In The Press

2018 National Indie Excellence Awards Winner in Personal Growth 2018 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Self-Help: General 2018 Body, Mind, Spirit Book Award Finalist in Spiritual Psychology 2018 Body, Mind, Spirit Book Award Finalist in Self Help “Alice McDowell has brought us a gem with Hidden Treasure! She has masterfully shared with us her in-depth knowledge and clinical experience working with the 5 Belief Systems / Character Structure. The material is clear, practical, easy to understand, and the exercises are sure to deepen self-awareness on one’s transformational journey.”
—Anne Hoye, Dean, Barbara Brennan School of Healing and The Brennan Institute

“Hidden Treasure provides a comprehensive, eye-opening exploration of five fundamental ways that humans distort their inner Light in order to ‘protect’ themselves from real or imagined harm. It is a pleasure to read, with abundant real-life vignettes that help to flesh out the subtle workings of each of the defense structures. Written with exceptional clarity, it offers a number of approaches for healing each structure, making it eminently useful to anyone motivated to grow emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually.”
—David Harman, PhD, Co-founder of Inner Source Healing and co-author of The Way of Love

“Based on decades of experience in guiding people towards psychological and spiritual wholeness, Alice McDowell introduces the five personality types of bio-enegetic therapy and shows how they can support self-healing and transformation. Practical, clear, and wise, this book is a precious gift to anyone seeking to understand the patterns that underlie their behavior.”
—Jalaja Bonheim, PhD, author of The Sacred Ego: Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World

“Hidden Treasure will be of immense value to anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the forces and circumstances that create the sense of self. Readers may be surprised to learn how the five basic character defenses McDowell describes manifest as distinguishable traits in the physical body. The treasure is the path of personal development and spiritual unfolding that knowledge of our character structure offers.”
—Lisa Loustanau, Director of Education, Institute of Core Energetics

“Actions for the body, insights for the soul—Hidden Treasure is filled with gems polished by McDowell's patient, exacting, and extensive experience guiding people from many professions and life paths. She has synthesized a wise and gentle approach to human development and personal freedom that can be used alone or with others.”
—Mary Gilliland, author of Gathering Fireand the Writing Walk-In Service Handbook