Lessons from Lucy - by Elizabeth Huxtable (Paperback)

About the Book

Follow Elizabeth Huxtable's journey to create the best life for her daughter. In so doing, she discovers in herself latent talents, fortitude, resilience and ultimately, the greatest gift of all, the true meaning of unconditional love.

Book Synopsis

An inspiring story of hope, strength and courage. After doctors said there was no hope for her newborn daughter, this mother refused to give up. Despite her daughter's severe disabilities, Lucy went on to touch many lives with her presence and became her mother's greatest teacher. Follow Elizabeth Huxtable's journey to create the best life for her daughter. In so doing, she discovers in herself latent talents, fortitude, resilience and ultimately, the greatest gift of all, the true meaning of unconditional love. Armed with these new skills, Elizabeth Huxtable has forged an international career as a sound therapist and healer.About the Author: Elizabeth Huxtable is a research scientist, sound therapist, healer, masseuse, Reiki practitioner and educator, who teaches in Australia, Asia and Europe. As the parent of a severely disabled child, Elizabeth studies links to mind, body and emotions along with sound therapy benefits for special needs children, who are often highly sensitive to the emotional states of other people.Reviews:

"Elizabeth Huxtable breathes life into the agony of dashed expectations ... powerful spiritual journey... to find ways to help her child she transforms herself... emotionally painful yet uplifting story." - Virginia Kennedy, Filmmaker

"... testimony to the power of the Human Spirit... provokes deep inner reflection for the life journey we have chosen... how the Human Spirit when at it's best, is indefatigable..." - Medyhne Lebachen, author, radio show host with 3.5 million audience".. Elizabeth's story demonstrates how the unconscious can become conscious through what she experienced parenting Lucy." - Aaron Schultz, author, A Wink from a Guru

"... story of challenges and triumph.... revelation of Spirit... the human form is eclipsed by unlimitedness." - Jain 108

"... extraordinary story of love, healing and transformation told with disarming honesty... Elizabeth Huxtable writes from the heart..." - Antares Maitreya, author, blogger

Review Quotes

"Lessons from Lucy is a very special true story about an expectant mother readjusting to the shock of giving birth to a "special needs" child, Lucy, who is completely dependent on her. Elizabeth Huxtable breathes life into the agony of expectations dashed and how she transforms them into her own powerful spiritual journey. In her exploration to find ways to help her child she transforms herself... an emotionally painful yet uplifting story." - Virginia Kennedy, Filmmaker.

"What this little girl was and is in spirit is absolutely amazing and needs to be shared with the world. That Lucy was non-verbal and still had such an impact on others is important. Elizabeth's story demonstrates how the unconscious can become conscious through what she experienced while parenting Lucy." - Aaron Schultz, author, A Wink from a Guru; Founder of The Outback Mind Foundation.

"This is a story of trust, wanderings, struggles, belief in one's self, belief in others, a story of challenges and triumph. A butterfly came into Elizabeth's life, showed her wings and flew away. This is the revelation of Spirit, where the human form is eclipsed by unlimitedness." - Jain 108

"... an extraordinary story of love, healing and transformation told with disarming honesty, crystalline lucidity and astonishing calmness. Elizabeth Huxtable writes from the heart, with guileless simplicity and sincerity, and before you know it, she has shown you how to transmute your own traumas into profound insight and heart wisdom. Like a trusted friend she gently guides you on an unexpected pilgrimage to an intimate and sacred space - your own innermost being... Lessons from Lucy is a book you'll want to share with friends and family. It will inspire and motivate you to heal your own emotional wounds..." - Antares Maitreya, formerly known as Kit Leee, is the author of four books and a number of blogs.