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X-WR-CALDESC:What happens when we make a conscious decision to make our ide
 ntities more than only being an adoptee? What if we were first to do the h
 ard work necessary to move residual trauma out of our bodies and then dedi
 cate ourselves to writing ourselves a new story? I want to share with you 
 my own experience of doing just that and how creating The Gathering Place 
 has helped me transform. This magical and mysterious place has shown me th
 at when I choose to fully breathe and make space for new thoughts and idea
 s about myself and the world around me\, I can\, and we all can\, be set f
 ree from former ways of being. \n\nAbout Emma\nEmma Stevens\, who is also 
 known as Linda Pevac\, is the author of two earlier memoirs: The Gathering
  Place: An Adoptee’s Story and A Fire Is Coming. Her adoption journey bega
 n when she was relinquished as an infant and adopted at three months old. 
 Only in hindsight does she understand how being an adoptee has shaped and 
 formed her entire life.\n\nIn her first memoir\, The Gathering Place\, Emm
 a describes a magical space she has created for healing\, comfort\, and re
 storation for the younger parts of herself that never felt safe\, seen\, h
 eard\, or understood. A Fire Is Coming is Emma’s cautionary tale\, emphasi
 zing the importance of selecting a therapist thoughtfully. She alerts read
 ers to the psychological nightmare that can result from an unethical thera
 pist\, doctor\, or counselor.\n\nEmma’s third memoir\, Choosing to Breathe
 \, brings together all three themes. It takes readers back to The Gatherin
 g Place\, where they discover what it means to integrate their identities 
 as Emma releases multiple layers of trauma.\n\nAfter graduating with a jou
 rnalism degree from the University of Oklahoma\, she pursued master's-leve
 l coursework in psychology at Pepperdine University in Orange County\, Cal
 ifornia. In March 2024\, Emma won an Independent Author Award for her seco
 nd book\, A Fire Is Coming\, at Tucson’s 2024 Festival of Books. She was a
  finalist in the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for the same
  book.\n\nEmma loves traveling and spending time with her two adult childr
 en and her two lively\, affectionate Bengal cats. www.emmastevenswriter.co
 m
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DESCRIPTION:What happens when we make a conscious decision to make our iden
 tities more than only being an adoptee? What if we were first to do the ha
 rd work necessary to move residual trauma out of our bodies and then dedic
 ate ourselves to writing ourselves a new story? I want to share with you m
 y own experience of doing just that and how creating The Gathering Place h
 as helped me transform. This magical and mysterious place has shown me tha
 t when I choose to fully breathe and make space for new thoughts and ideas
  about myself and the world around me\, I can\, and we all can\, be set fr
 ee from former ways of being. \n\nAbout Emma\nEmma Stevens\, who is also k
 nown as Linda Pevac\, is the author of two earlier memoirs: The Gathering 
 Place: An Adoptee’s Story and A Fire Is Coming. Her adoption journey began
  when she was relinquished as an infant and adopted at three months old. O
 nly in hindsight does she understand how being an adoptee has shaped and f
 ormed her entire life.\n\nIn her first memoir\, The Gathering Place\, Emma
  describes a magical space she has created for healing\, comfort\, and res
 toration for the younger parts of herself that never felt safe\, seen\, he
 ard\, or understood. A Fire Is Coming is Emma’s cautionary tale\, emphasiz
 ing the importance of selecting a therapist thoughtfully. She alerts reade
 rs to the psychological nightmare that can result from an unethical therap
 ist\, doctor\, or counselor.\n\nEmma’s third memoir\, Choosing to Breathe\
 , brings together all three themes. It takes readers back to The Gathering
  Place\, where they discover what it means to integrate their identities a
 s Emma releases multiple layers of trauma.\n\nAfter graduating with a jour
 nalism degree from the University of Oklahoma\, she pursued master's-level
  coursework in psychology at Pepperdine University in Orange County\, Cali
 fornia. In March 2024\, Emma won an Independent Author Award for her secon
 d book\, A Fire Is Coming\, at Tucson’s 2024 Festival of Books. She was a 
 finalist in the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for the same 
 book.\n\nEmma loves traveling and spending time with her two adult childre
 n and her two lively\, affectionate Bengal cats. www.emmastevenswriter.com
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Choosing to Breathe: A Return to The Gathering Place pres
 ented by Linda Pevac aka Emma Stevens
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