The Journey

In my professional life, as a holistically oriented psychotherapist, I look at the whole person – body, mind, spirit. For years I’d been working with clients and giving them great advice, a sympathetic ear and powerful physical processes to work with. I had been doing this for myself as well. but there came a day when I knew I had raise the bar. . I needed to examine these interrelated parts and get them working more coherently and more efficiently. I needed to change.

Before I could change anything, I needed to become more aware of how I was thinking. What I noticed that I was I spent an enormous amount of time worrying about money. I also realized that holding on to my anger towards my ex-husband was a recipe for disaster. I didn’t have to forgive him for his behavior, but I could decide not to allow his behavior dictate my mood.

It seemed to be working. But three years later I got a strong message from my body that I still wasn’t in control of my own life. Again, I looked at my thought patterns and saw that the money demons had not been tamed. I could watch myself think a scary thought about money, feel my neck and shoulders heat up and then my body tighten up and my stomach start to churn. With that level of clarity I made a momentous decision. I proclaimed to myself that “I would not allow my body to go into a stress response about money.” That became my mantra.

With that declaration, I began to recognize how truly powerful I was. I then made the same decision about the cancer I had had. I would not allow my body to go into a fear or stress response about cancer.

This intimate connection between my mind and my body has been a critical part of my healing. The body tells all. Physical symptoms and sensations are your body’s way of saying…”Hey - look over here - pay attention to me.” It’s also the holder of incredible joy and pleasure.

I had experienced enough pain. I was now into discovering the pleasure I rediscovered how much I love to move – dancing, skiing, hiking, biking, tennis - they are all in my life now.

I realized that my recovery has been based on a series of decisions… powerful, positive decisions that have enabled me to heal my immune system – by focusing on my body, my mind and my spirit – which are important ingredients for surviving any illness.

I encourage you to do the same. Whether you join us for any of my workshops or work with me individually, or choose to find your own way, take the hard lessons that I had to learn, circumvent the disasters and go have a ball!”