Clean Out Your LifeCloset - Softcover

Corbie Mitleid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1614683700 ISBN 13: 9781614683704

Publisher: Corbie Mitleid/Fire Through Spirit Press, 2017

Synopsis

Decades of self-help volumes have spent pages and pages on saying here's THE answer; do what we say and It All Gets Better. And while what they suggest may be right for some people, it's never right for everyone.

If you're tired of authors telling you what to do, be or have without taking into account who YOU are to begin with, this is your book. Clean Out Your LifeCloset encourages you to write your own story of change based on your history, your life experiences, and your personal goals.Author Corbie Mitleid is your guide and mentor, accompanying you on your journey.

Discovering how to "get clear" on your purpose, your relationships, and your connection with Spirit allows you to simplify your life, learn the delights of going with the flow, and actually make friends with Stress, that 21st century constant companion. Through stories, examples, and her unique "Adventure Pages," you can find your own answers, design your own toolbox, and discover that healing the old and creating the new can be a positive, joyful and soul-satisfying experience.

About this title

From the Author

People have told me for YEARS, "Oh, you're so funny!  You speak so well!  You should write a book."  And I would look at them and nod, while I'd think to myself there are a bajillion self-help books out there.  What could I possibly write that would be different? Well, as the saying goes, "write what you know."  I'm neither perfect nor special.  I have had a life that has been roller coaster/no brakes with more than my share of mistakes, double-backs and General Stupids. But because I've learned to look at all of that with compassion for my fallible humanity -- not to mention a boatload of humor -- I've gotten through an awful lot and am still in one piece.

So I started to write about all that for you.  The dysfunctional family...the career crazies...the divorces...the cancer dance.  And nowhere did I write about "oh poor me."  Because, my lovelies, that's not the point.  The point is that whenever anything like that crossed my path, I'd squint at it and say, "Okay, Problem, you're here.  Gotcha.  Now, what can I do with you?"  And while I worked on getting to the other side of Said Problem, I'd always look to see what I might learn from the experience that I could pass on to others.  That's what happens when your nature is that of a teacher and counselor.  You always look to pass on what you've learned.

And thus, the entire Self-Development Project series was born, with CLEAN OUT YOUR LIFECLOSET as the first volume of three.

Now, I'm not a self-help author who is size two, perfectly coiffed and styled, with a trust fund and six-figure speaking engagements.  (Too Boho in my styling to look slick, though I'd happily take the speaking engagements, thanks.)  The truth is, I'm 62, built like a brunette fireplug since the Cancer Dances.  I live in a little bungalow in the middle of a very rural upstate New York county.  My husband and I live a life that is by no means jet set.  We are just Ordinary Folks, like so many of you reading this.

But I love my life.  I'm happy.  And it wasn't always that way for me; I earned it. 

So that's what I want to share with you.  We will all still have to get through days that are tough, and times that are scary, and we may not know what's coming around the corner.

But occasionally we can borrow each other's Road Maps to find the scenic route instead of the dead ends.  And have a few laughs in the bargain.

All best and blessings --

Corbie Mitleid

Review

"Funny, straightforward and non-preachy... Mitleid does not intimidate or taunt readers with unattainable goals.  Rather, her book is an approachable, supportive, and unassuming manual in achieving self-actualization through growth and spiritual exploration.  An inspiring work that sets itself apart from other self-help books by encouraging readers to write their own transformation narratives rather than simply providing broad, generalized answers." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Corbie is the Marie Kondo of the heart and soul, helping us to honor those long-held emotional hangups that no longer serve us, then let them go, cleansing our spirits for new experiences and greater joys.  A wonderful book to reread again and again."  -- SHANNON HAYES, author of RADICAL HOMEMAKERS: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture.

"Witty, insightful, and fun, in Clean Out Your LifeCloset, Corbie Mitleid gently cajoles her readers to explore life through a new and refreshing lens: that of the soul and the spiritual heart. A great read for anyone who wants to live a more meaningful and inspired life." -- MARTHA G. BLESSING, RN, Author of GOD IS A PINK CLOUD: Crossing the Spiritual Bridge from Chronic Pain and Illness to Health, Happiness and Inner Peace

"Mitleid is like your most reliable friend in a crisis -- one who says something simple that you probably already know, but who somehow says it in a way that makes everything clearer... Clean Out Your LifeCloset may just be the compassionate, endearingly quirky companion self-help readers are looking for." -- IndieReader

"Clean Out Your LifeCloset is a great combination of insight, illustrative stories, and practical advice to give you the best opportunity to reveal your true essence.  Corbie Mitleid's wisdom and wit shine through and make this book a must-read for anyone on a road of self-discovery." -- DIANA TUMMINIA, LCSW-R, Mental Health Practitioner and Psychotherapist

Edition details

• Publisher: Corbie Mitleid/Fire Through Spirit Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614683700
• ISBN 13: 9781614683704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216