Book titled 'Finding Gold in the Wounds' by Rodrigo Petersen, featuring a sketch of mountain peaks on the cover.

I'm proud to share something I've been working on for years.

More than twenty years ago, I stood at the bottom of a mountain I couldn't see how to climb. This book holds what I gathered on that climb: 100+ insights and 40 reflection questions from the last 15 years of deep healing work.

Raw, honest stuff about transformation and finding meaning in the hard parts of life.

These reflections explore healing, emotion, self, community, and wonder, not as answers, but as signposts. Not as rules, but as reminders from someone who's walked through darkness and found that our wounds, when met with courage, can become our greatest teachers.

For anyone navigating their own journey, these pages offer quiet companionship.

One insight at a time.

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A list of nine items numbered I to IX on a light background, covering topics like healing, pain, emotions, perception, self, community, joy, wonder, and the divine.
Page from from the book "finding gold in the wounds" by Rodrigo Petersen with the quote 'Mountains are never climbed in straight lines.'
Page from the book "finding gold in the wounds" by Rodrigo Petersen with a quote about losing and finding the path, against a light yellow background.
Page from a book with the title 'II. Facing the Pain' and the quote 'Avoid pain, avoid healing.'
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A page from a book or presentation titled 'III. Emotional Alchemy Working with Emotions,' with a quote: 'At the root of anger often lies a need for love.'
Motivational quote about life and smiling on a light yellow background.
A book page with a quote: "Self-sabotage may be the inner child crying for attention and care."
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Page from a book or quote card with text: "VIII. Wonder. It is certain that wonder is the best antidote to certainty."
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Quote page with the text, "The path cannot move you if you cling to safety," by V. Self & Agency, on a pale yellow background.