Reviewed by Lesley Jones for Readers' Favorite

Conscious Communications examines the relevance between what you think, the actions you take and the results you achieve. Mary Shores shares her life experiences and the knowledge she has gained over many years that have helped her attain an authentic and happy life. The question is asked, ‘What do you do when everything you hold dear collapses around you?’ This question is explored in depth using simple exercises such as the Magic 8 and other easy to follow actions. It increases your level of awareness tenfold and gives you a clear understanding of why certain sections of your life haven’t gone as you wanted. It encourages you to achieve the life you want and not what others expect from you. This book will guide you to the finishing point of living an authentic life. Everything explained in this book makes perfect sense; the explanation is so simple that I wondered why I never figured this out for myself.

Conscious Communications by Mary Shores is full of ‘Aha’ moments. I have read many books on the subject of self awareness and positive thinking, but I still gained so much knowledge from this book. Particularly from the explanation of Reticular Activity System where the brain finds evidence to substantiate your negative self beliefs about yourself and others, thus forming a vicious circle of negativity and self-doubt. The author shows you how to focus on the outcome you want and gives you excellent ways to achieve them. I was interested in the notion that if you focus on the smaller things in your life, bigger things will occur and why this is true - this was another great insight. This book, however, isn’t a 'feel good or else' book, in fact quite the opposite. You are given permission to experience your emotions, but also shown how to climb out of the dark hole where we have all been at some point in our lives. One of the best books on this subject I have read. This book will inspire you to leap into action and begin the life changes you desire.