A guided workbook for women118 pages

You knew.You always knew.

A 10-part workbook for women learning to trust themselves again after a relationship that made them doubt what they saw, felt, and knew.

Honest, unhurried prompts that help you untangle what happened, trace the pattern back to where it started, and come home to your own voice.

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My Inner Compass workbook cover by Maura Leigh — a watercolor compass rose surrounded by butterflies on a warm cream background

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Four real prompts from Part 1, plus one new prompt each month. No noise — unsubscribe anytime.

Two prompts from Part 1

“What did you pretend not to see because seeing it would have forced you to act?”
“When did you first know something was wrong — not suspect, but know?”

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About the author

Why I created this workbook

I created My Inner Compass because I know what it’s like to stop trusting your own voice—to second-guess what you felt, ignore what you knew, and stay in situations that slowly pulled you away from yourself. I wanted to create the kind of guided space I once needed: one that helps women find clarity, reconnect with their voice, and start trusting themselves again.

— Maura Leigh

Also by Maura Leigh

The Inner Compass Collection

Officially Untangled

Breaking the patterns that kept you stuck and finally starting over.

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Trusting My Gut

How to stop second-guessing yourself, recognize red flags and trust what you know.

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A look inside

Four real prompts from Part 1, Untangle — each with ruled space to write.

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Table of Contents

Ten parts and a closing reflection, across 118 pages.

  1. Part 1

    Untangle

    Be honest about what happened — not the polished version. Slow, knot by knot. Nothing here is about blame.

  2. Part 2

    Trace

    Follow the pattern back to where it started, and find compassion for the girl who learned it.

  3. Part 3

    Reclaim

    The return. Notice where you stopped listening to yourself, and choose not to leave yourself there.

  4. Part 4

    Recalibrate

    Reset what you accept, what you allow, and what you will no longer explain away.

  5. Part 5

    Realign

    Name what no longer fits the person you are becoming, and begin moving toward what does.

  6. Part 6

    Reinforce

    Build your evidence. Trust is built by proving to yourself that you already knew.

  7. Part 7

    Respond

    Practice answering from clarity instead of reacting from fear or habit.

  8. Part 8

    Navigate

    Not every strong feeling is intuition. Learn the difference between fear and what you know.

  9. Part 9

    Integrate

    Now the work — carrying what you've learned into ordinary days and real decisions.

  10. Part 10

    Trust

    What trusting yourself looks like from here, ending with a letter to the woman you are now.

  11. Closing

    Final Reflection

    You will not leave this book with every answer. You were never supposed to. Now you know where to return.

118

Pages, letter size

10

Parts, plus a Final Reflection

1

Letter to the woman you are now

“Before you can trust yourself again, you have to be honest about what happened — not the polished version, not the version you tell at dinner. The real one.”

Questions

What the workbook is, what's inside, and how it arrives.

What is a guided reflection workbook?

A guided reflection workbook is a journal that leads you somewhere on purpose. Instead of a blank page, it gives you honest, specific questions — one knot at a time — so the reflection moves from confusion toward clarity. My Inner Compass is built in ten parts, each one a stage of the work of coming back to yourself.

Is this a shadow work journal?

It overlaps with shadow work — the honest audit in Part 1, tracing the pattern back to where it started, reclaiming what you stopped listening to. But it is wider than that. Where a shadow work journal tends to focus on the hidden or rejected parts of you, My Inner Compass follows the whole arc from seeing clearly to trusting yourself again. If you already keep a shadow work journal, these prompts will sit naturally beside it.

How is this different from a regular journal?

A regular journal waits for you to know what to write. This one doesn't. Every page has a prompt and ruled writing space, so you never face a blank page. The ten parts are ordered — Untangle, Trace, Reclaim, and on through Trust — so the work builds instead of circling.

What's inside the 118 pages?

Ten parts plus a closing Final Reflection, with guided prompts and ruled writing space throughout. You move from an honest audit of what happened, through tracing the pattern, recalibrating what you accept, and learning the difference between fear and intuition, to a letter to the woman you are now.

Do I have to do the parts in order?

The parts are ordered for a reason — each one prepares the next — but nothing is locked. You can work straight through first, then return to the parts that meet you where you are.

Is it a printable PDF or a physical book?

It is a printable PDF, delivered right after checkout in two editions: US Letter for printing at home or a print shop, and a phone-sized edition that fits a small screen without pinch-zoom. There is no shipping and no waiting.

How long does it take to work through?

There is no schedule. Some readers move through a part a sitting; others sit with one prompt for days. The workbook is unhurried on purpose — it is reflection, not a checklist.

Is it religious?

No. The language is human and interior — trust, clarity, intuition, honesty — not tied to any faith. It's written for women of any background, with or without a spiritual practice.

Can I use it alongside therapy?

Yes. It's designed to work alongside therapy. The prompts are self-reflective and can open things worth bringing to a therapist. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care, but it works well as a companion to it.

Follow your Inner Compass

You may still question. You may still change direction. But now you know where to return. Within. Trust what you know. Honor what you feel.

— Maura Leigh

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