It's Pub Day! ✨

The Shaman's Wife: A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self Discovery

Sep 10, 2024

Wow, I can’t wait to hold my book in my hands. Because I live in Portugal, I have to order it like everyone else. But a friend is bringing me boxes of books for my book launch here in Portugal, Art and Story!

An empowering memoir that illuminates the delicate dance between personal power and love, The Shaman’s Wife shares Alicia Rodriguez’s journey of sacrificing her agency for love yet ultimately discovering the transformative potential within that same love. By the book's end, a resounding message prevails. Love is boundless, but it begins with nurturing oneself. - Reader Review

I have waited literally years for today, September 10, 2024, when I finally publish my memoir based on my life in Ecuador, where I lived with an Ecuadorian shaman and learned the ways of Andean wisdom traditions. This experience changed me. It was a journey of struggle, joy, enlightenment, courage, resilience, transformation, and love.

This is a story of courage, resilience, and transformation that can be applied to your life. It's a story of forgiveness and the power of Universal Love.

It's a story I had to share.

This is the story of the road I traveled to discover hidden strength within, connect with Amor Propio as the foundation for living a conscious life, and bring the wisdom teachings of shamanism to contemporary life. If it saves one person or impacts someone who needs to reclaim their life, then all the hard work and sacrifice will be worth it.

Writing this book has changed my life; perhaps reading it will change yours. Here is what one reader shared.

"What a transformative book. It was an honor to read Alicia’s first draft of this book last year, chapter by chapter. I give it credit to what helped me survive during a challenging life change. Reading the final version took me back but in a stronger, more empowered way. The way Alicia wrote this book, jumping from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ecuadorian jungle, you feel, hear, and see all those moments in her words. It’s a beautifully written book; you will fall deep, let it." SW on Goodreads Review

Reviews Count Today - A Lot!

If you read the book in advance, as some of you have, please take a moment now, on publication day, to write a review. By doing so, Amazon's algorithm raises the book's visibility.

You've never written a review? Here are some ways to begin:

What I loved about this book was...

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If you have the book, here are a few ways you can help get it into readers' hands.

Share the book on social media. Post a photo of you holding the book on Instagram with your comments and the hashtags #theshamanswife and #mayloveprevail, tagging me @msaliciamrodriguez.

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Share the book with friends, colleagues, and your networks. Recommend it to others and encourage them to visit the book page online or in bookstores. Would you like to include a short recommendation in your newsletter or mailings?

What else can you do to help me put this book in the hands of readers?

Buy a book - or two! I hope you buy the book and consider getting it for someone who may need inspiration to reclaim their life or for someone interested in shamanism, spirituality, or leading an authentic life.
Share the book with a podcast host. Do you know anyone whose podcast is looking for inspirational speakers? Please let them know about me and the book.
Do you like to do interviews? I'm happy to be interviewed for your webinar about topics related to the book, writing, slow living, a writer's life, creativity, and more.
Share the book with your book club, a local bookstore, or a library, and invite me to speak to them about it. I'd love to answer "behind the scenes" questions about my story and provide background not included in the book.
Here's a BIG ASK! Would you like to sponsor a reading and book signing event, maybe in collaboration with other creatives? I'll be scheduling in-person events in Portugal and Annapolis, MD, from September 26 to October 4, 2024; it would be fantastic if you could sponsor an event while I'm there! I'm also available via Zoom after the launch.

LET'S CHAT!

The Companion Journal and Book Club Guide

As a thank you for being on my list and supporting my writing and this memoir, please click the button to download a complimentary Companion Journal and Book Club Guide. After publication, this guide will be for sale, so get it now.

GET THE COMPANION JOURNAL AND BOOK CLUB GUIDE HERE

Events

Here are currently scheduled events with dates, times, RSVP, and location information:

Portugal:

International Launch Event!

Friday evening, September 20: I will join Meinke Flesseman, artist, painter, and good friend, at her gallery in Portimão, Portugal, for a book launch event featuring several artists.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like to attend the international book launch event or register HERE. I'll sell and sign books, and other cool things will be available at the event. Together, we will celebrate the autumnal equinox through the arts.

Wednesday evening, November 6, 5:00 p.m.: I will present and sign books for the public at the Biblioteca Municipal de Lagoa.

More events in Portugal are in the works (zoom book club events, podcasts, and more), and I'll post them on social media as soon as they are confirmed.

Annapolis, MD:

PUBLIC EVENT!!

Saturday, September 29, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Click here for details and to let us know you're coming.

Join me at Honey's Harvest Farm in Lothian, MD, for a presentation and book signing. Honey's Harvest Farm is a regenerative agriculture farm practicing the principles of permaculture. "Our first and foundational crop is our soil; we grow “living soil” just the way nature does." The brainchild of Anne Chaney, a 13th-generation Anne Arundel County resident who lives with her three children at Honey’s Harvest Farm. Her first business was Herrington on the Bay, a restaurant and catering service. Anna is a Certified Energy Healer and Functional Nutrition Practitioner passionate about living soil, nutrient-dense food and medicine, and energetic health.

This will be the sole public event while I'm in Annapolis, so I hope those in Annapolis, Baltimore, and DC can make it!

Thursday evening, September 26, 2024: Private reading and book signing for the Panhellenic Society hosted by my friend Pat Troy in Annapolis on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Friday evening, September 27, 2024: Private reading and book signing in Annapolis.

Monday evening, September 30, 2024: Private reading and book signing in Annapolis.

Tuesday evening, October 1, 2024: Private reading and book signing in Annapolis.

Please reply to this email if you'd like to sponsor an event. We are still confirming other events.

What's Next

I'll be posting photos and videos of our events on social media. Please reply to this email or click on the Let's Chat button if you can connect me for podcasts, interviews, book signings, or book clubs or if you're interested and able to sponsor an event.

PODCASTS AND INTERVIEWS

If you want to hear some of my recent podcasts with excellent hosts, visit my Media Page HERE.

With gratitude,

Alicia

I’m off to pop a bottle of champagne. 🍾 🥂 🎊

Thank you to all who supported me in living the story, writing the book, and sharing the memoir.

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