cover image Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go

Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go

Jill Sherer Murray. She Writes, $16.95 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-63152-852-1

Journalist and life coach Murray’s excellent debut provides women a road map for personal growth, development, and pursuit of romantic love. Murray believes the foundations of growth are self-love and managing one’s “vicious” inner voice. “Change your limiting beliefs, change everything,” she counsels, and notes that it’s impossible to attract or enjoy romantic love without first loving oneself. Her method of “big wild love” requires a deliberate, intentional approach to taking care of oneself, and understanding that at everyone’s core is a set of beliefs that can both define and derail one’s pursuit of love. She explains how engaging in self-exploration and uncovering beliefs (conscious and unconscious) about love can lead to happily ever after, explaining that feeling “deserved to be loved” is the key to finding the right partner. She also provides helpful questionnaires and advice for responding to relationship disharmony (such as the “Two Day Relationship Detox” plan). With an empathetic tone, Murray demonstrates that the best way of dealing with uncertainty is simply to own it. Her empowering guide will be ideal for fans of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. (May)