“In this brilliantly insightful book, Gael McCool draws upon extensive, grounded research and decades of professional experience to explore 15 distinct dimensions of oneself in ways that lead to increased self-knowledge, personal empowerment, and greater empathy for yourself and others.  This book is packed with nuggets of wisdom that will help readers enhance their social and emotional intelligence abilities, and so much more.  This is truly a brilliant, well-written and original book, one that is captivating, urgent, essential and a joy to read.  If you are looking for something truly transformative in your life right now, start with this book.  It’s honest, straightforward, and actionable, the ultimate playbook for discovering and acting upon your wisdom within.”
Laura Belsten, PhD
Founder of the Institute for Social and Emotional Intelligence

"Gael has written a book for our times. We are at a major turning point in human history as we grapple with complex problems that cause us to become increasingly stressed and depressed. Be Wise Now offers clear, simple, and comprehensive guidance for keeping our lives on track as we navigate the currents of change in the 21st century."
Jed Diamond, PhD
Author 12 Rules for Becoming Your Own Man: Your Guide for Living Fully, Loving Deeply, and Making a Difference in the World (forthcoming, Fall, 2019) and The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding and Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression

"This book may well be the most important book you ever read! As a transformative, soul-centered coach, I will recommend it to everyone I know—peers and clients alike. With wisdom and warmth, Gael has transmuted her powerful personal experiences and decades-long  passion for clinical work into a highly accessible blueprint for transformation that is not only easy to read, but chock full of interesting stories and tremendously valuable exercises that anyone can do to connect more deeply with who they really are."
Bonnie Bright, PhD
Founder/Depth Psychology Alliance

"The word ‘wisdom’ is used a lot. We hear about the journey to be wise, to learn from wise people, to look to wisdom on a subject matter to learn, and improve. However, it also seems to be a word that is always ‘out of reach.’ That it is ‘outside oneself’ -- and that one day with the right practice, we may be wise one day. What I really cherished about Gael’s book, was the understanding that wisdom really comes from a deep and profound introspection; and that looking into oneself, that wisdom is present and patiently waiting to be unearthed. Right Now; That through awareness and the practice of profound consciousness, we are complex and rich beings with our own story to tell, and discover. Thanks for the amazing read which has provided the opportunity to know myself at a deeper level."
Jay Aquilant
Group Innovation Catalyst, Walt Disney Imagineering

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In Be Wise Now, Gael McCool has given us a magnificent and compassionate guide to access and recover our intuitive wisdom. From her deep wealth of experience this book brings clarity to each facet of our human condition needing integration and personal transformation. In beautiful language Gael reveals the essential "deeper stories" of the Self. This book gives us a new, practical working vision of our multidimensional self. In an inclusive and integrated way it redefines our potential for joy, depth, healing, and wisdom.
— Joseph Culp, Co-founder of Walking-In-Your-Shoes: empathetic process workshops

"One can tell that Gael lives what she teaches... and the gift of this book has been aching to come out of her lovely soul.  I found this journey into 15 interrelated aspects of self to be a creative and delicious evolutionary tool well worth savoring."
Bill Kauth, Co-Founder of The ManKind Project
Author of, "A Circle of Men" and with Zoe Alowan, "We Need Each Other: Building Gift Community"


“Gael McCool has taken her 30+ years professional work supporting others into a cohesive body of offerings to help each reader find their own deepest integrity and uniqueness. Be Wise Now - A Guide to Conscious Living is Gael’s love offering to anyone looking to find their way forward out of whatever the past. What a gift.”
Sue Brightman, Founder
Brightman Glover International Consulting
Author of "Purpose Partner," and "Retreat Leader, For Women on the Journey of Their Lives"

“This isn’t a book you read once and excitedly pass on to a friend. This is a book that lives forever on your bedside table, waiting to dispense new meaning and guidance with every turn of your life.  It is like being handed the answer key to every test you’re ever going to have to write. Every chapter has so much richness, it will take you a lifetime to glean even a portion of its potential. It is the book you will buy in bulk, to keep in a box under your bed, ready to gift to every friend who utters the words “I’m just feeling a little lost”.
Terri Tatchell
Oscar Nominated Screenwriter

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