only Constant teaches that the purpose of change is to be true to yourself. Zebian simplifies change, teaches us to accept ourselves as we are now, and helps us focus on the necessity and unexpected beauty of those messy transitional times. And she guides you through it so that you can not only reach the better life that awaits you on the other side, but also so that you can take the wheel and become the driver of change in your own life.

Una de voces femeninas m s poderosas en la actualidad nos gu a en un viaje emocional en el que aprenderemos a construir un hogar en nuestro interior, un lugar seguro donde sanar, aceptar nuestra vulnerabilidad y descubrir nuestro propio valor.Un viaje emocional para comprender que el hogar que necesitamos construir se encuentra en nuestro interior. La celebrada poetisa y conferenciante Najwa Zebian nos presenta en esta obra una aut ntica gu a de curaci n emocional, una celebraci n de la autoestima, el poder personal, y la felicidad.La poderosa met fora de la casa interior es el perfecto reflejo de la transformaci n personal que emprenderemos con la lectura de este libro, mientras la autora nos revela c mo fue creando sus propias habitaciones y nos da las pautas para construir las nuestras: Amor propio: crea una rutina de cuidado personal individualizada que refleje tus necesidades diarias.Perd n: date tiempo, reflexi n y espacio para aceptar y dejar ir aquello que duele.Compasi n: descubre los tres tipos diferentes de compasi n y aprende c mo dejar entrar a las personas manteniendo tus propios l mites.Claridad: elimina los muros que colocaste alrededor de tu aut ntico yo.Rendici n: aprende a bajar tus defensas y date espacio para sentir y procesar tus emociones.El jard n de los sue os: aprende a cultivar tus sue os y a crear tu aut ntico camino.Bas ndose en sus propias experiencias y con una enorme capacidad de conectar con los lectores, Najwa entreteje recuerdos, poes a y profundas ense anzas que nos ayudar n a construir un espacio interior de sanaci n y consuelo. Un lugar donde sentirnos en paz y desde donde vivir, amar y crear sin miedo.

From bestselling author, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian comes a collectible treasury of her most beloved poetry and prose. Selected by the author and organized by topic, the pieces in this collection address themes such as letting go, understanding self-worth, and stepping into your own power.Perfect for readers looking to overcome pain, heal from trauma, and rebuild a strong sense of self, The Book of Healing contains Najwa’s favorite pieces from her three bestselling books—Mind Platter, The Nectar of Pain, and Sparks of Phoenix.Beautifully packaged with foil-stamping and a ribbon marker, this gift-worthy selection of poems gets straight to the heart of Najwa’s message. A keepsake or a broad introduction, The Book of Healing is a worthy companion for anyone looking to cultivate emotional resilience.

From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself.In her debut book of inspiration, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home - the place of safety where you can embrace your vulnerability and discover your self-worth. It's the place where your soul feels like it belongs, where you are loved for who you are. Building your home inside yourself - and never experiencing inner homelessness again - begins here. In Welcome Home, Zebian shares her story for the first time, powerfully weaving memoir, poetry and deeply resonant teachings into her storytelling, from leaving Lebanon at sixteen, to coming of age as a young Muslim woman in Canada, to building a new identity for herself as she learned to speak her truth. After the profound alienations she experienced, she learned to build a stable foundation inside herself, an identity independent of cultural expectations and the influence of others. With practical tools and prompts for self-understanding, she shows you how to build each room in your house, which form a firm basis for your self-worth, sense of belonging and happiness.Welcome Home provides the life-changing tools for building that inner space of healing and solace.

From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes Welcome Home, a powerful blueprint for building a strong foundation of self-worth, belonging, and happiness. "A master class in self-actualization and compassion."--Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet? The powerful metaphor of home provides a structure for you to customize your journey to personal transformation as Najwa Zebian shares her own experiences in building a home within herself, and shows you how to construct the following "rooms" - Self-Love Learn how to build an individualized self-care routine to reflect your daily needs.- Forgiveness Learn how to allow yourself time, reflection, and space to accept and let go of painful events.- Compassion Discover the three different types of compassion and learn how you can let people in while maintaining boundaries.- Clarity Learn how to remove the walls you put up around your authentic self.- Surrender Learn how to lower your defenses and give yourself space to feel and process your emotions.- The Dream Garden Learn how to nurture your dreams and create an authentic, original path. With practical tools, poetry, and prompts for journaling and meditation to lead to self-understanding in each chapter, Zebian shows you how to build each room in your house. Written with her trademark power, candor, and warmth, Welcome Home is an answer to the pain we all experience when we don't feel at peace with ourselves.

In Sparks of Phoenix—Najwa Zebian’s third book of poetry—she takes her readers on a powerful journey of healing. As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these pages, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain. The book is divided into six chapters, and six stages of healing: Falling, Burning to Ashes, Sparks of Phoenix, Rising, Soaring, and finally, A New Chapter, which demonstrates a healthy response to new love as the result of authentic healing. With her characteristic vulnerability, courage, and softness, Zebian seeks to empower those who have been made to feel ashamed, silenced, or afraid; she urges them, through gentle advice and personal revelation, to raise their voices, rise up, and soar.

The eagerly anticipated new poetry collection from Najwa Zebian, author of Mind Platter.

Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life through the eyes of an educator, student and human who experienced most of life in silence. It is written in the words of a person who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it was like to have fate push you to a place where you don't belong. It is written in the voice of every person who ever felt unheard, mistreated, misjudged or unseen. Mind Platter contains around 200 one-page entries as reflections on different topics that we encounter in our everyday lives; love, friendship, hurt, inspiration, respect, wholeheartedness, motivation, integrity, honesty and more. Mind Platter is not about the words that are in it, but about what the reader makes of them. This book does not only belong to me. It belongs to everyone whose path crossed mine. Had my journey not have been what it was, with every story and every detail, I would not be the same person today. May this book give a voice to those who need one, be a crying shoulder for those who need someone to listen, and inspire those who need a reminder of the power that they have over their lives.