Search -
Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World
Phenomenal A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World Author:Leigh Ann Henion Leigh Ann Henion has tackled one of the great questions of contemporary, intelligent, adventurous women: Is it possible to be a wife and mother and still explore the world? Her answer seems to be that this is not only possible, but essential. This story shows how. "I think it will open doors for many." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Th... more »e Signature of All Things and Eat, Pray, Love
After giving birth to her beloved son, journalist and teacher Leigh Ann Henion is shaken by the adversity a young mother faces. The lack of sleep, the shrinking social circle, the health difficulties and stress all collide and force her to question the accepted wisdom that a mother's life is no longer her own. Convinced that the greatest key to happiness--for both herself and her family -- lies in periodically venturing into the wider world beyond home, Henion sets out on an epic quest for wonder.
Whether standing on the still-burning volcanoes of Hawaii or in the fearsome lightning storms of Venezuela, amid the vast wildebeest migration in Tanzania or the millions of swirling butterflies that gather to roost on a mountaintop in Mexico, Henion discovers a world of sublimity -- and a visceral sense of the awe that her son experiences every day at the fresh new world. Her spiritual wanderlust puts her in the path of modern-day shamans, reindeer herders, and astrophysicists, seekers from all over the world who trust their instincts, follow their passions, and shape their days into the lives they most want to lead. And, somewhere along the way, Leigh Ann Henion becomes one of them.« less