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The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips
Too often we’ve been taught to view our emotions with suspicion, seeing them as something to be suppressed, managed, or mastered. This isn’t true. Emotions are not your enemy. Internal war is not your destiny. You were created to flourish.
In this game-changing book, trauma therapist and mental health expert Dr. Anita Phillips reveals how embracing emotion is the key to living your most powerful life. Just as gardens thrive in good ground, the abundant life you’ve been seeking can only be grown in the soil of your heart.
Blending faith, the latest discoveries in neurobiology, and her own research and work as a licensed therapist, Dr. Anita shows you how to cultivate a state of emotional well-being that can:
*strengthen your body and reverse the effects of trauma,
*calm anxiety and renew your mind, and
*unleash a new level of spiritual power in your life.
The Garden Within will equip you with the tools you need to nurture a part of yourself that has been misunderstood for too long — your heart — setting you free to live just as the Creator intended.
My Thoughts On The Book:
I am absolutely loving this fabulous book as it is a great read and I so appreciate the author sending me a copy in exchange for my thoughts. I love that this is a faith based book that also adds a bit of science to the mix. I love this book as it is therapuetic and I am learning more and more about myself and that is somethign I would have never thought could happen via a book. This is therapy in a book and it teaches you to understand your feelings and to combat the negativity that may come with them and the underlying message of Faith means everything to me. The Garden Within is designed to help readers spiritually, emotionally and physically and this is a book that I can see myself coming back to time and time again. This is a nust ahve book for anyone looking to grow spiritually also….and I highly recommend it for everyone!
The Garden Within is important in so many ways and they are…..
*Just as gardens thrive in good fertile ground, the abundant life that we’ve all been seeking can only be grown in the soil of your heart.
*Words are like seeds (like the parable of the sower) and the soil in our hearts need to be reset to receive words from God so that they take hold.
*Blending faith and the latest discoveries in neurobiology
The Garden Within will help to guide you….
*Strengthen your body and the reverse the effects of trauma
*Calm anxiety and renew your mind
*Unleash a new level of spiritual power in your life
Author Bio:
Dr. Anita Phillips, LCSW-C is a trauma therapist, life coach, and minister. Widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of mental health, faith, and culture, Dr. Anita holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Regent University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a dynamic speaker and podcast host who adores her family and friends, a good pint of ice cream, and sitting by the ocean.
The Garden Within sounds incredible right!? I think we all have issues that we need to work out and this book is the perfect way to get that spiritual therapy that we all need and I so appreciate Dr. Anita Phillips for sharing it with us all! This book was an instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestsellers! Not only that but it bwas also featured on the SUPER SOUL PODCAST hosted by Oprah Winfrey and additionally on Oprah Daily, Red Table Talk, Essence, Tamron Hall, Woman Evolve, Proverbs 31, the Today Show, and more!
21 Comments
Ben Butler
I need to get this book. I feel like I haven’t really paid attention to my inner garden for a long time, and I can feel it.
mcushing7
I am. with you and that is why i am loving this book. I can see myself using this regularly for referencing.
Amber
This sounds like an amazing book. I will have to pick it up for my mom. It sounds like something she’d really enjoy.
Kathy
Sounds like this would be a really good book to read. I’m going to have to look in to this one.
Tara Pittman
I do love the topic of this book. I like how it references faith to a garden.
Yeah Lifestyle
I find that books like this are really valuable and providing us with knowledge and helping us to understand and take charge of our emotions. It sounds like a really great read!
Crystal @ Sharing Life's Moments
This sounds like an interesting read. My faith is what gets me through every day of my life. I like how you stated that she talks about both faith and science in this book. I’ll have to check it out.
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lavandamichelle
I’m excited to check it out and see how it can help me grow spiritually and emotionally.
jupiterhadley
Sounds like a really good read for grounding yourself! Thank you for sharing your review.
karen
This seems like a very interesting read, I love love love the title…I will try to get it, Dr. Anita Phillips is an amazing writer.
LisaLisa
I can’t wait to read this; it sounds really interesting! I think I’ll go ahead and order it now to have it on hand for winter. I really appreciate how you mentioned that this book is deepening your faith and helping you understand your feelings better. Grasping your faith is such an important part of embracing God’s word!
mcushing7
I so love your commnent and yes! Faith is everything right and God is good 😉
Natasha Mairs - Serenity You
This sounds like a really greats self help book to read. Adding it to my wish list
keisha1989
This book sounds transformative! Embracing emotions for healing and growth is such a powerful concept!
A Nation of Moms
This book sounds wonderful and very uplifting. I also really like the cover!
Hari
The garden within sounds like a wonderful book to read. Can’t wait to pick it up!
laura
I just order a copy of the book, I am waiting for it to come in, I can’t wait to dive into it. This books is something that I need. Thanks for sharing this amazing review.
Khush
The Garden Within sounds interesting to me. I need it check out this book for the spiritual therapy that we need.
Rhian Scammell
I never really considered emotions like a garden before. But it really struck me when you’ve said ‘Just as gardens thrive in good ground, the abundant life you’ve been seeking can only be grown in the soil of your heart.’ This really makes sense x
mcushing7
It is beautiful right Rhian? I am. enjoying this book and can see myself referring to it regularly.
Stefani Tolson
This sounds like an interesting book to read. I may have to grab me a copy.