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My book, My Life and Other Recipes, weaves my personal journey from childhood, to cooking school, to owning my first restaurant, being swallowed alive by corporate America, and coming back out again into the world of healing myself and others. It is the story of how I was able to mix ingredients like neglect and abuse during childhood, the craziness of growing up with addiction, then living with it myself, and the rituals of various spiritual traditions into a stew that has become a bountiful feast to nourish me and others as well.

When I was twenty years old, I discovered quite by accident that I was a natural cook and that my destiny was unraveling towards a career in food and entertaining others. Cooking was a double-edged sword in my life and, while I believe whole-heartedly it saved me from an early death with drugs and alcohol, it became the sole determination of my self-worth for years.

This book is a self-help memoir that will make you laugh, cry, and, I hope, get you to look at your own stories: the myths that have created your favorite recipes for living. As you read this story, you will see that the healing which can take place in your life and the life of others united by food is monumental. Each episode begins with a ritual, followed by a story, and then a recipe. The recipes are included because I believe that only by coming once again to our tables will we bridge the isolation of our current lifestyle.

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Renee Baribeau Bio

Treesunko (Tri unko): The sound between things, the passing animals, the blowing leaves on the trees, the fields of flowers, and the water flowing over rocks on its way to the seas.

Renee is the Founder of Desert Holisitic Network in Palm Desert, CA which is a community organization comprised of a consortium of businesses who stand together as one light in order to heal business and our world, and who wish to attract clients with a holistic approach to wellness and sustainable living.

Renee has completed Light Body Training with the Four Winds Society, received rites of passage from the Quero Elders in Peru, and has integrated the DNA work of Margaret Ruby. Her strong belief in the power of prayer combined with earth-based traditions is the basis for her work and she has studied with many modern-day mystics. She works extensively with early childhood trauma, addictions, and food disorders. Her intuitive gift is the ability to uncover blocks that hide people’s true potential.

Renee’s classes and workshops have included Sacred Play, Creating Your Personal Spirit Doll, Tending to Your Sacred Garden, Sweat Lodges, Gift-Wrapping Your Healing Practice, Shamanic Rebirthing, Real Forgiveness, and Introduction to Shamanism.  She also organized the Business of Healing conference in March 2007. She is available for speaking and training engagements.
 
As a Gift Wrapper, Renee can help you develop and market your authentic gift as a healer or community advocate by “packaging” your gift to present it to your community through Internet setup, e-newsletters, brochures, logo design, and/or other business peripherals.

As a chef, Renee has owned two popular restaurants and two upscale catering businesses, and worked her way into corporate senior management. Renee has a B.A. in Communications from U. of Maine, and attending the NY Restaurant School.

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