Godmother: An Unexpected Journey, Perfect Timing, and Small Miracles
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072LRM9QD |
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| Number of Pages | : | 564 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Odile Atthalin was born in Paris, France to a patriarchal bourgeois family, the eldest of six children. In 1987, she became a godmother to a baby boy with special needs and became very involved in raising him. Back in France she completed an M.A in Clinical Psychology. She majored in comparative literature at the Sorbonne and studied American Literature at Barnard College on a Fulbright Sch
Odile Atthalin was a young woman from a prominent, bourgeois family in Paris when she decided to leave home in search of meaning. All she knew was that she wanted to go East; but once she had separated from France and committed to creating a new life for herself, opportunities fell into place.After years of travels around the world, including a life-changing four years in an Indian ashram, Atthalin settled in Berkeley, CA, where she found all she needed: her first real home; a godson with special needs to nurture, to whom she became a devoted godmother; and a subculture of seekers, writers, guides, healers, artists, and spiritual creatives—a diverse tribe in which she could fit and finally felt she belonged.
A story of two open loving hearts. Amazon Customer What a joyful heart rendering narrative about a special connection between two beautiful very accomplished people! One of the best books I have read in years!. Five Stars A very poignant and healing story.. Amazon Customer said Bonding is a Journey. Godmother: An Unexpected Journey, Perfect Timing, and Small Miracles expands our ideas of how to bond with a child. Odile Atthalin’s wonderful description of her relationship with her godson is an inspiring love story and it shows the importance of generational connection. Both, the woman and the child, learn and grow in their interactions, from Gabi’s birth to his youth and adulthood and beyond. Through Odile Atthalin&rsquo
“In this memoir we are drawn into the experience of a lonely child whose heart is opened by the birth of her brother, and then, suddenly, slammed shut. Decades later, after a transformative spiritual journey around the world, she is given the opportunity, in the most unexpected way, to reopen her heart and develop a mature love through the nurturing of another small child with special needs, staying focused on offering herself in selfless devotion to his well-being. I was fascinated by the ways they bring out the best in each other as he grows into manhood.”—Carolyn Allen Zeiger, PhD, author of Doing it All Isn’t Everything