The Thundering Years by Julie Tallard Johnson - ISBN: 9780892818808
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Harness teen emotions, find wisdom, and navigate life’s thunderous transition.

The Thundering Years

Rituals and Sacred Wisdom for the Journey into Adulthood

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    4 January 2001

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Summary

Shows teens how to harness the intense emotions and drives of the late-teen years using wisdom from cultures around the world.

  • Includes exercises, personal and community rituals, and resources that show how to successfully navigate the Thundering Years without heading toward violence, drug abuse, and other self-destructive behaviors.
  • Includes inspiring quotations from many spiritual traditions as well as the words and real-life experiences of other young adults.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780892818808
ISBN-10:0892818808
Author:Julie Tallard Johnson
Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:Bindu Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:4 January 2001
Weight:558g
Audience Age:12-18
What They're Saying

Critics Review

” Thundering Years shares native world wisdom to help smooth teen’s transitions into adulthood.”

Thundering Years shares native world wisdom to help smooth teen’s transitions into adulthood.” * Nexus, May/June 2003 *
“This book describes many ways to create peace and happiness, some on your own and some with your friends.” * His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama *
“In an attempt to provide you with authentic containers for the tumultuous energy of the Thundering Years, many are rediscovering indigenous ways. The call to awaken our ancestral wisdom is strong. Personal and community rituals are ways of reuniting us when we are in a state of alienation and turmoil with Spirit.” * Sobonfu Some, African shaman, from chapter 5 *
”… so well organized and so succinctly presented that the reader is drawn on to a deeper appreciation of the truth that your life, your future, who you are, is in your own power.” * Napra ReView, May/June 2001 *
“Substantive activities and grounded writing make for an appealing invitation to self-discovery.” * Mothering, Nov/Dec 2001 *
“This is a very inspirational book that offers alternative spiritual approaches for the teen years that are much lacking in mainstream American culture. It is highly recommended for teens and the adults who car about them.” * Theresa Jones, Circle Magazine *
”… highly recommended. Parents who read this will no doubt wish they’d had this resource twenty years ago!” * Barbara Ardinger, The Blessed Bee, Winter 2001-02 *
”[Johnson] offers numerous techniques to help teens direct their powerful energy, live creatively, tell their stories, and release anger through ritual.” * Spirit of Change, Summer 2008 *

About The Author

Julie Tallard Johnson

Julie Tallard Johnson is a psychotherapist and mentor of teens and young adults. She began her practice of meditation at the age of 16 and has traveled to such places as Australia and Bali to gather wisdom. She has written three other teen books and is the author of the forthcoming I Ching for Teenagers. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin, with her partner and their daughter and the red-tailed hawks.

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