Children's Book
Date Published: July 22, 2024
Publisher: MindStir Media
There was always something exceptional and different about ten-year-old Reuben Otis O'Brien, but no one, including Reuben Otis himself, can figure out quite what it is. All that he knows is that he can smell something very strange that no one else can, and sometimes it makes him sick.
The Boy Who Could Smell Warming is the story of Reuben Otis's quest to discover his special ability and its purpose. Since, as he describes himself, Reuben Otis is a "nerd in a cool guy's body," he does his own scientific investigation and finds out that he possesses a very unusual superpower which is vital for the whole world and will make him a true superhero. As he starts to use his superpower with the help of his family and two neighborhood friends, he learns he can change things vital to his hometown and to the entire planet. This gives Reuben Otis a newfound pride and a whole new direction to his life.
About the Author
Patrick Fleming, M.Div., L.C.S.W., C.S.A.T. is a psychotherapist and spiritual coach in a private practice in St. Louis, MO, Double Rainbow Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, with his wife, Suzanne Lauber-Fleming. He is the principal co-author, with his wife and other colleagues, of a trilogy of books on psycho-spiritual trauma recovery. He has also authored a number of articles on psychological, spiritual, recovery, and social issues for a variety of national and international publications As a psychotherapist, Patrick specializes in the treatment of abuse and trauma, sexual addiction and compulsivity, couple counseling, and the integration of spirituality and psychology. He has been a hospital chaplain, a hospice counselor and a psychotherapist for over thirty years.
In addition, Patrick, with his wife, Sue Lauber-Fleming, RN, MA, LCSW, has led numerous workshops and trainings nationally and internationally for survivors and the professionals that work with them, focusing on both the psychological and spiritual needs of those wounded by trauma and abuse. In addition to his healing work with survivors, Pat has worked for 18 years with Catholic priests and brothers, and other clergy who are perpetrators of clerical sexual abuse. He has also worked as a consultant to a variety of religious and mental health groups who work with survivors, addicts and perpetrators.
In addition, to the psychological training, education, and clinical experience Patrick also has extensive training, education, and pastoral experience in spirituality and the spiritual needs of those suffering emotionally and physically. His mission throughout his career has been to integrate the best of psychology with the depths of spirituality to facilitate greater healing and change.
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