Like most children, when Judi Miller was a child, she had multiple fears, namely, a fear of drowning and a debilitating fear of the dark. And while this fact is hardly extraordinary—what kid doesn’t cringe when the lights go out?—Miller’s fears quickly morphed and multiplied. As she grew older, she became mired in a downward spiral of anxiety, haunted by the very real and ever-present fear that she would become a victim of sexual assault. As anyone with a debilitating phobia can attest to, the life-altering effects of unchecked fear knows no bounds. Inside the pages of PERFECT: A Path to Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation, Miller recounts her personal, lifelong battle with fear, and in doing so, provides readers with an inspirational roadmap for their own transformation.
A CPA with an impeccable track record of success in the corporate world, one might assume that Miller shed her childhood fears long ago, but the reality is that the mother of four simply suffered in silence. While phobias are one thing, it was ultimately an intense feeling of inadequacy that would continue to haunt Miller well into adulthood. But all of that changed the moment she decided to take matters into her own hands, embarking on a journey that eventually led to the healing of a trauma of she wasn’t even aware.
Divided into three sections, PERFECT opens with a brief overview of Miller’s youth, culminating with the moment where everything ‘clicked.’ As Miller recounts with unflinching honesty, the journey that followed and the realizations she made were difficult, hard-won, and anything but linear. Leaning heavily on her training in ancestral and energy clearing, Miller dives deep into the process of healing, offering readers easily implemented daily practices and strategies to aid in the act of forgiveness. While PERFECT takes a look at a variety of approaches, Miller ultimately opts for a ‘show vs. tell’ style, urging readers to simply use her journey as a starting point for their own. Sure, there’s a new-age/spiritual angle to some of Miller’s writing that may not align with every reader’s worldview, but at its core, PERFECT is a story of perseverance in the face of inherited trauma—and that’s about as universal as it gets. After all, few things are certain in a post-COVID world, save for the daily reminders that life rarely adheres to our best-laid plans. For that reason alone, readers from all walks of life stand to gain something from PERFECT. Readers will likely show up for the advice on overcoming the self-sustaining cycle of negativity, but it’s Judi Miller’s compelling, well-written narrative that will give them a reason to stay.
By utilizing her personal narrative as a roadmap to self-empowerment, Judi Miller’s journey and the well-written, endearing and compelling down-to-Earth tone with which she shares it, infuses PERFECT with a tangible air of accessibility.
~James Weiskittel for IndieReader