Richa’s memoir is amazing. She was relentlessly honest about her story, and the story is heartbreaking but also inspiring. Because she is so beautiful, and an accomplished actress (from her younger days in India), her story may upstage her mission, which is to help others to adopt spiritual practices to overcome trauma. However, her honesty and courage will undoubtedly inspire many people who suffer from repressed shame, guilt and self-loathing as a result of sexual abuse.

I have had the good fortune to talk to Richa in person and via social media and each time it has been memorable - she's one of those special and honest individuals that makes an amazing impact on you. Her book, Coming Home to the Heart, is very much the same experience. Even though I have not suffered the sort of trauma that she describes, I can relate most everything to my own life and it has helped me really focus on what is important. Once you have read her book be sure to explore the retreats & events she hosts as they are truly transformative to everyone that attends.

This book is for anyone who is alive or has ever lived. While we may not have experienced the the type of trauma that Richa has, we have all experienced trauma that has us stuck in the past. While there may be many paths to healing, we all need to let go of the past and create a new future that isn't driven by past trauma. That is the bittersweet journey that is life, and we don't really live until we leave the past behind and come home to who we are in our hearts. Richa Badami has captured her journey on paper in a way that has me reflect on my own journey as well as the journey ahead of my infant daughter.