Love from Both Sides: A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality [Paperback]

Stephanie Riseley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008

In this memoir, memorial, and celebration, Stephanie Riseley shares the deeply emotional and powerfully physical story of the continued relationship between her and her husband Dan after his sudden death. Exploring the ways in which love and forgiveness can transcend the boundaries of life and death, the book intends to change perceptions of the emotional and spiritual relationships two people can share. Problematic marriages and challenging relationships will take on positive new dimensions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"With unmitigated, raw emotion and profoundly moving passages, [Love from Both Sides] is fascinating for anyone with even the slightest interest in life beyond this world. It was quite a revelation for even a sceptic like me."  —Jayne Howarth, books editor, The Birmingham Post

"Riseley's mind-blowing account of communicating with her deceased husband is easily one of the most thought-provoking and irresistable books of our young century."  —Creations Magazine

About the Author

Stephanie Riseley is a certified hypnotherapist specializing in past-life regression and future progression, who helps people change their self-sabotaging behaviors. She lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Findhorn Press (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844091392
• ISBN-13: 978-1844091393
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #612,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephanie Riseley is Certified Hypnotherapist in Los Angeles, and was trained by Brian Weiss, M.D. to do Past Life Regressions. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master's degree from UCLA. Before writing, "Love From Both Sides - A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality," Stephanie's own life was was filled with more exciting challenges than a summertime thriller.

For instance, at 19 years-old, she almost died, but had a classic Near Death Experience. She saw the golden light and got "pulled back" totally against her will into a body that was wracked with pain. After four years of traditional medicine, and 60 mg.of prednisone a day, which was crippling her, she was forced to find an alternative way to heal herself of systemic lupus that had attacked her heart, her lungs, her kidneys and joints. But she managed to find a way, and she cured her body.

In her 20s and 30s, she worked as actress in New York, and also drove a taxi in Manhattan for 7 years, and she lived to tell about it. In the 1980s, she did some episodic TV and also worked for UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute. There, she did the research that proved the brain's amazing power to heal the body. Stephanie uses that knowledge to help her clients heal themselves.

At 42, Stephanie met the love of her life, and ladies? He asked her to marry him on the 4th date! Romantic, yes? And she said, "Yes!" They were definitely "soul mates." Unfortunately, he died in her arms 12 years later, that's what her book is about. Her book asks the question, What happens when you meet your soul-mate, but he reneges on the soul-contract? You can read four chapters online at www.StephanieRiseley.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story of Love Between Soul Mates Throughout Time, June 27, 2008

By 

AOS (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love from Both Sides: A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality (Paperback)

This is a truly incredible book. Stephanie Riseley describes the experience of suddenly, unexpectedly channeling her husband after his death. In the process, she realizes the true depth of the spiritual bond between them and gains new insights into the multi-layered complexity of the life of the soul.

Her light-hearted playful style makes you wish the book would last forever. I recognized so much of my own life in its pages. I also gained new insights into the whys behind many of the things that had happened in my life and many of the choices I had made.

This book is a must - not just for people who are struggling to make marriages work before they lose a soulmate it took them forever to find - but for anyone who has ever felt depressed or angry or simply doesn't enjoy life to the fullest. I definitely indentify with Stephanie's former husband Dan when it comes to not having made the most of my life. Love from Both Sides has helped me to change that.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling!, August 1, 2008

By 

Lisa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love from Both Sides: A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality (Paperback)

I've never read anything like this. It would be hard not to think differently about your life and your relationships after you read this book. It's both a fascinating auto-biography and very enlightening spiritual guide. The author shares her experiences with the "soul" of her deceased husband in vivid detail. Anyone who has lost a loved one can gain unique perspective.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride! Fabulous to read!, June 19, 2008

By 

Amy Galaudet "Amy Avid Reader" (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Love from Both Sides: A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality (Paperback)

Even though this books deals with the death of a husband, Love From Both Sides is really about living life to the fullest. Because my own husband dropped dead at 36, I could understand the despair that goes with such a loss. I was genuinely inspired by the author's tenacity and fortitude... and now I know that the dreams of my own husband's return was his essense coming back to love me. Because Love never dies! I loved this book! Thank you Stephanie Riseley! Bravo! I recommend it highly!