Alice Grist is the author of three books. Her first book was The High Heeled Guide to Enlightenment, which saw Alice explore alternative spirituality from her modern day, fun loving perspective. The second is Prediction Magazine Award Winning (Best Book 2012) The High Heeled Guide to Spiritual Living. Following Alice's dabbling with different faiths, she decided to forget all of them, and simply live spiritually. This book is a fiery and funny account of just what she learned! Alice's third book, Dear Poppyseed: A Soulful Momma's Pregnancy Journal, which is a personal, spiritual (and very human) account of her first pregnancy is to be published early 2013. All three books are published by Soul Rocks and have attracted much reader and reviewer acclaim.
Alice is a frequent contributor to many magazines and online lifestyle sites including regular articles on Huffington Post, Natural Health (The Soul Diva), Hello Giggles and The Conversation writing about spirituality and soulful living in her own quirky, accessible and fierce style. Follow her on Twitter.
Soul Rocks Publisher
Alice Grist is the Publisher of new John Hunt Publishing Imprint - Soul Rocks Books. Soul Rocks publishes soulful and spiritual books for a new generation. Alice also gets down and dirty with the book details, involving herself in editing, proofreading and PR too.
Personal
Alice is a Northerner who now lives in the middle of the UK with her husband James, baby daughter Ivy and two cats Molly and Jimi.
Alice's website
Interview recorded 5/11/2013
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Alice Grist and her books
00:02:49 - Inner Awareness during Sleep and Wakefulness
00:05:27 - Childhood Influences and Spiritual Exploration
00:08:11 - Finding Spirituality in Everyday Life
00:10:45 - The Difficulty of Stepping Away from Society's Expectations
00:13:45 - Accessible Spirituality in a Difficult World
00:16:41 - Awakening to the Source
00:19:53 - Creating Change and Overcoming Powerful Forces
00:22:48 - Shaky Industries in an Enlightened World
00:25:41 - Understanding God and the Human Experience
00:29:02 - The High Heel Guide to Enlightenment
00:31:40 - The High Heel Guide to Spiritual Living
00:34:35 - Rearranging Surface Stuff
00:37:09 - Unexpected Journey to Motherhood
00:39:34 - Motherhood as a Spiritual Path and the Power of Love
00:41:44 - The Importance of Motherhood
00:43:52 - A New Perspective on Life and Career
00:46:20 - Being Itself and Human Experiences
00:49:23 - Trusting the Flow of Life
00:51:54 - Manifesting and Letting Go
00:54:26 - Surrendering to the Flow of Life
00:56:45 - The Shift in Priorities
00:58:44 - Changing Paths and the Power of Motherhood
01:00:56 - A Dream of Devotion
01:02:55 - A Conversation with the Soul
01:05:14 - Influencing Lives for a Difference
01:07:21 - Connecting with the Unborn Child's Spirit
01:09:35 - Knowing I Was Pregnant
01:11:46 - The Transformation of Pregnancy
01:13:42 - The Joys and Challenges of Motherhood
01:16:35 - Discussion and Notification Options