Carol Schaefer

Carol Schaefer, editor of John's Book of Everyday Transformation, first met John Robert Norman in 1984, when she'd gone to him for a psychic reading. She was searching to no avail for the son she'd surrendered for adoption. John not only pinpointed where her son lived, a place far from where she'd expected to find him, but he also accurately described the family. After finding her son, Schaefer had a revelation - John Norman received his information from her, so part of her always knew where her son was. Suddenly, the search for her son opened up another great search, this time to explore life's great mysteries.Because of John Norman, Schaefer was inspired to write her first book, The Other Mother (Soho Press, 1991) in part to help mothers and their children, separated by adoption, understand they'd always remained connected. NBC produced the television movie version in 1995, and the movie aired on Lifetime Television for eight years. Both the book and the movie continue to make a huge impact on many thousands of lives.John's teachings helped Schaefer to heal in ways she never thought possible, and she applied what she'd learned to help others. Ten years after they met, John Norman asked her to transcribe tapes of his classes for a book he'd envisioned. But he passed away too soon to realize his dream, and she set aside the transcripts.That we are all connected in a profound way to every part of the universe is the core of John Norman's teachings. Realizing his teachings had enriched her life immeasurably, Schaefer is fulfilling John Norman's dream, hoping that others will be helped as much as she has been.Schaefer is also the author four other books: Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet (Shambhala, 2006), which was translated into twelve languages; Searching for Healing After Reunion, the sequel to The Other Mother; Mary Queen of Scots, which she has adapted into a full-length screenplay; and a novel, An Ancient Tear. Her play, The Sacred Virgin, was produced in New York City.Schaefer has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, and many local television and radio programs around the country and in Canada. She has often been a keynote speaker and given numerous workshops at adoption conferences in the United States, Canada and Italy.Schaefer earned her B.A. in Psychology from Winthrop University, where she was selected for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.