The Peace Guidebook - by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino & Katie Eastman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

As an extension of the global movement The Percolate Peace Project, The Peace Guidebook offers a practical, transformative roadmap for individuals, leaders, and organizations seeking to cultivate personal and collective peace, while also creating positive change in the world.

In a world that often feels divided, noisy, and uncertain, The Peace Guidebook is a soul-stirring invitation to return to what truly matters: a quieted soul, a love that reaches outward, and a life guided by collective compassion. This is more than a book--it's a call to action. A blueprint for change. A spark for a global peace movement.

Rooted in authors Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino's and Dr. Katie Eastman's decades of work helping people through grief, change, and transition, and inspired by the Percolate Peace Project, the book delivers Ten Principles of Peace that will help you:

• Heal what's unresolved within you
• Navigate conflict with courage and grace
• Create partnerships rooted in values and vision
• Lead from love, even when the world forgets how
• Build real, resilient, peace-filled communities

With practical tools for real transformation--including reflective prompts, authentic stories, and accessible daily practices--The Peace Guidebook becomes more than just a read. It's your steady companion, a well of wisdom you'll return to again and again as you uncover your most peaceful, purpose-driven self.

Review Quotes

"A truly interspiritual offering from Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino and Dr. Katie Eastman, grounded in the shared truths at the heart of every religious and spiritual path and in our universal longing for peace."

--Karen Noé, author of We Consciousness: 33 Profound Truths for Inner and Outer Peace

"The Peace Guidebook is a powerful companion for anyone ready to live with greater presence. It reminds us that peace is not passive--we must choose it. And that choice is life changing. With clarity and heart, this book guides us back to wholeness, helping us cultivate true peace from the inside out--radiating into the world around us."

--Kelly Browne, bestselling author of 101 Ways to Say Thank You and 101 Ways to Create Mindful Forgiveness

"The Peace Guidebook is an exceptionally valuable resource for anyone who desires not only greater peace, but greater understanding of how to sustain and ever expand that peace in the most extraordinary way."

--Michael McGlone, actor and musician

"This guidebook is a true beacon of wisdom in turbulent times. It reminds us that peace is something we cultivate, moment by moment, within ourselves. Every chapter invites reflection, compassion, and a deeper connection to life. A must-read for anyone ready to live with greater purpose and grace."

--Ken D. Foster, bestselling author, producer of the Voices of Courage and Heal It shows

In this self-help book, two experts on personal development highlight ways to practice peace daily.

"Peace is not something we wait for," life coaches Hamilton-Guarino and Eastman point out in the
book's introduction, adding that it is instead "something we practice--every day, in every interaction, in every breath." The authors challenge popular misconceptions of peace that relegate it to an abstract ideal, reduce
it to passive inaction, or defer its value onto others, and they argue that it begins inside oneself and in one's interactions with family members, colleagues, and communities. Central to the
book's convincing premise is that peace starts with compassion ("When you commit to practicing
compassion," they write, "you promote peace"), and that actively choosing compassion not only helps
bring inner peace, but is also a contribution to global peace movements. As a guidebook, the volume
provides pragmatic advice, often in bulleted lists, on how to embrace its central concept, while
emphasizing that it requires constant vigilance and patience. A wealth of practical ancillaries
includes journaling prompts (included on lined paper throughout the book), real-world exercises to help break an "autopilot cycle" in stressful situations, and prompts for group discussions. There are memoiristic vignettes from the authors' own lives, as well as inspirational stories contributed by people they've encountered as life coaches, licensed therapists, and motivational speakers. Hamilton-Guarino, a bestselling author of nearly a dozen
works, joins Eastman, whose academic background is in clinical psychology, for this book; the pair,
who previously worked together on Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through (2014), are
particularly adept at blending a welcoming, personable writing style with a solid understanding of
best practices in contemporary psychology and peace theory that's backed by scholarly references.
Although the authors' overall goal of a more peaceful world is admirable, they're also careful to
emphasize that the book "doesn't ask for perfection." Instead, it effectively encourages readers to
contribute to this goal--one small change and action at a time.

A practical and engagingly written guidebook to embodying peace in one's daily life.

--Kirkus Reviews

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Once again, Elizabeth and Katie bring us what we all need, right when we need it, in an actionable and inspiring format. No matter where you are in your journey, this practical guide will help you practice peace and feel less alone while doing it."

--Lizz Schumer, books editor at People Magazine and author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel

About the Author

Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino is the founder of The Best Ever You Network and host of The Best Ever You Show, a top-ranked podcast with over 5 million global downloads. She is also the co-founder of Compliance4, a consulting firm providing strategic solutions in regulatory compliance, leadership, and business excellence. A Master Life Coach and bestselling author, Elizabeth is widely recognized as one of America's leading voices in personal development, leadership, and mindset transformation.

Through her books, coaching, and global media platform, she has helped individuals and organizations achieve world-class excellence by integrating strategic vision, gratitude-centered leadership, and empowered action. She is the author of The Change Guidebook and The Success Guidebook, and co-author (with Dr. Katie Eastman) of Percolate - Let Your Best Self Filter Through (Hay House) and the forthcoming The Peace Guidebook. She also co-authored award-winning children's books with Sally Huss.

A sought-after speaker and media contributor, Elizabeth brings a unique blend of heart, strategy, and soul to everything she does. She and her husband, Peter, split their time between Maine and South Carolina, where they enjoy life with their four adult sons, two dogs, and three beloved rescue cats.

Dr. Katie Eastman is a nationally respected grief and change expert with over three decades of experience helping people turn heartbreak into healing and trauma into transformation. A psychotherapist, master grief coach, organizational consultant, and cofounder of Recreate Coaching and Counseling, Dr. Katie brings deep emotional insight, spiritual awareness, and practical tools to life's most profound challenges. Trained in the integration of psychology and spirituality, she infuses every aspect of her work with compassion, presence, and purpose. As coauthor of The Peace Guidebook, Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through, and author of Uplifting: Inspiring Stories of Loss, Change, and Growth, she helps others discover that even in the midst of loss, peace and meaning can rise.