"How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I'm Holding On…Setting Our Souls Free" - Author Interview Opportunity

Letting go of old personas of how a woman is supposed to act, letting go of people, letting go of old perspectives and patterns… Linda Douty's "How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know Im Holding On? Setting Our Souls Free" examines her own struggles as well as those of others with letting go, and how learning to do so can change one's life. The book is about bettering your relationships with other people by recognizing and dealing with the types of hang-ups we all have. Everybody can relate to the stories in this book in one way or another. I'm writing to find out if I can interest you in speaking with Linda Douty for a story on the subject of letting go and techniques for doing so.

A relationship, a habit, a way of thinking, a lost loved one - Douty examines myriad letting-go struggles that everyone can relate to. She then offers practical ways to move on to a deeper understanding of ourselves, and a spirituality that will aid us in our relationships with others and with God. These examinations are woven throughout the book, taken from compelling and entertaining stories of her personal letting-go struggles as well as those of others.

The book is available in paperback starting September from Morehouse Publishing, a division of the Continuum International Publishing Group. Douty is a spiritual director who serves on the leadership team of the Academy of Spiritual Formation and writes for publications including The Upper Room and www.ExploreFaith.com . She lives in Memphis, TN.

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How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I'm Holding On?
Setting Our Souls Free
by Linda Douty


July 27, 2005 - Letting go isn't just saying good-bye to people, places, and things - as important as they may be. Its also about letting go of attitudes and ideas such as perfectionism, resentment, worry, and judgementalism that keep us from growing in our relationships with God and others. Letting go is crucial to our spiritual and emotional health.

In How Can I Let Go If I Don't Know I'm Holding On?, Linda Douty examines a variety of letting-go struggles and offers ways to move on to a deeper spirituality. Weaving together her own experiences and the stories of others, she offers strategies for letting go of the things that keep us from a deeper relationship with the Divine. With practical suggestions and updated versions of spiritual classics such as lectio divina, plus questions for study and reflection, this book is a rich resource for personal spiritual growth as well as for group study.

Linda Douty, a spiritual director who serves on the leadership team of the Academy of Spiritual Formation, writes for religious publications, including The Upper Room and explorefaith.org. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

Consumers can find the book at leading bookstores everywhere, by calling Morehouse Publishing at 800-877-0012 or by visiting www.morehousepublishing.com