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Soul Shift

The Weary Human's Guide to Getting Unstuck and Reclaiming Your Path to Joy

by Rachel Macy Stafford
Rachel Macy Stafford
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Reclaim Joy, Inner Freedom, and Zest for Life.
How often do you feel joy—a truly pure, unadulterated experience of ease, bliss, and happiness? In childhood, our joy arises in the moment, spontaneous and free. But as we become adults, we’re faced with the pressure of increased responsibilities, endless demands, and a barrage of breaking news. And along the way, we forget how to be present in our own lives.
In Soul Shift, Rachel Macy Stafford offers us a practical, inclusive guide to navigating a culture of distraction and depletion to find our way back to what delights our heart, makes us feel alive, and brings us peace. She illuminates how to embody the practice of presence, where we return home to our authentic selves and the joy found only in the here and now.
Like a wise, empathetic friend, Stafford accompanies you on a wondrous exploration of self-discovery. She walks you through a symbolic botanical garden made up of eight areas designed to help you practice: presence, worthiness, letting go of perfection, self-kindness, authenticity, forgiveness, looking after yourself, and cultivating your gifts.
Soul Shift helps you rediscover the joy inside you at a pace that is natural, with an approach that is gentle and practical exercises that are easy to follow. Here, you will learn how to:
• Release external measurements of success so you can focus on what matters
• Respond to life’s challenges with awareness and compassion
• Realign with your heart and the calm presence within
• Create a framework to center you when life steers you off course
• Experience the healing power of presence for yourself and with the ones you love
In practicing this work, “our innermost truths come to the surface,” Stafford writes. “Barriers crumble, the past loses its grip, and we are finally free to show up as our fully human selves and make our unique contributions to the world.”

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  • Release date

    March 28, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781649630872
      • File size: 229611 KB
      • Duration: 07:58:21

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 19, 2022
      In this earnest outing, Hands Free Mama blogger Stafford (Live Love Now) outlines a plan for escaping the hectic world and rediscovering inner sources of joy. After the pressures of work, motherhood, and depression spurred a breakdown in her late 30s, Stafford realized her “do it all” attitude was getting in the way of her real priorities, leading her to embark on a “soul shift journey.” To that end, she lays out an eight-part plan to reorient one’s life and live according to one’s values. A chapter on presence urges readers to carve out distraction-free time and committing to being hands-free during them. Elsewhere, Stafford elaborates on self-forgiveness (“Today matters more than yesterday. Your story is still being written”) and self-care (“begin... giv yourself the same care you give others”). Though sometimes her broad aims—discovering ill-defined personal “truths,” finding joy—can make for meandering reading, Stafford shows refreshing vulnerability and skillfully locates meaning in the everyday. Self-help readers will enjoy Stafford’s account of putting her plan into action, even if some of the advice feels reheated.

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Motivational speaker Stafford (Live Love Now) warns that today's harried society can place individuals in the "passenger seat" of their own lives. They also tend to abandon their childhood selves. This trend results in the lost ability to connect with oneself and remember what is most fulfilling or meaningful. Stafford addresses this issue by creating a "soul-shift journey" with eight practices to explore, including self-worth, letting go of perfectionism, being kind to oneself, being authentic, self-forgiveness, and taking care of oneself. Each practice has its own chapter in which the author includes uplifting poetry or prose to share her own experiences coping with life's challenges. In most chapters readers will find four "stepping-stones" to use as they address the goals of each section. Practices include a variety of prompts, affirmations, and exercises such as coloring, drawing, journaling, writing encouraging notes, and creating achievable self-care goals. Chapters can be read in any order and should be revisited frequently, as soul-shifting remains an ongoing process. VERDICT Stafford provides reassuring and inspiring words coaxing readers through each practice. Recommended for anyone needing to reconnect with their true inner selves and reclaim joy in today's stressful world.--Erica Swenson Danowitz

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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