The forthcoming books to be published in 2026 by Marie Grace Brook PhD “When Grace Cracks Us Open” Book I and II bring together narratives from 200+ experiencers, her own story of surviving a sudden spiritual emergency in 1979, and data from 431 global respondents.

Her groundbreaking APA-published study is the first empirical research on how people integrate spiritually transformative experiences. She blends science, story, and lived experience to help people and clinicians navigate awakening, spiritual emergency, and profound shifts in consciousness.

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“Spiritually transformative experiences are often not shared with professional clinicians for fear of being misunderstood. Despite growing research, most clinicians feel unprepared to work with experiencers and with the immense changes and challenges they face. When Grace Cracks Us Open, Book 1: The Research fills the need for evidence-based information about such experiences, based on Marie Grace Brook’s research and her lifetime of professional experience in clinical mental health and academia. Readers will find in its pages helpful conclusions and practical techniques to support experiencers in their psychospiritual struggles.”

–Bruce Greyson, M.D., Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia