The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community Hardcover – 5 Oct. 2021

In this beautiful book, Dr. Curt Thompson invites his readers to "pay attention to the world in a different way". The Soul of Desire is an excellent, powerful and thought provoking offering from Dr. Thompson as he encourages and convinces his readers to examine the longings, desire and depths within each of our souls. Dr. Thompson truly believes that beauty, goodness and truth will change the world. He demonstrates, with compassion and sensitivity, this significant and practical life-change through sharing poignant stories of real people that he has served faithfully as a therapist. He weaves together his work in the area of Interpersonal Neurobiology---which is utterly fascinating--- with his day-to-day work with clients in his personal therapeutic practice. I have read each of Curt Thompson's other books, as well. I would highly recommend Soul of Desire and his other works to anyone who may want to know themselves and others better. His offering of hope for personal healing; as well as his proposal that we can heal others as we hold hope and imagine beauty---this offering is an invitation you just can't refuse! In our current climate of daily doses of hard news, darkness, hopeless situations and broken relationships, this book is ---100%--- a must read!!

although put forward as Christian, there is a clear Catholic view point, and Trinitarian emphasis. It is not an easy book to read with this apologetic approach making it harder rather than easier to dig to the core point . It takes a long time to make a simple point, the case studies dragging on a bit too much. Overpriced for what it is.