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Real Life. Preparing for the seven absolutely unavoidable worst days of your life.

Bestselling author and talk show host Dr Phil returns with another life-changing book that will help you survive and conquer the seven worst days of your life!

It's one thing to know how to manage day-to-day turbulence; it's another to handle a potentially devastation crisis. What if you could prepare yourself for the worst days of your life before they even happen?

There are certain days in a person's lifetime that stands out: the day you lose someone you love; the day you realise you have an addiction; the day you're told you're seriously ill or fighting disease.

There are life's truths and are unavoidable. Will you be ready when they arrive? Do you have the strength to fight on? Will you survive and be better for it?

In Real Life, Real Life. Preparing for the seven absolutely unavoidable worst days of your life bestselling author and talk show host Dr Phil McGraw helps you prepare for the seven most critical days you or a loved one are likely to face in the span of your life.

Learn how to survive:

1. Loss- the day you or someone you love experiences loss through death of divorce

2. Fear- the day you realise you've lived your life according to the expectations of others, not based on your own goals or desires.

3. Adaptability Breakdown- the day the pressures of balancing your responsibilities and needs, along with life's demands, becomes too overwhelming and you realise you're not coping.

4. Physical Health- the day you or someone you love physically breaks down because of illness, trauma or disease.

5. Mental Health- the day the mind breaks down and betrays you or someone you love.

6. Addiction- the day you realise addiction has taken control over a loved-one's life or your own.

7. Existential Crisis- the day you or someone you love lose the purpose, compass and connection to meaning in life.

Encountering these days can feel like hitting a brick wall. But while they will change your life, they do not have to ruin it. Dr Phil's step-by-step plan for getting through these unavoidable days is designed to help you feel prepared when it really matters, right in the midst of a crisis. Providing wisdom and resources that will guide you toward a solution that is right for you, Real Life, will show you how to change your life now, before you get into crisis, so that you know how to cope when any of these days hit your or someone you love.

Real Life. Preparing for the seven absolutely unavoidable worst days of your life.
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