Susan Highsmith – författare

“The First Fairy Tale Book I: The Adventure Begins by Susan Highsmith combines elegant beauty with magical words that inspire and inform us of the mystery and reality of conception.  The beautiful artwork of Mark Sean Wilson adds a transcendent aura to every page.  The shapes and colors of his illustrations combined with Susan’s enlightening text bring us the wonder of the natural, yet miraculous, ancient journey taken by each of us.”

Dr. Susan Highsmith is an enlightened renaissance grandmother! She is a seeker of truth and spiritual wisdom, a lover of science and knowledge, a caring mother and grandmother, and a qualitative researcher. The Renaissance of Birth is the culminating tapestry of her perspectives as she leads us through a deeply meaningful quest to understand how we bring in our children-how we conceive, carry and birth our babies-past-present-future. We are at a crossroads in our world view paradigm, our understanding of babies and what they need to thrive from the beginning of life, restoring balance between science and feminine wisdom, and how we all, as stewards of the next generation, can help make a difference. For parents-to-be and all of us, I recommend this book!

Wendy Anne McCarty, PhD RN

Founding Chair/Faculty of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology

Graduate Programs, SBGI

Project Director, 12 Guiding Principles - PPN: Nurturing Human Potential from the Beginning of Life

Author, Welcoming Consciousness: Supporting Babies' Wholeness from the Beginning of Life

The First Fairy Tale: Book II  is the second book in a trilogy that creatively tells the story of our beginnings in a way that delights children and parents alike.  Everyone has been born, so we have each taken this journey described in classic fairy tales, fables, allegories, legends, and myths across cultures and generations. Now you can share this magnificent journey with those who are actually taking it, those who enjoy hearing it the most and benefit from having their travels acknowledged. Parents can read The First Fairy Tale Book II: The Awakening Heart to their small children—it is really intended to be read to babies while they are still in the womb. Research shows that newborns remember the stories and songs they heard while in utero! They are calmed and reassured by the sound of your voice and the tone of their own story being told with love.

"The First Fairy Tale Book I: The Adventure Begins by Susan Highsmith combines elegant beauty with magical words that inspire and inform us of the mystery and reality of conception.  The beautiful artwork of Mark Sean Wilson adds a transcendent aura to every page.  The shapes and colors of his illustrations combined with Susan''s enlightening text bring us the wonder of the natural, yet miraculous, ancient journey taken by each of us."

The First Fairy Tale: Book III Making Sense 

Parents have always recognized that reading to their children is a good idea. In fact, even respected authorities like Albert Einstein have recommended reading fairy tales to children. Ancient cultures have told stories and sung songs to children-even while the children were being carried in the wombs of their mothers. Current research is now proving that babies hear while in-utero, and they remember the stories and songs they heard!

The First Fairy Tales are a series of stories that portray an idyllic journey. From the compelling union of masculine and feminine energies (The First Fairy Tale I: The Adventure Begins), throughout the development of the heart (The First Fairy Tale II: The Awakening Heart), and now to the magnificent assemblage of a body and senses ready to be born into the light (The First Fairy Tale III: Making Sense), each fairy tale describes an ideal passage that prepares Little Ones for a successful transition surrounded with love and traversed with ease.

In Joy, read these fairy tales to your Little One while you are pregnant. Your baby will get the idea! Your Little One will hear and internalize a model of a journey in which obstacles are overcome and development is both fun and awe-inspiring. Your baby will hear your voice conveying how much you appreciate the creative process being undertaken and will sense your anticipation of holding this Precious One in your arms. It is never too soon to begin communicating with your Little One who may be saying, "Tell me a story. I''m here, and I''m listening!"