Beyond the Mountain by Anita Vlismas
What does it take to pursue your wildest dreams? Combining psychology, philosophy, and—most of all, heartfelt experience—Anita Vlismas, Ph.D. shares how to choose without fear and how to live with and reframe pain. While many women in the 1970s are changing their expectations, Anita—taking her clue from Masters and Johnson, among others—chooses options rarely considered by her peers. Her journey begins when she decides to leave her “safe” marriage for a life no one could have predicted. From there, she embraces one adventure after another—with the goal of discovering what lies beyond the next mountain. Four continents create the settings in which Anita, often alone, encounters life-changing envi-ronmental and human threats—and ultimately, true love. Beyond the Mountain is the story of one woman’s life, a life that is instructive, inspirational, and most of all, joyous.