The Goddess Potential: A Guide To Developing A Relationship With Your Inner Self

by Allyson Leak, Tara Wallace

Every woman has the potential inside to shine bright and to achieve greatness. However, sometimes fear, painful pasts, and toxic environments hold her back. There is no magic secret to success, love, and happiness, but there are steps we can all take to help ourselves stay balanced and sane through all of life’s ups and downs. What is the answer to keeping it all balanced? It is the bond with the inner self. And to get that, we must all unleash our own Goddess Potential. With a heartfelt foreword from Estelle Swaray, the Goddess Potential uses eight principles with steps that will help you explore and embrace your inner self. Each principle begins with an affirmation read in the mirror. Why mirror affirmations? Because, retraining the brain combined with nurturing the spirit is the key to success. When you affirm the life you want by staring directly into your own eyes, it’s almost like pressing the reset button in your brain. Plus, when information enters the brain through vision and hearing at the same time, it has a greater impact on memory and on storing the information. Self-love and self-mastery is a lifelong journey and The Goddess Potential hopes to help you start that journey. Filled with inspirational steps, personal stories of success and failure, and a unique perspective on basic life principles, it is the perfect guide for women who are truly trying to find themselves. No matter where life has taken you, The Goddess Potential is a reminder that every day is an opportunity for a fresh start. When you unleash your Goddess Potential, you • Boost your self-esteem • Worry less about what people think • Have the confidence to reach for your dreams • Have the courage to follow your instincts when it comes to love • Be able to relax even in the presence of uncertainty • Fall in love with your true self • Support and not tear down other women Visit www.thegoddesspotential.com for Empowerment & Sisterhood

126 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 22, 2016

About the author

Allyson Leak is on a mission to make mental health tools and spiritual wellness practical and relatable. She is an inspirational speaker, author, meditation teacher, and spiritual healer. She founded Amethyst Life, a spiritual wellness brand dedicated to providing Black women with self-care tools for mental peace.

In addition to launching her business, she's written stories on self-care and wellness, personal development, and lifestyle topics for over ten years. She has interviewed around 60 women in the entertainment and corporate world. Her work has been published in Ebony, Sister 2 Sister, Hype Hair, Honey Mag, and MadameNoire.com. She is also the co-author of "The Goddess Potential: A Guide to Developing a Relationship With Your Inner Self," featured in the Huffington Post, BET.com, and NBC7. Over the past 15 years, she's spent countless hours practicing and teaching mindfulness meditation, self-care rituals, and healing workshops. Through her programs at Amethyst Life, participants grow in self-love, self-awareness, self-confidence, and resilience.

She was raised in Washington, DC, and earned a bachelor's degree in communications with a concentration in print journalism from Temple University. She also completed a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) certification from the Center For Mindfulness (CFM) at UMass Memorial Healthcare. To learn more and subscribe to her newsletter where she shares journal prompts and guided reflections, visit www.amethystlife.com.