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The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future

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The New York Times bestselling author of Practical Intuition presents a a transformational program to heal your past, transform your present, and create the future you deserve.

A consultant to billion-dollar companies and the brightest lights of Hollywood, Laura Day, in her breakthrough book, Practical Intuition, explained how anyone can train themselves to gain full access to the powers of the intuitive brain. Only Laura’s closest friends, however, knew that behind the book’s phenomenal success was a dark family history—one that came to provide her with profound insights into human nature.

Now, Day has combined those insights with her intuitive training to create a method of self-discovery and renewal that will change your life. The Prism reveals seven points in our growth as children and adults that can either hinder us—or help us thrive. By using intuitive methods to examine our roles, beliefs, and realities, we can, step by step, create meaningful health, inner peace, and personal growth, improving everything from relationships to wealth, and turning our life’s wrongs into rights.

Developed over a decade with thousands of students and based on her unique approach that combines scientific principles, wisdom from ancient traditions, and her own intuitive intelligence, Day’s program has repeatedly proven to be effective and world-changing. Every human is born to thrive, she believes. The Prism is your guide to that future.

320 pages, Hardcover

Published April 29, 2025

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August 17, 2025
DNF @ p45 (no rating)

I feel like I'm having a very long streak of bad luck with my arc selections this month. This is my sixth book in a row that I have DNFed, given a 1 star rating, or both. This one joins the long line for a reason I don't consider the book or author's fault. I find the concept preposterous.

I hold beliefs too that others find preposterous, so I know the territory. And sometimes, we just meet other preposterous ideas that don't play well with our own preposterous ideas. This is why I can believe in God but still think the idea of early humans riding dinosaurs to be completely preposterous because I also believe in the scientific interpretations of the fossil record.

So all of this is just to say-- this one is not for me. But it's a popular type of thought structure, as it's basically a manifesting practice. So if you're into that, this book is for you!
1 review1 follower
May 1, 2025
The Prism is the most effective healing system ever. It works. Do you want to create the most wonderful life for yourself? If yes, this book is for you. I recommended reading this book and documenting all the synchronicities that happen in your world after you do the exercises. I workshopped this book with Laura and during the process, the most amazing things happened. During times of uncertainty, the most certain thing you can do is engage in healing. This book takes manifesting to a whole new level. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do. Laura has a gift of language and the book is a delight to read.
1 review
April 30, 2025
Laura Day has changed my life. Her book has practical guidance on how to heal your past and move forward to your real dream life. I've read so many personal development books but nothing is like Laura's work. I recommend it to every person who is looking to create positive change to their lives!
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2 reviews
April 30, 2025
The Prism is a treasure. If you happen upon the opportunity to read this book, take it. I was very curious about this work before getting a copy but also hesitant. As someone who has read and appreciated several of Laura's other books, I was hoping for a new release that would expand on the content and excerises in her earlier books. From the descriptions at first this seemed like it was going in very different direction and might just overlap with a number of other generic intro to the chakra guides. What a wonderful gift this book actually is. The Prism is like a cool drink of water on a hot day. The Prism is like the Handbook for the Recently Survived, a parallel piece for the living that stands opposite that Beetlejuice guide for people coming and going from the other side. This book offers a powerful and purposeful new perceptive on how to heal the wounds of the psyche and access the gifts too many of us bury inside ourselves. I am so thankful the Prism came to me when it did. The Prism and Laura Day have shifted my world in a profound way in a very short amount of time. I hope more will find and open up this gift of a book too.
1 review
May 4, 2025

The Prism is an extraordinary guide for healing your life. Laura Day teaches healing because she has lived it, and this book is a testament to what is possible when we commit to our transformation.

What makes this book so impactful is that Laura shares her traumatic upbringing, and the tools she shares in this book not only helped her survive, but also helped her thrive. Her life is proof that healing is possible, no matter how painful your past may be.

The book is easy to read and packed with powerful explanations and exercises that keep you engaged throughout the book. Laura has a gift for creating solution-based, actionable steps that anyone can follow, no matter how complex their challenges. You will experience noticeable results, which is extremely motivating on your healing journey.

No matter what you’ve been through, healing is available to you, and The Prism is a powerful tool that will help you shift. I learned so much from this book and recommend it to anyone committed to healing!

-Gabbie





1 review
May 1, 2025
Laura Day's work has completely changed the way I approach my life in a significant way. It informs my work, relationships and solving challenges big or small. I highly recommend her work to anyone looking to develop their intuition for any application.
1 review
May 5, 2025
A Masterpiece! Laura Day's "The Prism" Revolutionizes Personal Transformation

Laura Day's work is always nothing short of revolutionary, and her latest book, "The Prism," is a masterpiece. In this extraordinary work, Day provides an integrated vision of ancient wisdom confirmed by modern science—that humans are fundamentally energy, or spirit—and she brilliantly explains how we can create the future we desire by restructuring our ego centers.

What sets this book apart is how Day transforms complex spiritual and scientific concepts into practical, actionable strategies. She provides intuitive exercises that seamlessly integrate into daily life, offering readers a roadmap for making simple changes that lead to dramatic transformation. The remarkable thing about Day's approach is that you don't need to believe to see the evidence-based results showing our impact on the world—the techniques simply work.

The brilliance of "The Prism" lies in Day's profound understanding that every human is born to thrive. Her writing carries both compassion and conviction, making even the most challenging personal work feel accessible. The book serves as a compass guiding readers toward their authentic future, with exercises that offer immediate perspective shifts while building toward lasting change.
Day also touched me deeply with the raw authenticity she brought in the chapter where she shared her own harrowing personal history, which not only moved me but offered a remarkable window into how her intuitive gifts were born and how she learned to nurture them through tremendous adversity. 

For anyone feeling stuck in old patterns or searching for a more authentic path forward, "The Prism" offers not just inspiration but a concrete methodology for genuine transformation. Laura Day has once again proven herself to be not just an intuitive guide but a brilliant architect of personal transformation—one whose work continues to illuminate the path toward our highest potential.
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May 2, 2025
I am a longtime admirer of Laura’s work, and The Prism has quickly become essential in my journey. Since getting my hands on it, I’ve been diving deep into its pages — ready to put this system to the test. Designed to help you meet life consciously and actively, lead with grace, and create outcomes with clarity, it offers exactly what so many of us are seeking: a way out of passive existence and into intentional creation.

If you feel called — get the book. Do the work. Let the shifts speak for themselves.

I first came across Laura during the pandemic, when her Instagram Lives became a steady source of wisdom and comfort through stagnant and uncertain days. From the very beginning, what stood out was her no-nonsense, grounded approach. Laura doesn’t deal in empty platitudes — she offers intuitive yet actionable tools that meet real life head-on.

The Prism is the culmination of this gift. Both deeply spiritual and incredibly practical, it delivers a step-by-step pathway for anyone ready to stop hoping for change and start creating it.

If you are seeking more than vague inspiration — if you are ready to become the leader of your days and the author of your life — I cannot recommend this enough.
1 review
April 30, 2025
I've been reading self- help books for 40+ years. At this point, I'm not easily impressed. This book is incredible. It is full to the brim with ideas and exercises that will help you heal and change your life if you do the work. How do I know that already if the book just came out? I was lucky enough to be one of the thousands of students that benefited from this work as it evolved. Laura is an incredibly generous teacher. Read this book. Join the online community. You'll be ever so glad you did.
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May 11, 2025
This book found its way to me exactly when I needed it at a major life transition point. I then had the fortune to hear the author speak at Book Passages in Corte Madera. The drive should only have taken an hour but took three as everyone had decided to drive over the Golden Gate bridge on a beautiful Mothers Day weekend. It was so worth the trip. Laura has so much courage and insight ( wisdom and intuition). It was a great gift to hear her speak along with reading her book.
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April 30, 2025
I love this book — I honestly can’t stress that enough. The Prism is truly transformative. If you’re ready to shift something in your life — big or small — this book shows you how to do it, from the inside out.

I’ve been lucky enough to be workshopping these exercises for the past few years, and I’ve watched my life completely transform. To say I was desperate at the start would be an understatement. But doing the work — the simple, powerful exercises — and staying consistent created real miracles in my life.

I truly don’t know where I’d be without this book. Laura’s deep knowledge and compassionate approach are always grounded in her desire to help others create the life they dream about.

There are miracles between these pages.
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September 18, 2025
The Prism feels like one of those books that finds you exactly when you need it. Laura Day breaks down deep healing into seven approachable steps that help you reflect on the past without getting stuck there, while also opening space to create a future that feels aligned and full of possibility.

I really love how she blends practical exercises with a spiritual touch, it makes the process feel both grounded and magical. The writing is clear, compassionate, and encouraging, like having a wise friend walk you through your own transformation. Even just flipping through it, you can feel the energy shift; it’s the kind of book you can return to again and again for guidance, journaling prompts, or inspiration when you feel stuck.

What stood out most to me is that Laura doesn’t sugarcoat the fact that healing takes work, but she shows you that it’s possible and worth it. The “prism” metaphor is beautiful, taking the light of who you are and letting it refract into something brighter, more whole, and full of color.

If you’re on a journey of self-discovery, manifestation, or simply trying to let go of what’s weighing you down, The Prism is a gentle yet powerful guide.
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April 28, 2025
Title: The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future
Author: Laura Day
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau April 29th
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
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"The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future" by Laura Day

My Insight:

"The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future" is beautifully written, making it easy for readers to understand. I particularly enjoyed how the author shared chapters about her own life. One part that resonated with me was this: "Of all the roles we play in our lives, maybe the hardest one to find is our most effective self, the one that can create what we want in the world, regardless of what we've been told we are—or aren't. The Prism serves as a template to help us define that role, allowing us to choose who we want to be and what world we want to build around ourselves and share with others." This book is remarkable because it brings out the extraordinary in us. I couldn't express it any better. You should pick up this enriching read; I know it will benefit you greatly.
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April 28, 2025
I have always loved weaving a little Laura Day into my weekly reading. When it comes to self-help, I rarely read in a straight line. I prefer to follow instinct, sampling a few pages here and there, letting intuition guide me toward what resonates.

With The Prism, it was different. Each chapter pulled me forward, each one feeling like a conversation worth finishing. The writing is clear and accessible, even if at times a bit repetitive, and Day offers thoughtful, actionable steps for realigning with your truest self and moving closer to the life you imagine.

There was a time when I felt hesitant to share my appreciation for non-religious spiritual books. Now, I see it differently. There is something deeply human about the desire to grow, to heal, to reach for more with intention and grace. The Prism meets you right there, offering a gentle but persistent nudge to listen closely to yourself and step into your best life.
3 reviews
April 30, 2025
This book comes out of Laura Day's amazing intuitive gifts. It combines what some might understand about the chakra system with early childhood development. So, as an example, if you are having trouble with nourishment or boundaries in your current life, then her book guides to what chakra -- or how she conceptualizes them, what center of ego -- is at issue, how it might have been wounded in the first 7 years of life, and how to go about healing that wound now, which should result in turn in greater nourishment and boundaries.

I have followed Laura for several years now and have read a few of her books. I find her to be breathtakingly brilliant -- I don't think she has gotten enough credit for her conceptualization of things, even where her books themselves have been very successful. I think The Prism is paradigm shifting in terms of presenting human development, patterning and healing, and I so very strongly recommend it.
1 review
April 30, 2025
Laura Day's work is life changing. I remember being in one of her workshops years ago, and she had a handwritten notebook filled with ideas and exercises she was pulling from. Well that was this beautiful book in the making! To witness her spending hours of time over the years with her students, honing the exercises and discovering how best to transmit the wisdom is such a gift. I am grateful I was able to go along on this journey with her. There are a lot of mentors out there, but Laura is nothing short of phenomenal. She walks her walk, having worked through so much healing herself as well as continuing to build a passionate and purposeful life using the tools she shares in this book. I find myself daily using her tools and insights in one way or the other and adapting them to my own life. I highly recommend this book. It will likely be a permanent fixture on your nightstand too.
2 reviews
July 18, 2025
A Beautiful, Transformative Experience — Laura Day Does It Again

I’ve read every book Laura Day has written, and each one has changed my life in its own way—but The Prism feels like the most intimate and accessible yet. It’s not just a book you read—it’s a gentle, powerful experience you live through. Laura has a gift for making the mystical practical, and this time she’s created something I could weave effortlessly into my daily life.

The Prism brought clarity, grounding, and joy at a time when I needed it most. Every page felt like she was speaking directly to the deepest part of me, and the exercises—simple yet profound—offered real, lasting shifts. If you’re looking for healing, direction, or just a way to feel more present and alive, this book is a true treasure. I can’t recommend it enough.
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July 8, 2025
The Prism is balm for the soul. I have experienced so much healing while working with it!

The Prism invites you, with awareness and clarity, to restructure your life for transformation. Laura, with immense kindness and wisdom, instructs from the heart, and generously shares examples from her own life that truly inspire and lead the way to immersing oneself in the work. She teaches how experiences don't "just happen" to us--we are creating these experiences, and we can find a new way to create. Small changes yield tremendous differences in how the outside world responds to us.

The Prism is a sacred work to treasure as it guides you along your "courageous journey through life."
1 review
October 16, 2025
The Prism WORKS. It’s not a book to just read but to use as a program to create the life you want. I thought, “Yeah. I’ve heard this before.” As Day suggests, I put skepticism aside and started using tools in the book. The more I made small changes, as Day suggests, and did one thing at a time differently, the more my life changed. Resulting experiences were so unbelievable and unconceivable that I knew transformation was happening—and continues to happen. Day’s, The Circle, enabled me implement additional techniques to transform and lock in my future. If you want to transform your life, you want The Prism.
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May 11, 2025
Laura Day’s The Prism is a transformative guide to breaking free from self-limiting patterns and unlocking greater success, happiness, and fulfillment. Drawing from years of personal practice and hands-on experience with her students, Day introduces a practical, actionable system designed to create meaningful change. More than just theory, The Prism is a proven framework—refined through real-world application—that empowers readers to implement lasting transformation in their own lives. This book is an essential read for anyone ready to level up and live with greater purpose and clarity.
6 reviews
June 28, 2025
Since working with Laura Day’s The Prism, I’ve changed my income bracket, my relationship status and my circle of support.

The book can be read front to back and then used like an oracle (opening to a random page and seeing what’s said).

I watched Barnes and Noble switch over their “Self Help” sign to “Personal Development.” In other words, I’ve read A LOT of self help books.

The Prism is the one book that I use daily! (With the added bonus of working with the author on her generous lives on Instagram)!
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October 6, 2025
Doing the intuitive exercises and actually writing out the journal prompts really prompted me (no pun intended) to make important changes in my life. And really got me to think about the aspects of my life I’m avoiding or disconnected from. I didn’t think every single question was profound, but when all put together, this book truly can at least help you make small changes in your life for the better. I did it slowly over the course of 5 months and am so glad I took my time. I highly recommend at least checking it out and keeping an open mind.
1 review
January 20, 2026
After reading the book I immediately bought both the kindle and hardcover—Laura Day's work has been a revelation for me. So much so it's become my gift go-to. And so much so that my husband and I are working through the book every week ("intuition Tuesday's"). Thank you Laura for taking the time to so clearly articulate these universal human truths—we are Light, and our structure (ego) is the way we allow that Light to fully shine. I am experiencing a deeper peace and richer Joy as a result of what I've learned from you.
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April 30, 2025
Laura Day has shared yet another insightful, eminently practical guide to living a whole-bodied life using every sense and bit of intuition a person can access with THE PRISM. As a longtime fan of her work, I was once again captivated by her clear style and practical wisdom and enjoyed the hands-on practices throughout this useful guide. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.
2 reviews
August 26, 2025
Years ago I read Laura Day's seminal book "How to Rule the World from Your Couch"and I fell in love with her practical intuition and practice. "The Prism" is the follow up that I've been waiting for. The book is excellent at walking one through the process of truly how to transform one's present and future. To be clear, this is not woo woo or magical thinking, instead it's empowering steps to harness our power from within and to tap into the intuition that's inside all of us.
1 review
August 27, 2025
I have read five out of six Laura books and I can say this one resonated with me the most. Something really clicked here. Simple, down to earth, little suggestions that have a big impact in your life. I find that even if you don 't want to get into the intuitive exercises for any reason( your miss!) just following the little, uncomfortable prompts of her starts the chain of life changing improvement.
Give it a try and see how it goes.
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October 30, 2025
At first, I was a bit turned off by the woo-woo intro chapter, but then *BAM* she got my attention and held it throughout. It’s the most intense and insightful self-help guidebook I’ve read in decades. I strongly recommend you read the physical book rather than listen to it because I suspect you’ll want to be able to refer back and visit sections repeatedly. After listening to it, I bought the hardback. I am eager to get started on my new journey.
1 review
November 5, 2025

As a student of Laura Day practicing The Prism, alignment of spirit and matter with ease is my goal. One success story was wondering when to pay off a high interest loan with funds in high interest savings? The day I did I had the hunch to pay off the loan. My banker said it was the day the high yield interest savings rate dropped, it had changed. Practice the Prism receive a Good Hunch.
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1 review
May 1, 2025
What I love about Laura’s teaching and her books is that she is practical and effective and if you listen and read carefully, you will learn and grow in ways you can’t , from the current vantage point, imagine. This is a book you will want to read from cover to cover slowly and then again and again back to the parts you need in that moment. I highly recommend this book and all Laura’s books.
1 review
May 1, 2025
The Prism is an excellent book, packed with practical steps and data to help you shape the future you want. It’s a fantastic addition to Laura Day’s previous works — easy to read, rich with inspiring stories, and filled with powerful tools for self-awareness and personal growth. Highly recommend — get this book!
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