{"product_id":"breakdown-breakthrough-isbn-9781576755594","title":"Breakdown, Breakthrough","description":"Thousands of professional women, though outwardly successful, find themselves in the midst of a crisis, believing that they’ve sacrificed meaning, fulfillment, and balance in their lives to achieve work-related success. Their lives feel unmanageable—and they are confused, blocked, overwhelmed and unable to move forward effectively. Kathy Caprino sheds light on this growing epidemic of disempowerment and shows women how to reinvigorate and reclaim their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Breakdown, Breakthrough uses a comprehensive coaching, behavioral, and spiritual framework to explore how women can restore their power and reconnect with their life visions as they awake from the paralysis of professional dissatisfaction and personal diminishment. Caprino outlines a new model for understanding disempowerment, one that focuses on women’s relationships with themselves, with others, with the world, and with what she calls their higher selves. She identifies twelve specific challenges professional women face and offers concrete, practical advice for overcoming each one—helping readers “step back, let go of what is holding them back, and say yes” to creating a compelling and rewarding next chapter of life and work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is also a deeply personal book. Caprino candidly discusses her own struggles with crippling feelings of disempowerment, and shares moving stories and heartfelt advice gleaned from her interviews with over one hundred women who experienced and overcame the crises she describes. Breakdown, Breakthrough offers working women who are stressed, stuck, and dissatisfied access to new inspiration, hope, and a definite plan of action.Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Power of Yes! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I: The Disempowerment Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1.  Breakdown in Professional Women – Why Now?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Recognizing When You’re in Professional Crisis\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: A New Model for Empowered Living \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II: Empowerment With Self \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Resolving Chronic Health Problems\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5:  Overcoming Loss\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Achieving Self-Love \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART III: Empowerment With Others\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Speaking Up with Power \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Breaking Cycles of Mistreatment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Shifting from Competition to Collaboration \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART IV: Empowerment With the World \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Escaping Financial Traps \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Using Real Talents in Life and Work\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Helping Others and the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART V: Empowerment with Higher Self \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Falling Together After Falling Apart\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Balancing Life and Work \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Doing Work and Play You Love\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Claiming Your Passion, Power, and Purpose\u003cbr\u003e Resources\u003cbr\u003e Empowerment Guide\u003cbr\u003e Recommended Reading, Sites, and Groups\u003cbr\u003e Index   \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e About the Author“The flow between riveting true stories and the lessons learned from them makes this book not only impossible to put down but a must-read for women at any age and any stage in their careers.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Sharon Jordan-Evans, executive coach and co-author of \u003ci\u003eLove It, Don't Leave It:  26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“A great resource for any woman contemplating a career change that validates her self.  I especially liked the combination of the psychological thought processes along with the concrete steps to make the change.  The experiences of others who have been through it is very helpful as well.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Nancy Mark, former Director, Lotus Development, and former Senior Manager, IBM \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Kathy invites the reader to reveal what already lives inside…What makes Kathy’s book even more powerful is her willingness to share her personal experiences. Suddenly you feel as if you’re sitting on your living room couch with your best friend, feeling a bit more confident, and decidedly not alone in your journey.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Laurie Howlett, Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Westchester Exceptional Children’s School, and former Vice President of Marketing, Fortune Magazine Group\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eBreakdown, Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e does what so many books promise and so few deliver.  It tackles a huge issue, recommends solutions, and then provides real, practical tools to get you from where you are today to your breakthrough.  Empathic, powerful, and inspiring.  Bravo.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Noah Blumenthal, author of \u003ci\u003eYou’re Addicted to You: Why It’s So Hard to Change—and What You Can Do About It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eKathy Caprino is a life and executive coach, a career transition consultant, a speaker, and the founder\/president of Ellia Communications, Inc.\u003ci\u003eSweet are the uses of adversity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 2, Scene 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefining Professional “Crisis”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhat is true \u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e in our lives? How can we tell we’re heading into crisis, rather than simply going through a really bad time? What are the signs of breakdown? This chapter explains what professional crisis is for women today. You’ll learn what working women lack when they are in crisis, as well as the many benefits of moving forward to breakthrough.