You Matter

Melvin Miller's heartfelt candor and earnest desire to help are the key ingredients in this perfectly balanced lesson. Along with briefer segments narrated by his coauthor, what you mostly hear is a resonant Miller explaining the basics of the seven practices and, in live recordings, interacting with engaged seminar attendees. In the seminar recordings, his voice is kind, and he listens sincerely, frequently affirming and empathizing. His seven-practice approach to growth is grounded in identity--our deepest, if often unconscious, beliefs about who we are, how we fit in the world, and what possibilities are available to us. With ersatz inspirational music used liberally, if not always successfully, the production is otherwise a seamless, moving blend of sparse teaching, engaging seminar interactions, and easy-to-use exercises. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine