UNEXPECTED LESSONS From Professor Higgins

Name: UNEXPECTED LESSONS From Professor Higgins
Brand: PATTI SMITH
Price: 28.75 AUD

By: PATTI SMITH

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Paperback | 5 July 2024

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Paperback
294 Pages

Edition Type
Large type / large print

Dimensions(cm)
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.58

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$28.75

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PATTI SMITH is a life coach and retired attorney living in Southern Utah. Her memoir shares life lessons through inspiring stories about her son Christopher, who was born with Down syndrome. Patti is a self-admitted recovering perfectionist and overachiever who has dedicated her life to learning and personal transformation. When not writing, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her six exceptional children.

Although advised by her doctor to place her son in an institution because of his Down syndrome diagnosis, the author looked into her new baby's beautiful eyes and knew she never could. She thought she would dedicate her life to teaching her child, but was delighted to discover how he would teach and change her.

More than a memoir, this book is a primer about the transformative power of acceptance, empathy and unconditional love. Through heartwarming, funny and inspirational true stories, the author shares insights gained as she learned to look at life through her son's perspective. These stories illustrate how joy and valuable opportunities can emerge when letting go of fear and leaning into the unknown.

Using principles of personal improvement and transformation, the author draws universal and eye-opening life lessons from unexpected and profound experiences with her son, Christopher Higgins, whom she respectfully refers to as Professor Higgins, her master teacher.

Industry Reviews

"Rather than counsel intended for parents of children with intellectual disabilities, this book is a must read for all parents who are open to receiving wisdom from unexpected teachers, including our children." Dorothy Allred Solomon, PhD, award-winning author

"Unexpected Lessons From Professor Higgins is an inspirational memoir that follows a mother-and-son journey through the trials and joys of life with Down syndrome. Author Patti Smith lovingly and honestly reveals the lessons gleaned from forty-plus years of caring for (and being cared for by) her son, Christopher, whose diagnosis of Down syndrome as a baby at first tilted her world off-axis-only to reveal itself, as the years went by, to be the thing that actually set her worldview at the exact right angle. Through chapters that relate hilarious, poignant, and sometimes even heartbreaking stories, Patti shows readers that challenges are made to be overcome, expectations are made to be surpassed, love is made to be unconditional, and sometimes, you just have to give in and acknowledge that Chris is the star of the show." Ginni Smith, author and editor with Kevin Anderson & Associates

"This book is a beacon of hope and inspiration, urging readers to embrace the unknown, to find joy in the simplest moments, and understand true acceptance." Sadie Blalscucci, author and media consultant.

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