"The Perfect You," the latest book from Dr. Caroline Leaf, is not an easy or quick read. It's not a book that you'll leisurely read while relaxing on the beach. It's not something that you can plow your way through while the kids are creating chaos in the house.
For example, Dr. Robert Turner, the author of the Forward to the book wrote: "As a neuroscientist, I love chapter 5...Dr. Leaf helps us understand the anatomical and physiological underpinnings of our particular ways of thinking, feeling and choosing. I appreciate how she weaves together three interrelated disciplines: neurospirituality, neuropsychology and neurophysiology." Whaaaaaat?
I found it a great challenge to read chapter 5 and all the material before it. The technical and scientific jargon was difficult for me to understand. More interesting and helpful was the Unique Qualitative (UQ) Assessment tool in chapter six. There are about 100 questions that are designed to help the reader gain an understanding of who they are and how and why they react to things as they do. Again, this section will not be completed in 15 minutes.
I also struggle with the title of the book. There is no perfect "you." That perfection was lost in the fall of the garden. Because of our sinful human nature there will never be a time in life when the perfect feeling and thinking "you" will show up. However, for the person who struggles in living life day by day, "The Perfect You" could be helpful for understanding one's self and learning how to overcome those moods, feelings and circumstances that make one feel less than perfect.