\u003cbr\u003e As defined in Webster’s dictionary,1 a “crisis” is:\u003cbr\u003e  The turning point for better or worse, as in an acute disease or fever\u003cbr\u003e  A paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function\u003cbr\u003e  An emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person’s life (a midlife \u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e )\u003cbr\u003e  The decisive moment (as in a literary plot)\u003cbr\u003e  An unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending; \u003ci\u003eespecially\u003c\/i\u003e one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome (a financial\u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e  A situation that has reached a critical phase (the environmental \u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e Clearly, we’re talking about a no-turning-back situation—a time that calls for a reckoning and reevaluation. Crisis involves the occurrence of a deeply troubling, heart-wrenching, or grueling event or series of events that brings you to a recognition, finally and irrevocably, that change must occur \u003ci\u003enow\u003c\/i\u003e. Crisis pushes you to your knees and cracks open your awareness that to repeat this experience (feeling\/event\/situation) would be close to intolerable.\u003cbr\u003e Breakdown in the professional arena means that you have discovered beyond a doubt that how you work, what you work on, who you work with, who you are when you work, or where you work—one or more of these elements are causing damage to you, your life, your body, and your spirit. Breakdown often seems to strike out of the blue, yet we rarely get to this point without warning signs along the way.\u003cbr\u003e Crisis may look different for each person, but one unifying theme defines it: Crisis is a wake-up call that demands your attention and reveals that major change in life or work is required, and fast.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Focus on Professional Women in Crisis?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWomen typically feel powerless and are breaking down in the professional arena in ways that men are not. This is not to say that men do not struggle with professional and personal crises; of course they do. In fact, many of the challenges discussed in this book will resonate with men. (Based on my many conversations with men, my next book may be \u003ci\u003eBreakdown, Breakthrough II\u003c\/i\u003e for men!)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBreakdown, Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e is not about finding fault—in men or women. Thousands of women—myself included—can say that some of our best and strongest mentors have been men. Also, many women reveal that their most significant challenges have been with female bosses and colleagues. The goal of this book is not to focus on one specific professional dilemma, but to help you gain clarity on \u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e personal and professional situation and identity—whatever it may be—to assist you in moving successfully through your challenges. To do so, we need a new model or guide for empowered living that speaks directly to each of our particular sets of challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Are Women in Crisis Lacking?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhat are professional women longing for when breakdown occurs? Women who have gone through significant professional transition reveal that when they were in professional crisis, they struggled with the absence of one or more of the following benefits of a fully empowered life.\u003cbr\u003e They yearned for, but couldn’t find the way to:\u003cbr\u003e  Honor or express their various facets\u003cbr\u003e  Respect both the work they do and their colleagues, and be respected in turn\u003cbr\u003e  Be treated fairly\u003cbr\u003e  Earn the money they need to\u003cbr\u003e  Expand their self-reliance\u003cbr\u003e  Achieve “quality of life,” flexibility, or control over what they do and how they do it\u003cbr\u003e  Balance their numerous important life roles\u003cbr\u003e  Make a significant positive difference in the world and in the lives of others\u003cbr\u003e  Utilize their voices, talents, and abilities\u003cbr\u003e  Contribute fully in ways that reflect their unique needs and values without being negatively judged or diminished\u003cbr\u003e Professional breakdown, then, involves realizing that you are struggling—and failing—to attain a positive life experience that includes passion, power, purpose, security, integrity, self-reliance, and balance. For some, addressing crisis and making room for positive life change requires a good deal of inner and outer work. But for others, small tweaks in a critical dimension are enough.\u003cbr\u003e For all individuals, breaking through to positive life change involves three powerful steps:\u003cbr\u003e 1. Step back to disentangle from your situation and gain a fresh, expanded perspective.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Let go of negative thinking and actions that hold you back.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Say yes! to honoring yourself and taking action toward what compels you.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenefits of Addressing Crisis and Saying Yes! to Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAfter living in the midst of crisis for a long time, women often feel chronically debilitated, depressed, angry, or sick. They may feel unable to live fully or experience meaning and joy, or be present for those they love and care for. Once you awaken to the sense that you are somehow thwarted and not living up to your potential, you feel discomfort and pain.\u003cbr\u003e As you begin your exploration, the difficulty of your experiences may seem to be draining you of the energy needed to start the process of change. But those who have lived through this period have said, “Once I took the first step of examining what was not working, I began to feel hopeful that things could change. It seemed as if an enormous weight had lifted, and I knew then that I could do what I needed to.”\u003cbr\u003e The benefits of taking the first step, and gaining even small degrees of power to overcome professional breakdown, are enormous. You will begin to:\u003cbr\u003e  Make friends with yourself and your body, and understand the information your physical condition reveals\u003cbr\u003e  Enjoy stronger, healthier, more connected relationships that are based on empathy and respect rather than conflict and competition\u003cbr\u003e  Recognize the influence of your ego and learn how to integrate it with other aspects of yourself\u003cbr\u003e  Find enjoyable, purposeful work that sustains you\u003cbr\u003e  Access inspiration and helpful support when you need it\u003cbr\u003e  Discover your unique purpose that gives meaning to your life and work, and live from that knowledge each day\u003cbr\u003e  Embrace change rather than fight it\u003cbr\u003e  Live more joyfully and passionately\u003cbr\u003e  Thrive and grow through life’s challenges\u003cbr\u003e The growth experience of breaking through your struggles transforms all aspects of your life. Ample evidence shows that women are finding new ways to successfully deal with major professional crises and are reaching new levels of success and satisfaction. Overcoming breakdown, and finding new meaning in life and work, is not only a possibility but a necessity—and a blessing—for thousands of women today.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302923784421,"sku":"NP9781576755594","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576755594.jpg?v=1767723038","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/breakdown-breakthrough-isbn-9781576755594","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}