Be The Space: A Loving Guide to Creating Inner Space Through Present Moment Awareness: the Wisdom to Overcome Suffering

Wow. Matt’s words hit me and soften areas of my heart that have been closed. I would run around like someone that is late for work. 24:7 because I was actually trying to escape myself. But now I have the courage to slow down and be with my body opposed to getting wrapped up in my mind. Big improvement!!

Very good content - written in a way people will understand - some of the other books on this topic are very difficult to comprehend and seem “wordy” whereas this one is more straightforward! Very interesting chapters - with practical exercises for someone to work on themselves. Highly recommend!

This is a beautiful and life altering book - if you are struggling with shame, or self-esteem, or just the endless turmoil of your head, then you really do need it in your life.I’ve lived with severe clinical depression and anxiety for over 10 years - rooted in childhood experiences and the ‘shame’ of growing up as a ‘sensitive’ gay man - and I’ve lived through multiple suicidal relapses; I’m medicated, and an old hat at CBT and mindfulness - and yet Matt’s quiet and personal text feels to have helped me start healing myself better than any other book I’ve read. It’s simple, honest, authentic, and - triply rare - *practical*: with simple exercises and personal encouragement from Matts own experience of being caught up in the suffering and addictive avoidances of hiding ones true self. It is written from a gay man’s experience, which makes it rare and doubly helpful for LGBTQ+ people, but is not excluding - and I would say that the guidance and support Matt gives is valid and healingful for anyone, regardless of the ‘causes’ of their inner pain.Please: buy this book; read it and keep it by your bedside - and learn to love your self again. 🙏🏻

I highly recommend this book. Not only was it so well written, but the aha movements came often for me! In fact there are a lot of highlighted pages throughout! I can absolutely tell you I will read the pages more than once !

Fantastic read. Lots of great info and thoroughly enjoy his writing style!

Such a great book if you're looking to dig deeper into the things that you want to change and learn about yourself. Love that there are 17! That's right 17 tools at the end of the book to help you change your life!