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The Soulmate Experience
by Mali Apple & Joe Dunn
I broke a promise to myself in order to read this book as quickly as possible and for free. It was worth it. I first heard of The Soulmate Experience about 6 months ago, and it peaked my interest because it focuses on how to keep the love alive in a relationship. Sounded interesting. So when I saw that they were giving the Kindle edition away for free in honor of their one year book anniversary, I caved and downloaded the Kindle software onto my Mac. Then I read the book. In 2 days.
It was a fun, easy read. The authors provided A TON of anecdotes, which at first I thought was annoying but they really helped to illustrate the points they were trying to make. Honestly, I didn't enjoy the beginning of the book because it was very similar to another I have read and I thought "no duh" a lot. However, as I progressed through the pages I realized that these two beings have some very helpful advice and insight!
For instance, there is an entire chapter on how to deal with jealousy, and it's not in the conventional way that you'd think! (i.e. nagging, guilt-trips, restrictions) Actually, nothing about this book follows the "conventional relationship model." As such, it was a very refreshing read. Some of the topics even sound a little scary [however, if you're in a relationship where two people are willing to work, nothing should be scary or off limits]. They gave tons of examples of fun dates, communication techniques, and easy ways to adopt new habits into your life.
Positivity was the sonorous bell throughout this book. It starts out by asking you to apply positive changes to yourself, thus making it easy to handle your relationship in a positive manner. I'm glad I have this book, because I'm sure I will reference it when my date ideas run dry! [And especially when my monkey brain gets the better of me!]
Hello Clarissa!
ReplyDeleteWe're so thrilled to happen across your thorough and heartfelt review. We totally understand your "no duh" experience early on, but felt it was necessary to begin where we did for the benefit of those readers who haven't done much self-inquiry before.
We'd love to know, though: What was the promise you broke to yourself? You have us intrigued.
With love,
Mali & Joe
Wow, I'm so happy you found this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand the initial elaboration for readers who hadn't done much self-reflection. A couple months before reading The Soulmate Experience I read a very thorough book on self-reflection specifically for singles. I have to say that the time and effort to look inward is absolutely necessary for a healthy relationship, and it's awesome that topic is covered so thoroughly in your book. I truly loved the advice for couples, as I haven't had much in my life! It's nice to reference this since now I am in a very happy relationship. And a refresher is always very welcome!
The promise I broke to myself was never to e-read a book. I am a big fan of the printed word, but not so stuck in my ways to miss an opportunity to read a great book like yours!
Thanks Mali and Joe. You rock :)
Hello Clarissa,
ReplyDelete"The time and effort to look inward is absolutely necessary for a healthy relationship." Great wisdom and well put!
Cute. Yes, we both prefer and really only read real "you can touch and feel them" books.
Would you consider posting your review above on Amazon? It would mean a lot to us as it helps others get a sense of our book and whether it's for them.
Thank you again, and so happy to hear you're in a "very happy relationship"!
With love,
Mali & Joe