| Title: Antoinette and Marie: The Story of an Unlikely Friendship
Best suited for Teen Fiction
Log line: Antoinette, a rebellious 7th grader, forms an unlikely friendship with Marie, a lonely classmate, as they test the strict rules and traditions of a convent boarding school in the late 1950's.
Description: Antoinette hears Marie crying their first night in the dormitory of a convent boarding school. As she attempts to comfort Marie, the beginning of an unlikely friendship begins to form. Both Marie, a 12 year old Protestant and orphan, and Antoinette a rebellious pre-teen find themselves in a very strange and strict environment. Antoinette challenges the rules to the amusement of both the nuns and students. Marie, strengthened by their friendship emerges, as a leader and valued ally.
Author: Antoinette Mercier Saunders, PhD is a child psychologist. She is the author of two parenting books and numerous articles and columns. She founded and directed The Capable Kid Counseling Centers in Chicago, Illinois.
This novel is based on a true story.
Contact author: amsaundersphd@gmail.com
www.antoinettesaunders.com
Writing Project:
I have completed the film
Understanding Barbara,
and am seeking a producer.
The film is about Julie McCabe a young attorney, who comes to terms with her mother’s mental illness and gains a sense of belonging when she befriends her half sister.
This film is based on my own story.
Transformations: The Institute for Psychological and Spiritual Development
In 1999, Harriet Porter, LCSW and I formed Transformations, an educational organization developed in response to the growing interest in spirituality outside of religious institutions. The institute offers workshops and classes to the public as well as mental health professionals. www.spiritualtransformations.org
Women’s Spirituality Conference. For the past three years Transformations and the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield Illinois have co-sponsored a day of workshops on various aspects that relate to our spiritual journey. Please visit our website for a look at last years Conference.
www.spiritualtransformations.org
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A Woman's Search for
Inner Peace
a spiritual guide and workbook
Being on a spiritual journey can be confusing and overwhelming. In a friendly and engaging way the authors offer a clear explanation of 16 important guiding principles and exercises that help put the reader on their path.
Claudia, a 40ish mother of two, is complaining of feeling numb and often angry for no apparent reason. Her outside world seems okay, manageable anyway, but inside she feels empty. With the direction of her Yoga teacher, Claudia finds herself talking to a spiritual psychotherapist. During her sessions Claudia is given guidance and suggestions that offer her a new way of looking at her world. Together, Kathryn, the therapist and Claudia discuss the difference between fear and faith, what it means to be a victim, core values, non-judgment, examining shameful behavior, accepting what is, synchronicity, life’s purpose, letting go, forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude.
After each session Claudia feels energized and more at peace with herself and the world around her.
Join Claudia as she starts on her spiritual journey by responding to the exercises at the end of each chapter. |
A Woman's Search for Inner Peace is available at major online retailers, including Amazon.. Signed copies available from the authors. Contact Antoinette Saunders for information, to schedule events, or to request a review copy
About the Authors:
Carol Moss, LCSW and Antoinette Saunders, PhD are both holistic psychotherapists and spiritual directors who have been working with women and spirituality for many years.
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