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  We live in a world that often demands emotional simplicity—be happy, stay strong, don’t overreact. But real emotions are anything but simple. They’re layered, tangled, and often inconvenient. They surprise us. They contradict each other. And when we try to avoid their complexity, we lose something essential: connection to ourselves. In Learning to Feel, Second Edition , one man dares to stop simplifying—and starts feeling . A trained psychologist, the author spent his life understanding emotional theory, but it wasn’t until he confronted his own emotional disconnection that he realized understanding isn't the same as living. His journey back into feeling wasn’t quick or easy. It involved peeling away layers of learned detachment, confronting discomfort, and finally learning to experience his emotions instead of just labeling them. Along the way, he discovered that the complexity he once tried to avoid was, in fact, the key to living fully and honestly. This powerful memoir is mo...

  Says Julia Aziz, author of Lessons of Labor ,  I respect that there are times in life that require more of us. It can even be empowering to know we can step up when needed. Other times, it just doesn't work to say “C'mon, get up, you can do this! What do you need to push through?" In these situations, maybe there's a downshift, a “Here I am. Here's my capacity. Now what will I do with it?” Find out what else she says about when you need to push through  HERE . To read more posts by and about Julia and her book, click HERE . To purchase copies of any MSI Press book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to read an MSI Press book and not have to buy for it? (1) Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it. (2) Ask us for a review copy; we love to have our books reviewed. VISIT OUR  WEBSITE  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OUR AUTHORS AND TITLES. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, a...

The second edition of the popular and award-winning book,  Learning to Feel  is available now on  Kindle  (e-book), at the MSI Press  webstore , and online and brick and mortar stores! Emotional intelligence on steroids - up close and personal; you will want this, many have already benefitted from reading the first edition.   Book description:  Understanding the complexities of human behavior and emotional response is no real help when it comes to experiencing feelings. In fact, having studied psychology and emotions as a career got in the way. In order to reconnect to his feelings-or what might be called the experience of the emotional experience-the author had to peel back layer upon layer to unlock the many places where his emotive process had been stuck. Learning to Feel may be one person's journey in emotional discovery, but it serves as a set of trail blazes through the dark forest of discovery for others to follow. Each chapter concludes wi...

    What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Each month, we share near-daily, or as often as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  The Rose and the Sword  by Dr. Judith Bach and Nanette Hucknall . Description A unique combination of fiction and self-development, this book invites the reader to enter a realm of modern and fantasy tales that stimulate both mind and feelings. Each tale addresses different aspects of the feminine and masculine energies that exist beyond gender and sexual identity in each one of us. At the end of each story is a psychological commentary that prov...