The Soul Support Book, 2nd Edition: Get Unstuck, Expand Your Awareness, Lift Your Spirits, and Be Here Now

by Deb Koffman, Laurie Norton Moffatt (Foreword)

With playful, witty cartoon art, The Soul Support Book offers wise and reassuring observations on getting unstuck, gaining new perspectives, and opening to love, creativity, and joyfulness in everyday life. Author and artist Deb Koffman first created these colorful cartoons as reminders to herself, with clever visual interpretations of common sayings Explore Options; Make Room for What you Need; Consider Another Point of View; Notice What is Happening Now; and Anything is Possible Here. Her delightfully uplifting mini-meditations have found a broad audience, appealing to anyone seeking a little bit of encouragement for approaching life’s challenges with insight, open-heartedness, and a healthy dose of laughter.

 

112 pages, Paperback

Published November 22, 2022

Reviews

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Soul Support Book is a lovely illustrated book for any age about looking at life from other perspectives. As a person who suffers with anxiety and depression this book really resonated with me and I found it a helpful way, through art, of expressing and understanding how if we change our perception on how we feel and approach something that makes us feel this way, the emotion can be changed and managed. This is a great book and would be great for children too to help them understand how they feel and how to manage these feelings. So glad I had the opportunity to read and review this book!

[Shalane Louw · Rating 4 out of 5]

If the title and the book cover did not grab you then perhaps the description would, like it did me.

The soul support book uses cartoon illustrations, playful colors and witty one liners to portray some new perspectives on life's everyday situations and finding joy in anything.

As someone who struggles with anxiety (especially the overthinking part) for years, I am often drawn to any tool that may help 'tweak' the way I look at life or simply, my day.

My first thought not even 20% in was what a wonderful gift this book would actually make for someone, anyone, of any age. Whether they are struggling with mental health or not.

It's a short read that packs a punch, Deb Koffman's colourful illustrations, simple yet relevant points makes you keep turning the page and smiling. It literally made me smile. It's just that wholesome.

The author highlights the differences between suffering and well being and how people can look at the exact same thing and perceive it differenty. How no point of view is right but how it may be best for your soul to sometimes adjust yours ❤️

A few of my fav takeaways:
* Colour your world with all that nourishes your soul
* Changing context, changes experience
* Acknowledge your gifts

[Ankita Goswami · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short, cute book that I am sure children would thoroughly enjoy. I found it quite delightful as an adult too. The art is reminiscent of old cartoons - it is raw and extremely adorable. I had a good time reading it.

Thank you Netgalley for the e-ARC.

[Anne Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been a big fan of this author for many years and have used her books and decks in my SoulCollage workshops. I wasn’t aware of her death until very recently, and was sad to hear of it.

As usual, I enjoyed her uplifting, comforting, bright images and snippets of wisdom that are sprinkled throughout this lovely book.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

[Ashima Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Color your world with all that nourishes your soul”

With playful, witty cartoon art, The Soul Support Book offers wise and reassuring observations on getting unstuck, gaining new perspectives, and opening to love, creativity, and joyfulness in everyday life. Author and artist Deb Koffman’s delightfully uplifting mini-meditations appeal to anyone seeking a little bit of encouragement for approaching life’s challenges with insight, open-heartedness, and a healthy dose of laughter.

This is a self-help book that comes without the endless dos and don’ts. Instead, it radiates joy and inspiration off each page with cute, quirky illustrations in bright, playful colours that add perspective to conquering life’s challenges. The witty one-liners accompanying them deliver valuable life lessons and also make you smile.

This book will benefit both children and adults in finding the best way to get a handle on things that seem to be out of your control or to draw inspiration from. The wisdom shared here is a light and fun way to look back, regroup yourself and move forward.

I love that there is no set order to read the book. You can open to absolutely any page and it will serve as a set of affirmation cards that bring a positive vibe to you. This will make for the perfect bedside or desktop companion to reinvigorate yourself and comfort you, as well as a thoughtful gift for family, friends, or co-workers.

This ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Storey Publishing.

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[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Koffman has illustrated a book about life, art, perspectives and self-help/ soul support.

Why I started this book: Requested this title from Netgalley and I picked it up at lunch.

Why I finished it: Read it in one sitting, because it is just sketches and illustrations about perspectives, progress and paths. I flew thru this book, waiting for the text... but there is none. I'm not that much of a visual learner, but there were some great illustrations with doors and rooms about making space for what you need in your life that I liked.

[Astha Chand (asthacreates) · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a minute, I thought there was a mistake in this file as my Kindle showed 3 minutes to finish the book! I flew through the first round of reading, because, well, there wasn't much to read. But the second time, I took a few minutes to soak in the illustrations and I thought they were very sweet. I read this on my Kindle so the illustrations may not have been presented the way that it was intended to, but I think this could be a sweet book to have a physical copy of 😊

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the e-ARC.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Soul Support Book is a collection of cartoon style images designed to make you think about things a bit deeper and to give a new perspective. It is a very short book, and would be ideal to keep beside your bed to dip in and out of.

I did enjoy this e-book, however, I feel as though a physical copy would be much better to capture the images and be able to flick through.

My thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for sending me this ARC in return for an honest review.

[Literary And Lit · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun, quick, quirky read. The cartoons and images are bright and simple, easy to follow. The artist's take on self-care and creativity are cute and their style is uniquely their own.

It's not formatted the best for ebook format, though, and I wish I had gotten to see a physical copy.

(Digital ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)

[marvellousmarmite · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the quirky cartoon that encourage ideas about self care etc. Maybe better directed at children than adults, I enjoyed it none the less. Some ideas to make me think - not new perhaps, but a useful reminder.

Best read in book form than ebook however, it doesn't really lend itself to ebook format.

[i · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an eARC for this book in exchange of an honest review!

I read this book in the right time, I guess. I was a bit lost and this book gave me the right comfort, with cute illustrations and simple messages, they all were knocking at heart offering me warmth and a sense of safety. It's a good one 💖

[kar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Soul Support Book is an illustrated book about life, art, and self-help. This was a quick book, with sketches and illustrations about perspectives, progress and paths. There is no text, but there were some great illustrations about making space for what you need in your life. Thank you, NetGalley!

[Georgia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the cartoons were brilliant and very uplifting and relatable. However, a lot of them just went over my head, this may just be due to my personal perspective but could also be down to the formatting not being great on kindle.

[Kichu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book contains inspiring and thought provoking illustration. It is a good book to look through or read through for inspiration. it also contains beautiful words of wisdom. The words are meant to make you calm or give clarity

[Mags (mbooksbycandlelight) · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an extremely quick read, because it was mostly illustrations and it had very little text. I was expecting more, because of the synopsis. This particular cartoon style wasn’t one that I really enjoyed, so that also brought the rating down for me.

[Ghada]

Thanks NetGalley, Storey Publishing and Deb Koffman for this copy.
A joyful colorful uplifting set of motivational illustrations.

[Heshna Valiramani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book, tbh