Why Can't I Be Happy: From Self-Hate to Self-Love - Paperback

by Jamila Khan (Author)

"Why Can't I Be Happy" is for people who desperately want to transform their lives. In this inspiring story, Jamila Khan recounts her childhood years of physical and emotional trauma both in recognizable (violence, death, etc.) and subtle daily trauma (bullying, belittling, shamed, etc.) led to self-destructive behaviors in her young adulthood. Through the powerful work of transformative education, Khan was able to reframe her childhood trauma, both known and subtle, into stories of compassion, empathy, forgiveness, allowing her to move forward to live a life she loves. Denied the right to an education, Jamila took responsibility for her life and completed her education to become a pastoral psychologist. Her experience from her travels, education, and faith has shaped the person she is today. ?Identify and transform your childhood trauma and the stories you tell yourself, which stops you from moving ahead.?Create a life you love, moving from self-hate to self-love?You will gain compassion, empathy, forgiveness, and love. By the end of Why Can't I Be Happy, you'll understand how you formed your false self with steps and tools to change it, and you will be able to say I love the life I lived.