The Reluctant Alchemist

What if magic is real? What if in order to save your daughters life you had to forget everything you think is true and trust in an unseen world? The Reluctant Alchemist is the story of Morgan Gardiner whose life is turned upside down after an encounter with a stranger. She is then forced to harness daunting new powers and confront her demons in order to save her little girl...but can she do it in time? A fictionalized memoir based on real events and told with the help of Cathryns Upaguru Lila Das it is one womans story of finding the power that resides in each and every one of us. Cathryn Abbott Jones is a therapist specializing in trauma transformation and transcension a meditation guide author coach mother and former trailing spouse. It is her prayer that this story will ignite a knowing in her readers that leads to their own discoveries of the magic that lies waiting within. You can connect with her on her website liladas.com. Originally from New Orleans she has lived all over the world and currently resides in the mountains of Southern California with her daughter son and their dog Ollie.