“Amy Bloch’s beautiful, inspiring and wise book 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, author of Simple Abundance
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Are you ready to experience the power of 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.
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 at us.
But Amy discovered that a lot of mental anguish comes from expecting your brain to do better than it can. She also discovered that every one of us has a secret weapon to call upon when brainpower isn’t enough, and that is Heart.
Amy tried desperately to “fix” Emily and exhausted herself trying 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. And that’s because Emily naturally taps into the power of Heart every single day.
“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 “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, author of Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful LifeIn the 17th Century, Descartes stated, ‘I think; therefore I am’ in his search for a statement that could not be doubted. Now, in the 21st Century, Amy Bloch and her daughter Emily, teach us that ‘We feel; therefore we are.’ 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.
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 her patients and 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.
A business consultant who felt petrified to accept a promotion for fear of humiliating himself, moved beyond brain’s negative forecasting of the future to Heart’s neutrality that what’s next is just “new.”
A high achieving student who sobbed in my office because she had been rejected from her top choice college learned to move beyond brain’s attachment to one particular outcome. Instead she embraced Heart’s insight that there are many potential paths to a good life.
A man who was unable to forgive his best friend for a lie, moved beyond brain’s fixation on wrong doing and “justice” to Heart’s allowing “just is,” and giving his friend a break.
A new mother whose infant was given a medical diagnosis moved beyond brain’s attachment to labels to Heart’s insight that her child was perfect.
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.
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.
