Into the Soul of the World, Brad Wetzler
Into the Soul of the World, Brad Wetzler
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Into the Soul of the World
My Journey to Healing

Author: Brad Wetzler

Narrator: Andrew Eiden

Unabridged: 11 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balance

Published: 03/21/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

This powerful memoir shares an adventure journalist’s story of a decade-long, round-the-world quest to overcome his drug addiction and to understand and heal from past traumas. Suffering from PTSD and severe depression from past trauma, battling an addiction to overprescribed psychiatric medication, and at the rock bottom of his career, journalist Brad Wetzler had nowhere to go. So he set out on a journey to wander and hopefully find himself—and the world—again.  
 
Into the Soul of the World is Wetzler’s thrilling, impactful, and heartrending memoir of healing—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. An adventure journalist at heart, Wetzler mixes travelogue with empowering insights about his inner journey to better care for his own mental health. Journey with him as he travels across Israel and the West Bank, before moving on to India, a candle-lit cave on a mountaintop in the Himalayan foothills, and a life-changing encounter with a 100-year-old yogi. 
 
Wetzler's writing is full of the poignant, amusing, and occasionally heart‑breaking situations that unfold when we finally decide to confront depression (or any mental health struggle) and declare ourselves ready to heal: How do we heal our past and thrive again? What does it mean to live a good life? How can we transform our suffering and serve others?  His answer: live to tell the story and find the humility and courage to be the best human you can be.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on February 28, 2023

Can’t put it down. A journey out of toxic masculinity and INTO THE SOUL OF THE WORLD. “I can’t even arrange these years in a way that makes narrative sense.” (Hard relate.) Bravo, Brad —-and the Coleridge epigram is 👌🏼 Holy of Holies. GET THIS BOOK.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on October 10, 2023

Into the soul of the world By Brad Wetzler, is a biography about Brad’s journey to healing. In the late 1970’s Brad aspired to become an adventure writer and his dream came true! Brad was successful and even sent someone to Mt.Everest but then realizes that he needs to work on himself first. As you......more

Goodreads review by Div on February 04, 2024

A quick read to get the gist of your journey. Thank you Brad for your honesty n facing life with courage ❤️ 🙏 This book Into the soul of the world is a walk through life in a perfect storm. Take care Highlights from the book 📖 But they weren't my soul family. As Susan reminds me when I lose track, I......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 15, 2023

Beginning in the late 1970’s, if you aspired to be an adventure travel writer, one of your goals was almost certainly to see yourself published in Outside magazine. And it remains so today, which is why the first part, especially, of Brad Wetzler’s memoir will appeal to those of us who have lived or......more

Goodreads review by Adam on March 30, 2023

Into the Soul of the World is a beautifully written book that absolutely lives up to the grandeur of its name. Digging into his talents as a travel writer before his fall from grace, Brad effectively blends memoir, history lessons, adventure novel, and personal redemption into an intricately woven t......more


Quotes

"Brad Wetzler is a born storyteller and a true seeker. His beautiful book reads like a trip to hell and back, with glimpses of paradise along the way. Wetzler is willing to climb the mountain, swim the river, crawl into the cave: whatever it takes to get some truth. As a result, Into the Soul of the World is an exhilarating read--an honest record of an adventurous life and a moving window into the soul of a human being."—Clint Willis, journalist, editor, and author of The Boys of Everest