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Lisa Kohn

Lisa Kohn is the author of a memoir, To the Moon and Back, due out September 18, 2018, that chronicles her childhood – growing up in the East Village of New York City in the 1970s and in the Unification Church (the Moonies). Lisa writes of her recovery from the emotional abuse and abandonment she faced, and her now life of hope as a thriving and happy mom, wife, and leadership consultant and coach. You can read more at her website, www.lisakohnwrites.com, where you can also download the first chapter of her book.

You Can’t Feel Bad and Good in the Same Moment (and You Get To Choose)

Lisa Kohn learned how to choose between feeling bad and feeling good, even when she thought she had no control over her feelings. We...

You Get to Choose How You Feel, No Matter What

Lisa Kohn remembers (and remembers again) that she gets to choose how she feels; she may not be able to control feelings as they...

I’m No Longer Calling Him the Messiah

Our words are powerful, and in many ways they create our reality—whether or not it's the reality we want. Lisa Kohn shares how she...

How to Find Your Way Back

Lisa Kohn was raised in a cult and had to find self-care practices to heal from her childhood. She believes these same practices can...

Raised by Wolves

Lisa Kohn found the strength to keep going, even when life's circumstances made her feel incapable of letting go of fear and learning to...

To the Moon and Back: One Woman’s Memoir of Growing Up and Leaving a Cult

Told in spirited candor, Lisa Kohn's memoir, To the Moon and Back, reveals how one can leave behind absurdity and horror and create a...

I Forgive Myself in Advance

It is so easy to slip into perfectionism and to beat ourselves up for any small slips. As Lisa Kohn's book publication date approaches,...

Lean Into the Suck, Embrace the Sh*t

Lisa Kohn is a positive person and almost always does her best to see beauty, joy, light, and growth. But she's learned that sometimes...

What Will Ease My Heart?

Lisa Kohn is learning, more and more, to ease her heart and lessen the harsh, judging voices that often reside in her mind. Now,...

I Distract Myself

Life can be hard and painful, and Lisa Kohn has found that one of the easiest and best ways to bring herself out of...

I Would Never Be with an Alcoholic

Lisa Kohn stumbled into an Al-Anon meeting decades ago, and learned that it's OK to need, and important to get, help.

There Is Hope After…

It is too easy to feel hopeless. Lisa Kohn has learned how to find hope, even in the midst of fear and despair.