by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 21, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
A British human rights journalist and horse trainer, his American wife–a university professor of psychology–and their son with autism "do something crazy." They travel across the world and ride horseback across Mongolia seeking a shamanic...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 20, 2010 | Art, Travel
For an authentic taste of true Nashville, my out-of-town company always get a convertible top-down ride down Highway 100, a cruise down the Natchez Trace and a tummy-stuffing stop at The Loveless Cafe. It's there that national Southern culinary biscuit-makin'...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 15, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Disclaimer: as a member of the local media with press credentials to the Nashville Film Festival, I am sometimes approached by filmmakers seeking coverage. I felt that this poignant-seeming film fit well into my themes here of spirituality, aging, grief, loss, etc.,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 9, 2010 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
Disclaimer: this is an independent review. I was not paid or asked to provide the following endorsement.In Spiritual Divorce: Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life, New York Times bestselling author and life coach Debbie Ford writes from hard-earned...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 7, 2010 | Art, H2H, Our Book
Mark your calendar! Save the dates! Your support matters!Sat. April 17, 12- 2 p.m., Whole Body, Hill Center, Green Hills Book SigningThurs., April 22, 11 a.m., Rebekah Pope & Leisa discuss the book as guests of host Meryll Rose on Channel 5's "Talk of the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 2, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce
National Autism Awareness Month (AAM) kicked off yesterday and today is World Autism Awareness Day. This month I'm ramping up this blog's coverage on autism. In addition to my weekly Wednesday Autism/DisAbility posts, some of the time I'll be bleeding the...