APW Book Club – 1/25 – Timeless Dance with Karen Lateiner

We will discuss Timeless Dance: A Story of Change and Loss by Karen Shiffman Lateiner, M.Ed. Timeless Dance was the first book our group reviewed on October 24, 2020. In light of current controversies regarding transgender issues, and since we have many new members, I took the liberty of listing it again for discussion.

Karen Lateiner is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Timeless Dance with Karen Lateiner
Time: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Date: 10:00 AM Arizona
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About the book:
TIMELESS DANCE: A Story of Change and Loss, is just that — a compelling memoir about life, death, gender change, acceptance, advocacy, and coping within the family, the community, and the world. It is a well told story of generational challenges and reflections on life altering events; a skillfully woven mix of narrative, prose, poetry, and letters. A page turner by many accounts, Timeless Dance illuminates issues not often contemplated, especially those related to transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Reviews
“Karen has written a masterpiece…. It is a moving story of parents coming to terms with true gender identity…[that] shows how love can conquer all and meet any challenge or tragedy….beautifully written and clearly inspirational.”
–Eli Coleman, PhD, Professor and Director, Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota Medical School

“After reading Timeless Dance, I see the world much differently.” –Susan Anderson, author of Everything.

Customers find the book very enlightening, inspiring, and thought-provoking. They describe the writing style as beautiful, heartfelt, reflective, and honest. Readers also describe the narrative as elegant. AI-generated from the text of customer reviews on Amazon

About the Author
Understanding the transition of her child from male to female during the mid-1990’s, and then grappling with her new daughter’s tragic death two years later, motivated her to share what she experienced and learned about transgender issues, as well as life in general. Her compelling book, Timeless Dance: A Story of Change and Loss, stands as a memoir, biography, and primer for understanding gender diversity. Telling her story and speaking at a variety of educational, social, religious, and corporate venues provides an opportunity to open important conversations about LGBTQ+ issues, past and present.

Karen Shiffman Lateiner holds an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology. Throughout her personal life, and her professional career as a developmental psychologist and mental health clinician, she has actively advocated for safe and nurturing school and home environments for all children, especially for those at-risk for marginalization and bullying.

A native of New Jersey, she moved to New York City, where she met and married her husband Roger. After spending a year living on a kibbutz in Israel in 1972-73, they returned to New York,before ultimately settling in Montclair, New Jersey, where they raised their two children. Upon retirement, she and her husband traveled the country in a motorhome for two years before making Arizona their new home. Combining her love of writing and the Sonoran Desert, Karen created a Hike and Write program to encourage others to write as a means of expressing their thoughts and telling their own unique stories. Currently, she is a member of her HOA Board of Directors and a member of Arizona Professional Writers.