Fit For Love: Find Your Self and Your Perfect Mate

This well-intentioned but jargon-filled self-help guide from life coach Sheean (The Alphabet of Powerful Existence) operates on the premise that the key to living a fulfilling life is found within oneself, and that being “fit for love” first requires practicing self-love. As Sheean phrases it, the people and events a person attracts are the “external mirror” of the person’s self-image. She is concerned with “filling in the missing pieces”—acceptance, trust, authenticity, and intimacy—required for whole and loving relationships. To this end, Sheean urges readers to become active in life, strip away tendencies to play the victim, and permit themselves to pursue things with the potential to promote self-growth. After focusing on the self, Sheean looks into ways of building meaningful relationships, which she views as a shared commitment to a journey with the end goal of self-empowerment. Though this guide has its heart in the right place and is full of wisdom and good advice, it’s difficult to sift through its textbook-like format, which relies heavily on key terms and exercises. (BookLife)