The Art of Personal Alchemy: Transform Your Emotional Lead into Gold is a practical guide on how to use even the most painful experiences to create a more joyful and meaningful life, showing the reader that they can become more beautiful for having been broken. With direct, concise instruction on everything from a diet that creates happy chemistry to steps for changing imbedded neuro-pathways, it is the handbook for finding balance. It provides powerful ways to transform a life of pain into authentic peaceful living. "Personal Alchemy is an expert yet compassionate guide to recovering from trauma and building emotional resiliency. Dr Gross shows how to strengthen every part of your being, from your psyche to your body to your spiritual life. She clearly explains all the most useful psycho-spiritual techniques, and how to get the best results from each tool. Interweaving moving stories from her personal life, this book is a warm and gentle guide to sparking the alchemy by which even shattering adversity can be turned into fuel for renewal and vitality. " - Dawson Church, PhD, Award winning author of The Genie in Your Genes "Dr. Gross' book provides emotional healing guidance, resources and support for transforming hurtful, traumatic experiences, depression, and painful memories into new ways of being to create renewal, more joy, and meaning in your life." -Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D., author of Acupressure for Emotional Healing "Dr. Gross's engaging mind-body healing book not only challenges us to move past our pain while connecting to our greatness within, she allows us to walk in her footprints and powerfully guides us with clear and concise steps to integrative wellness." - Matthew D. McMillan MS, Coach, Psychotherapist, Professional Speaker and author of From Within Decide to Win