Lisa Gilbert’s Soul Can You is part memoir, part spiritual exploration, and part psychological roadmap. The book follows Gilbert’s journey through trauma, healing, and transformation via Holotropic Breathwork® and other nonordinary states of consciousness. Drawing from her life as both psychiatrist and seeker, she recounts vivid encounters with inner visions, long-buried memories, and spiritual entities. It’s a work that blends scientific insight with mystical experience. Beneath its explorations lies a simple truth: that healing begins when one dares to meet the soul head-on, without fear of what it may reveal.

Gilbert’s writing pulses with honesty. She doesn’t sugarcoat the pain or distance herself from it. Her words feel lived in. I could sense her vulnerability in moments of loss and awe. I admired how she used storytelling as a bridge between psychiatry and spirit. Her scenes of breathwork, those intense, body-soul journeys, made me feel like I was right there, breathing with her. At times I questioned what was literal and what was visionary, but that uncertainty felt right. The power of the book isn’t in proving what’s “real.” It’s in showing how real healing feels.

I couldn’t help but be drawn in by her sincerity. The rhythm of her prose changes like breath itself, fast, then still. I found myself moved by her courage to face shame, grief, and abuse without hiding behind her medical training. I’ve read plenty of books about trauma and consciousness, but few manage this balance of intellect and heart. Gilbert’s voice is gentle and unpretentious, even when describing experiences that defy logic.

I’d recommend Soul Can You to anyone standing at the crossroads between science and spirituality, or to those who feel stuck in their own healing. If you’ve ever wondered whether the soul can survive the chaos of a modern life, this book says yes, and shows you how it learns to breathe again.

Pages: 376 | ASIN: B0FM8R3V7C