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The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You
Let Go of Toxic Bonds and Build Healthy Ones
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Most of us continue to be bonded to the people who hurt us, waiting for them to give us closure, to see us as worthy of their change or remorse, and to apologise. True healing begins when you stop giving the one who broke you the...
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Most of us continue to be bonded to the people who hurt us, waiting for them to give us closure, to see us as worthy of their change or remorse, and to apologise. True healing begins when you stop giving the one who broke you the pen that writes the story of how you heal. Instead, you decide to put your broken pieces back together with the healing threads of self-love and inner wisdom.
We are bound to people in our romantic relationships and friendships, in our families and at work. And those bonds pull at us in ways that might make us feel stuck, dispensable, or unstable. But bonds with others can also make us feel valued, respected, and truly loved. The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You explores the seven types of bonds that hold us to people: healthy bonds, convenient bonds, transactional bonds, forced bonds, enabling bonds, toxic bonds, and trauma bonds.
You can learn to recognise the bonds that weaken you and the ones that strengthen you. You can shine a light on these invisible threads and see which ones need to be released, which ones may need mending, and when it's time to weave new, healthier threads.
In these pages, Najwa guides you to:
- let go of the myth of closure and make peace with your past
- break the patterns and beliefs that keep you bonded to pain and those who caused it
- reclaim your power in all your relationships
- plant the seeds for relationships rooted in depth, safety, and authenticity
With practical actions and personal stories woven throughout, The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You is a soul-soothing journey to a life nourished by meaningful connections with othersβand yourself.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399720687
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Yellow Kite
Illustration: N/A
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese Canadian activist, author, speaker and educator. Her search for a home was central to her early years as she struggled to find her place in the world. She became a teacher and a doctoral candidate in educational leadership. As Najwa began to write in an effort to connect with and heal her first students, a group of young refugees, she found that she was also writing to heal herself. The author of three collections of poetry, she delivered the TEDx talk 'Finding Home Through Poetry' and recently launched a digital school, Soul Academy, and a podcast, Stories of the Soul. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Glamour, Elle Canada, HuffPost and more.
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