Welcome to Your Crisis

February 20, 2006
Crisis is inevitable, but Day (Practical Intuition
), a self-described "intuitive healer" and "beacon for people in crisis," believes crisis can be a catalyst for change. She relates her own tragedies: her mother committed suicide when Day was 14; years later, her marriage ended, leaving Day impoverished and with a newborn son to raise. She relates how she learned to let go of her former life and reinvent herself by penning a bestselling self-help manual and within a few years had earned almost $4 million. Most readers won't be so fortunate in recovering from their crises, but Day presents a wide variety of exercises—such as making a list of people you can reach out to and rewriting your "personal mythology"—that can assist those struggling through emotional hard times. The main thing, she says, is to go on with daily tasks that keep you grounded, from paying bills to exercising. One should avoid letting rumination, recrimination and a need for retribution—which keep one mired in the past—interfere with future possibilities.

April 1, 2006
Day ("Practical Intuition in Love: Let Your Intuition Guide You to the Love of Your Life"), a New York -based intuitor to celebrities, shifts her focus to helping everyday people recognize personal crises as opportunities for change. In an appealing, conversational style, she introduces four distinct crisis types -depression, anxiety, rage, and denial -and guides readers in identifying attitudes and reactions that may prevent them from effectively dealing with a crisis situation. Day asserts that crises are unique windows of opportunity during which individuals can make major life changes and create the lives they -ve always wanted. While she does pose questions and offer suggestions for self-reflection, this book would have benefited from more formalized guided exercise sections to help readers apply her advice. No matter, those familiar with Day -s earlier work or interested in psychic and New Age topics will enjoy. Recommended for public libraries." -Crystal Renfro, Georgia Inst. of Technology Lib. & Information Ctr., Atlanta"

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