What if healing wasn't found in a prescription — but in the hard-won wisdom of people who'd already walked through the fire?
After twelve years of unanswered questions and mounting frustration with her own health, Dr. Laura Gabayan — a practicing physician — did something medicine hadn't taught her to do: she listened. She interviewed 60 wise people across North America — leaders, survivors, healers, and everyday seekers — and asked them what actually helped when life fell apart.
What emerged were eight timeless elements of wisdom that modern science can now support, and that no prescription pad can deliver.
Common Wisdom is not a self-help book with checklists and catchphrases. It's a deeply human journey through real stories of loss, resilience, and rebuilding — the kind of book that meets you in your hardest moment and tells you the truth: healing is possible, and it goes far beyond recovery.
Whether you're navigating grief, chronic illness, burnout, or simply the feeling that something essential is missing — this book offers a framework for not just getting back to who you were, but becoming someone stronger, wiser, and more at peace.
This book is for you if you're seeking:
Awards & Recognition: Nonfiction Book Award Winner Zibby Awards — Best Health & Wellness Book Goody Business Book Awards — Self-Help/Happiness
"Not only inspiring, but it gave me a way of thinking about what anyone can do with your lives." — Nonfiction Book Award Reviewer
"This changed my life. It's simply written and did not take long to read but wow, so much good stuff!!!" - Verified Purchase
"Insightful, motivational, inspirational, Common Wisdom is exceptionally reader-friendly" - Midwest Book Review
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Paperback. Condición: Good. Wisdom is the path to a more meaningful life.Common Wisdom describes the findings of the research-based scientific study titled, The Wisdom Research Project, which was created to answer the age-old question: What is Wisdom? Defining wisdom has been a challenge for every culture and civilization for millennia. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00104801333
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Good. Wisdom is the path to a more meaningful life.Common Wisdom describes the findings of the research-based scientific study titled, The Wisdom Research Project, which was created to answer the age-old question: What is Wisdom? Defining wisdom has been a challenge for every culture and civilization for millennia. Nº de ref. del artículo: CIN1956470913G
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Librería: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Wisdom is the path to a more meaningful life.Common Wisdom describes the findings of the research-based scientific study titled, The Wisdom Research Project, which was created to answer the age-old question: What is Wisdom? Defining wisdom has been a challenge for every culture and civilization for millennia. Nº de ref. del artículo: CIN1956470913VG
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