This Way Up - by Patti Clark (Paperback)

About the Book

A story of healing for women who yearn to lead a fuller life, accompanied by a workbook designed to help readers work through personal challenges, discover new inspiration, and harness their creative power.

Book Synopsis

International Excellence Body, Mind, Spirit Book Awards Winner: Self-help
Women spend so much of life nurturing and giving to others that when they find themselves alone--because of an empty nest, the end of a marriage, or the death of a partner--they often struggle with feeling purposeless. This Way Up: Seven Tools for Unleashing Your Creative Self and Transforming Your Life provides a step-by-step way out of this sense of loss and into a life filled with enthusiasm, creativity, and joy. This story of healing centers on the essential wisdom of introspection and on the importance of following one's dreams. Join the protagonist, Katya, a widow whose two sons have recently left home, as she learns seven tools for uncovering her best self: visualization, heart-centered goal setting, positive focus, meditation on love; meditation on forgiveness, gratitude, and taking action on inspiration. Katya's experience highlights these insights in an easily digestible, highly relatable format that readers can systematically apply to their own circumstances as they work through This Way Up's twelve weeks' worth of day-by-day journaling exercises, thought-provoking questions, and reader support. For any woman who yearns to lead a fuller life but doesn't know how to begin, this book is an ideal starting point.

Review Quotes

International Excellence Body, Mind, Spirit Book Awards Winner: Self-help 2017 IPPY Silver Medal Winner in Self-Help "This Way Up is a bold new path to personal growth and one that will help any woman who caretakes everyone but herself, whether at work or at home. Patti Clark's approach is wholly unique and the meditations, visualizations, questions, and journal prompts will gently lead you back to yourself."
--Brenda Knight, author of Be a Good in the World

"Clark has written an extraordinary story of reclaiming creative wisdom. Part compelling tale, part twelve-week course, This Way Up is a signpost for anyone looking to point the rest of her life in the direction of inspiration."
--Toni Piccinini, author of The Goodbye Year

"This Way Up is a healing guide to a more fulfilling life. Chock-full of practical tools, practices and reflection questions, it's a helpful and relatable book for readers wanting to deepen self-insight, release the obstacles and doubts that hold them back, and find the courage to claim the life they yearn for and deserve."
--Donna Stoneham, author of The Thriver's Edge

"Anyone over 50 will identify with Kat's feeling of invisibility and vulnerability; Clark provides realistic tools to empower the reader seeking a better path and life. This book stands out in its unique format as a self-help workbook starting with Kat's tale. The activities presented are applicable to any age group of women and provides the way for a new creative, more joyful life."
--Kathy Nester, Penny for my Thoughts blog

"I totally loved This Way Up, but more than that, I realized that I really needed it. I found myself taking notes and drawing pictures . . . thank you so much for delivering this very timely and wonderfully user-friendly help into my hands. Very nicely hewn characters and such easy-to-identify-with people and patterns, which makes readers think that they could easily do this stuff too. I love the fact that this is written as a self-help book for people who don't want a self-help book! It's a good tool for the type of help I need - self reflective, confidence-building, spiritual guidance. It's led me to being more creative as well."
--Suze Podger, "The Artisan" Book Reviews

?""If you enjoy the work of Julia Cameron or use Daily Pages as part of your creative morning rituals, then you will love Patti Clark?'s book, This Way Up .?"
--James Taylor, Entrepreneur

"This Way Up is the perfect accompaniment for any recovery work being done. It will add depth and enrich your recovery."
--Sally M., Addictions Counselor

"Author Patti Clark is a cross between Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia Cameron." --Joanne McCall, Trainer/Author/Speaker

About the Author

Patti Clark is the award-winning author of This Way Up: Seven Tools for Unleashing Your Creative Self and Transforming Your Life. Her own experience as a middle-aged woman in recovery is deeply reflected in her new book, Recovery Road Trip. Patti was born and raised in Northern California, lived in New Zealand for many years, and is now living in Portugal.