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Hi I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

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I'm excited to be here today with Dina Mose,

who's the author of The Buddha Sat Right Here,

a family odyssey through India and Nepal.

She has a BA in literature and an MS and nursing from Yale University,

an essayist storyteller and songwriter.

Dina is the mother of two girls and currently lives in California.

Her book recently won first place in the indie publisher's book awards and travel and also

first place in the next generation indie awards and travel. So welcome to Dina. Thank you so much.

I'm really glad to be here today. So Dina, can you tell listeners what the Buddhist that right here is

about and what inspired you to write it? Sure. So the Dina, can you tell listeners what the Buddhist that right here is about and what inspired you to write it?

Sure. So the shortest answer is that my book is a memoir of adventure, motherhood, and love woven into a spiritual journey.

And to expand on that a little, in 2014, I was a mother who had pretty much had it all.

I was a busy homebirth midwife with a very successful practice.

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