Books

A book where trees share their secrets, animals teach, and magic hides in the ordinary. Once, When I Was Tree: A Memoir of Interspecies Communication, Nomadic Living, and Mystical Journeys is a web of true stories from my life, each one pulling you into the secret life of the natural world—and maybe even your own heart. Nothing is made up....

Melissa had it all—a stable marriage, a clear career path in geophysics—until one out-of-body experience opened her eyes to a deeper reality. In search of truth, self, and a spiritual compass, she embarks on a 15,000-mile journey by road, hikes 2,660 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, kayaks 444 miles of the Yukon, and ventures to the foot of the...