Story Behind the Book Once upon a time, when my daughter was small, I experienced a series of dreams. Those dreams inspired me to share what I learned with you.
It took a while; I was writing my first book about living an authentic life and that derailed me. But like any good fairy tale, there is a happy ending.
I never forgot those dreams and now I must—absolutely must—share the knowledge with mothers like me ... other mothers of tweens.
The first dream messenger, a wise woman, advised I needed to change the way I disciplined and interacted with Addy. She told me if I didn't heed her warnings that as an adult my daughter would lose her spontaneity. She told me, "I see her older, behind a mask.” She told me much more. The dream altered our lives.
The second dream messenger came eight years later.
…As I was deliberating on how to best present the ideas for the book, another wise woman came to me in a dream. She showed me what I thought was a rosary. I’m not Catholic and have never used a rosary as a prayer aid, but I walked closer to see what the woman was holding. It wasn’t a rosary. It was a bracelet filled with brightly colored shiny beads. “You need twelve beads,” she said. “Twelve beads for the principles of empowerment.”
How to Help Your Daughter Live a Powerful Life encourages mothers and daughters to believe in their own power—to take the steps to live the best life imaginable.
