by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 1, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nashville!
My last post update on our book, From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with Autism, is here. I also wanted to show you how pretty our book looks–see above–at internationally recognized Parnassus Books–Nashville's new little gem...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 30, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
"Grief is like a roller coaster. You loop around more than once. And, it can be triggered by milestones." Looping: So reads a power point slide from the Autism Parent Orientation I co-lead for the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee every other month. And...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 28, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Growing up, my best friend's mother, quite a character, used to wag her finger at my friend and tell her she'd get her karma when she became a mother. Well, actually she didn't use the word "karma." But that's what she meant. And I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 23, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
"Don't You Stuff it! Don't. You. Stuff it, Leisa!" I had just finished a harsh yet intimate, soul-digging session with my spiritual teacher. The truth hurt. The truth shocked. We both cried. The truth that surprised me but yet I knew was spot on was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 21, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
The link to my daughter's art site, www.GraceGoad.com, popped up as I typed it into a Facebook message to someone. I stopped and looked at her fresh face and then I looked at my own staring back at me in my Facebook profile. If you're a parent, ever notice how...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 17, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
Her on-air signature sound belies her youthful, roundish face, her flawless complexion framed with the deep, dark, sheeny, crinkle waves pinned back at her forehead. The smooth, calming voice is the one of flawless diction, of listen-to-me-command. It is the voice of...
