Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognitaâone of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other negotiating with the Colombian militaryâStafford decides to go too. In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and to let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.
âSo profoundly moving, so beautifully crafted, so brave . . . A story about being true to oneself. Stafford brings all of herself to the reader as she shares her fears, doubts, triumphs, excitement, and love of life. This book is 100% authenticâbecause it is so human, so real.â
âSusan Frankl, MD, Harvard Medical School
âA road map for parenting adventurous adults . . . Stafford asks all the right questions: Where are we headed in life? Who will come with us on the journey? How do we hold our children close while allowing them the freedom to grow? The most touching part: She doesnât hide the struggle as she tries (with love and curiosity and humor) to find the answers.â
âFran Booth, LICSW, trainer, Internal Family Systems