author bio

The author, Umit Samur was born and raised in Turkey. She is also a US citizen.
The devastation unleashed by the 1999 Istanbul earthquake struck her with the sudden realization of the frailty of life. Shaken into awareness, she decided not to put off her lifelong dream of living in the United States. This event was the tipping point in her lifelong struggle to free herself from the constrictions of her family, culture, societal and religious programming, as well as beliefs and emotions which had saturated her subconscious since childhood.
She moved to the United States in 2000 and began a new life. Her memoir, “Flight to Freedom” is the story of her climb to freedom as a woman and is the first of a planned three part series. She also wrote another book called “Fetus Knows Everything” in her first language.
She has a B.A. degree in English Linguistics, has translated works from English into Turkish as well as taught English as a Second Language and has been the head of the English Department for several schools and a Medicine Faculty.
In America, she initially taught Turkish language and culture as an Assistant Professor at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey for two years but ultimately decided to follow her passion and start her own business as an energy therapist, holistic healer and reader.
She has devoted, and continues to devote, her time and energy focusing on her own healing and spiritual growth. She first worked with James Lagiss, who was her spiritual mentor for seven years, followed by over twenty three workshops and certificates. She promotes herself on local TV stations, online, and in workshops she conducts.
She has a daughter. She loves cooking and sharing with others, so she wrote a cookbook of home-made Turkish recipes called “From My Heart to Your Kitchen”.

She is conscious that she has a responsibility to herself be in grace, and that the best way to be in the world is to be open and flexible to the changes in her life.
Her biggest dream is to help women to be independent human beings and mothers, to awaken them to their own conscious awareness of their power and their worth.