As a self-declared spiritual seeker and psychiatrist for 30 years, I was rewarded to read Katie's book on toxic spirituality, both for the wisdom that is required to illuminate the spiritual path and the tenderness with which she approaches the subject. Having worked with and witnessed Katie's skills for many years in different settings, as a student, teacher, and mentor, she continues to bring a warm conversational style when addressing the benefits of feeling more grounded in a disorienting world where exhaustion, stress, and mental health are common concerns. While progress has been in making wellbeing a focus of our lives, and despite easy access to mental health support in the digital space, the mental health crisis continues to grow. There is growing awareness that spiritual health is essential for mental health and Katie offers a vision of how spirituality could make a significant contribution toward greater well-being and flourishing. While the spiritual path can be seductive, and at times blissfully calm, it requires patience, humility, wise counsel, guidance and trustworthy mentorship to benefit from its healing powers. Katie brings an honest blend of personal and professional reflections in exploring the world of the human spirit. She offers a concise yet broad exploration of a potentially confusing topic. Our lives are filled with pairs of opposites; enticing and boring, light and dark, useful and dangerous, authentic and fake.

In a world where even spirituality has become monetized, this book is filled with a rich understanding of the pitfalls, shortcomings, false promises, unrealistic expectations, and warning signs that lie ahead. Katie shows us how to tune into a fuller spiritual and soulful being in the service of uncovering the gifts at the core of our humanity and thereby build a more complete and resilient inner literacy. Both novice seekers and seasoned professionals will find an up-to-date summary of contemporary spirituality, a glossary of terms, an extensive reference list, and trustworthy resources for those who wish to nourish the spirit and soul. It Is true that each of us is on a spiritual journey, whether we acknowledge it or not. This book is an invitation to wholeheartedly embrace new possibilities for seeing where you are, where you want to go, and the recognition that there may be more inside of you that is worthy of your kind attention. In this way, you may notice an improvement in the quality of your being while you are doing your doing. Reading this book might bring you moments of caution and surprise but mostly a more inspired vision of what lies waiting in your heart. Dr.

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