Praise for A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living

“Before reading, A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living, I felt as though I was living my life without direction and that in fact life was a barrage of events that I must deal with on a daily basis.  I knew that it was possible to change my life, but I was not sure how to narrow down my needs or even the direction I wanted to go in. 

“With Soulful Living, I was given the tools I needed in the form of questionnaires and worksheets.  Each chapter guided my search to identify the inner triggers that led to the dissatisfaction I was feeling. As I worked through this wonderful book, I began to discover old attitudes that no longer had any meaning for who I was today and slowly but surely began to realize that I have choices and that I may choose to focus on what is wrong about my life or what is right about my life. 

“Too often, I have spent my thoughts on what is not going right, but now I understand that I may also use my thoughts to concentrate on what is truly good in my day-to-day living.  I have discovered that I am in control of my life, as well as in control of my own happiness.  Now I feel that my feet are firmly planted on a path that I am directing.  I feel happier each day and my friends and co-workers comment regularly on my transformation.  If you are unsure of the direction you are going in, if you cannot define what it is that is making you unhappy then work your way through A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living and take charge of your life. I feel as though this book was written just for me. It is clear that Dr. DeFoe understands the challenges that women face. I highly recommend this book to women, as well as the men who love them.  

Delores Gilmore, Boca Raton, Florida

Reading this book was like going to a convenience store—everything that I needed was in one place!!!  This book is packed with remedies for life improvement.  Using empathy, encouragement, wisdom, wit and a dose of tough love, Dr. DeFoe challenges women to take responsibility for their lives and to make the changes that are standing in the way of success.  She includes thought-provoking poems and do-it-yourself exercises that help readers chart their own success course. 

In this book, Dr. DeFoe gently grabs your jaws and looks directly in your eyes and tells your life story.  She is able to connect with the reader and identify their barriers and fears.  But she doesn’t stop there; she helps the reader to see how their struggles have made them stronger.  This book will improve one’s self-confidence and motivate readers to persevere in the face of adversity.  In short, reading this book will make your road to success a little easier to travel!  EVERY woman—no matter what color or background—will find this book to be uplifting and motivational. 

Melanie Geddes, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Author of “Learning to Dream With Your Eyes Open: A Survival Guide for Inner City Youth” 

If you only read one book on personal empowerment and if you are trying to make a better life for yourself and those around you-make it this one! This book is life changing. We use this book for our personal development training program and the ladies in the program love it.  Dr. Anita DeFoe is absolutely brilliant at explaining how to integrate these basic principles into our daily lives. Their is no way that you can finish reading this book and not want to make a change in your life. This book is a must.

Columbus Copeland, Charlotte North Carolina; CEO, PEET, Inc, and Author of “What’s So Funny About Teasing?”

A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living is a wonderfully moving and inspirational travel guide to the inner woman. Devoted to helping women achieve personal and professional success, it is loaded with down-to-earth and realistic insights from Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe, a talented writer who delivers the sometimes painful truth about the ways women often fail to take care of ourselves, with power, humor and love. This is an extremely practical book that will have you hoping and then believing that you can, and will, achieve your own personal greatness. Enjoy!

Beth Lord, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Director, WorkForce One, LaGuardia Community College 

Dr Anita DeFoe’s book, A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living is certainly enlightening and will serve to encourage women of any age who are seeking to improve themselves and live a more fulfilling life.  A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living has provided me with encouragement and practical insights to help remove negative beliefs that tend to sabotage a woman’s life and replace them with positive key qualities that will guide me to personal growth and fulfillment. 

Rosamond Roberts, Grenada, West Indies

A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living – Seven Keys to Life and Work Success, gives women readers a seven step guide to how to be successful and enjoy life.  The seven steps help women realize where their weaknesses are and what they can do to change  their prospective on life. On reviewing this book, I find that it is good source of motivation for today’s busy women.

Some readers however may find that this book is not much different then many of the self-help books that are already published.  What distinguish this author’s book from others are the questions and exercises the author uses in evaluating one’s self-being.   The author’s use of simple and practical vocabulary makes this guide easy to follow and understand. This guide I feel is extremely useful for women that need guidance and reassuring motivation for themselves.

Jen Murphy, Chesapeake, Virginia, SistaGirl Book Club