The Power of Heart | Free Book
The secret to a good life is not what you think.
Most of us have been raised to believe that we can solve any problem
if we think about it hard enough. We spend years honing our
intellect, knowing that our brains are our best line of defense
against whatever roadblocks life throws us. But each and every one
of us has a secret weapon to call upon when brainpower isn’t enough,
and that is Heart.
Amy Bloch discovered the power of
heart quite by accident. An accomplished psychiatrist, fully in
control of her professional and family life, Amy was dealt what she
thought was a devastating, insurmountable set-back when her daughter
Emily was born with a severe brain malformation. Amy tried
desperately to “fix” Emily, and exhausted herself in her efforts to
deal with the “problem” using her intellect, going at it
brain-first—the default way we tend to approach challenges in our
society. Emily, on the other hand, lives completely heart-first: she
simply doesn’t have the capabilities to approach life brain-first.
Yet to Amy’s initial surprise—and ultimately, to her great
admiration—Emily is remarkably happy and successful.
The Power of Heart
is the distillation of what Emily taught Amy—lessons that are
applicable to anyone’s life. Learning to be Emily’s mom and
observing how Emily approaches life prompted a radical change in
Amy’s life. It also transformed her work with patients in her
professional practice, where she witnessed over and over again how
getting out of brain and into heart made life deeper and richer,
less stressful, and more meaningful. While the brain is amazing,
powerful, and useful, it does come with limitations. There’s some
stuff the brain just doesn’t know, which is where heart comes in.
Tapping into heart helps your brain perform better, and makes you
stronger and smarter than you will ever be trusting only your brain.
Heart will allow you to live with uncertainty; find strength,
resilience, courage, and persistence in tough times; cast off
self-criticism and doubt, and have a lot more confidence and fun.
The Power of Heart is for readers of all ages and walks of
life who are ready to move beyond the brain-first strategy, and
embrace heart as well.
In The Press
"Every day we make important choices and vital decisions relying on
our overtired and distracted brains. Amy Bloch’s beautiful, inspiring
and wise book, The Power of Heart, is the gift of grace we all
need to remind us that our true source of wisdom is only a heartbeat
away."—Sarah Ban Breathnach, #1 New York Times bestselling
author of Simple Abundance and
Something More
"The Power of Heart isn’t the
sort of book one might expect a doctor to write. Based on her
experience with a perfect daughter who happens to have an atypical
brain, Amy Bloch has written a gently perceptive guide to releasing
the mind’s death-grip on intellect and replacing it with a wiser,
deeper way of knowing. In these pages, Bloch shows us a hundred simple
paths from suffering and stress into peace and happiness."—Martha
Beck, New York Times bestselling author of
Finding Your Own North Star
"The Power of Heart
shows that when we get out of our brain and into our heart we are able
to live deeper, more meaningful, more confident, and more enjoyable
lives. After reading this wonderful book, I don’t doubt this for a
second… neither will you."— Matthew Emerzian, founder and CEO of Every
Monday Matters, and author of
You Matter: Learning to Love Who You Really Are
"[Bloch's] strengths as an experienced psychiatrist and parent of four
shine through in her words. Her analogies,
examples of patients’
breakthroughs, and her own change in perspective will help readers
feel that they’ve
just had a great counseling session."—Booklist
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