When you really think about it, is there any greatest pain than feeling so disconnected from someone you love, that your child is lost, that you can't express your love and have them feel it, that you can't help? Not knowing how to get out of that pain and stuck in fear might be even worse. It can keep you disconnected from the power of your love. It can disconnect you from who you could be, and how you want to show up in your own life and for others.
The foundation for deep and lasting change is to relieve and/or resolve the underlying fears that will feel overwhelming and interrupt your ability to move forward more effectively. Instead, you empower your love with greater understanding by identifying the ways to move forward where you can express your love, not fear, and influence change and possibility. It is to learn to move through uncertainty with some confidence and clarity of the direction your are moving. It is intentional and powerful. It is this foundation of peace that supports you to learn new methods, and make new ways of being and interacting your own ways, in your own real life situations, during the times you need it most. With education, self-compassion, and learning some tools to get there, you can create conditions for change.
What we believe has a direct impact on our lives. Our beliefs are how we see the world, and how we interact in it. But what if they're not the whole story, or even true? Because we don't have a deeper understanding of deeper truths, we suffer in confusion and struggle. With coaching, I like to include The Work of Byron Katie. It's a way to transform fear to love and a kinder way. The Work is a way to identify the thoughts that are the root cause of our suffering and then question them, allow them to guide us into our own wisdom, the awareness of other perspectives, and find the inspiration for a new way of meeting the world and old problems.
I include coaching with evidence based methods and practices (CRAFT, The Invitation to Change, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, MBSR, etc) with tools for you to put it all together in a way to meet your specific needs. Meeting those needs has to feel true and doable for you so that it can work and you use the tools because they feel right for you. To be sure, you will use them far better when fear is relieved so that confusion is replaced with clarity!
If you have an interest in peace, I invite you to contact me and get on the path of peace.
“The power of The Work is not in eliminating thoughts. Its power lies in the watching and investigation. Notice thoughts, investigate them, and come to know for yourself that meeting them with understanding can be the end of internal war, which in turn is the end of all war.” ~ Byron Katie
From this place of clarity, peace, and learning how to apply new skills you are far more available and capable to love someone through an addiction, and feel empowered in thought, word, and action in order to make a much needed difference in your life, in the life of your loved ones, and into the world. This is not an easy road, and it's harder without the internal transformation needed to create the structures and supports to meet the hard stuff as it is, and be part of solutions. You are a solution. Love wins!
The foundation for deep and lasting change is to relieve and/or resolve the underlying fears that will feel overwhelming and interrupt your ability to move forward more effectively. Instead, you empower your love with greater understanding by identifying the ways to move forward where you can express your love, not fear, and influence change and possibility. It is to learn to move through uncertainty with some confidence and clarity of the direction your are moving. It is intentional and powerful. It is this foundation of peace that supports you to learn new methods, and make new ways of being and interacting your own ways, in your own real life situations, during the times you need it most. With education, self-compassion, and learning some tools to get there, you can create conditions for change.
What we believe has a direct impact on our lives. Our beliefs are how we see the world, and how we interact in it. But what if they're not the whole story, or even true? Because we don't have a deeper understanding of deeper truths, we suffer in confusion and struggle. With coaching, I like to include The Work of Byron Katie. It's a way to transform fear to love and a kinder way. The Work is a way to identify the thoughts that are the root cause of our suffering and then question them, allow them to guide us into our own wisdom, the awareness of other perspectives, and find the inspiration for a new way of meeting the world and old problems.
I include coaching with evidence based methods and practices (CRAFT, The Invitation to Change, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, MBSR, etc) with tools for you to put it all together in a way to meet your specific needs. Meeting those needs has to feel true and doable for you so that it can work and you use the tools because they feel right for you. To be sure, you will use them far better when fear is relieved so that confusion is replaced with clarity!
If you have an interest in peace, I invite you to contact me and get on the path of peace.
“The power of The Work is not in eliminating thoughts. Its power lies in the watching and investigation. Notice thoughts, investigate them, and come to know for yourself that meeting them with understanding can be the end of internal war, which in turn is the end of all war.” ~ Byron Katie
From this place of clarity, peace, and learning how to apply new skills you are far more available and capable to love someone through an addiction, and feel empowered in thought, word, and action in order to make a much needed difference in your life, in the life of your loved ones, and into the world. This is not an easy road, and it's harder without the internal transformation needed to create the structures and supports to meet the hard stuff as it is, and be part of solutions. You are a solution. Love wins!
Contact me today to empower your love and inspire recovery!
I help parents of children struggling with substance use to relieve their fear and find peace so that they are better able to use evidence based practices to save the relationship with their child, and create conditions where clarity, compassion, connection, confidence, and empowered love inspires change.
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I help parents of children struggling with substance use to relieve their fear and find peace so that they are better able to use evidence based practices to save the relationship with their child, and create conditions where clarity, compassion, connection, confidence, and empowered love inspires change.
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Joanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, and a Certified Family Recovery & Life Coach. She is committed to helping people empower love and inspire recovery, to heal, find peace, and to create joy in their lives. Love wins! |
Family has great influence, and great love. Fear blocks inspiration. Love shows a way. So we need our own healing, new skills, tools, and supports. Then we become available, resilient, stronger for ourselves and for our loved ones, we can get our lives back, and be in a better position to help our loved ones get theirs back too. We just need to know how.
When in your own healing and recovery, it hopefully looks like getting informed, and getting supports to move forward with what you can do, and what can help you, and your loved one. It's about the ways of healing, transformation and hope. It's about getting out of the problem and into possible changes. You can contribute to possibilities.
You can restore connection with your loved one, you can communicate effectively, and you can develop the skills to help in ways that are helpful, and that can contribute to recovery. Are there guarantees? Not about another person's journey. We don't even have them about our own journeys. We're not the rulers of the universe, but we can create conditions that create possibility and connection. You have great purpose! This is love in action!
Research shows that when family members focus on their own healing and recovery, they become the best chance for their loved one to choose and maintain their own. You are your loved one's best chance at recovery.
Only one person needs to begin this process. I invite you to be that one. Now.
Contact me today to empower your love and inspire recovery!
When in your own healing and recovery, it hopefully looks like getting informed, and getting supports to move forward with what you can do, and what can help you, and your loved one. It's about the ways of healing, transformation and hope. It's about getting out of the problem and into possible changes. You can contribute to possibilities.
You can restore connection with your loved one, you can communicate effectively, and you can develop the skills to help in ways that are helpful, and that can contribute to recovery. Are there guarantees? Not about another person's journey. We don't even have them about our own journeys. We're not the rulers of the universe, but we can create conditions that create possibility and connection. You have great purpose! This is love in action!
Research shows that when family members focus on their own healing and recovery, they become the best chance for their loved one to choose and maintain their own. You are your loved one's best chance at recovery.
Only one person needs to begin this process. I invite you to be that one. Now.
Contact me today to empower your love and inspire recovery!
Other practices that really support your overall health and inner peace are: relaxation breathing/meditation, exercise, clean eating with minimal processed foods and organic when possible, drinking plenty of water, being in nature, connecting with friends, being of service/volunteering, finding a higher power from your own understanding, having a sleep routine, reading and watching inspirational media and/or something that inspires laughter and fun, listening to music, writing, practicing gratitude, support groups.
Please share your ideas. I'd love to hear them and add them to the list.
Please share your ideas. I'd love to hear them and add them to the list.
Why we do our work!
"Indeed my life is mellower due to you and your course." ~ B
"I have been an Alanoner for a long time but have to say Joanne's class has added so much to my life, I can barely explain it. It brought all those years of meetings, counseling, etc. together. Thanx Joanne again." ~ E
"Thank you Joanne. You have helped me so much to question my thoughts and beliefs. I have been living in such a hopeless dark place and doing this work with you has helped me re-think everything." ~ M
"It’s like coming out of the darkness and into the light. It’s changing all my relationships." ~ L
"I got my momentum since I'm in this class. I'm in the best place I've been in 4-5 years. I have my self-esteem back and I'm not depressed anymore." ~ D
"It’s really helping me to connect with my son, see how beautiful he is, and relieve my worrying. I'm not as angry anymore, I'm accepting him more, and feel less tension between us. Thank you Joanne!" ~R
"Indeed my life is mellower due to you and your course." ~ B
"I have been an Alanoner for a long time but have to say Joanne's class has added so much to my life, I can barely explain it. It brought all those years of meetings, counseling, etc. together. Thanx Joanne again." ~ E
"Thank you Joanne. You have helped me so much to question my thoughts and beliefs. I have been living in such a hopeless dark place and doing this work with you has helped me re-think everything." ~ M
"It’s like coming out of the darkness and into the light. It’s changing all my relationships." ~ L
"I got my momentum since I'm in this class. I'm in the best place I've been in 4-5 years. I have my self-esteem back and I'm not depressed anymore." ~ D
"It’s really helping me to connect with my son, see how beautiful he is, and relieve my worrying. I'm not as angry anymore, I'm accepting him more, and feel less tension between us. Thank you Joanne!" ~R