Personal Statement

The stress of work or relationships, loss or illness, loneliness or addiction, often leaves us with feeling empty and alone, anxious, fearful and depressed; we are unhappy with the way our lives our going, we are disappointed and frustrated. Maybe we have guilt or regret. Maybe we have chronic medical issues and have limitations that are difficult to accept; or worse yet, chronic pain. We want things to change, to be different, but we don't know how to make that happen. One solution we attempt is to try to make the another person change and that often makes things worse, creating power struggles and ongoing conflict. Another is taking multiple medications and yet still feeling bad. Be it at home or at work we find that our worry, fear and anger do not lead us to our goal but in fact often lead us to behaviors that are destructive of ourselves and others. We sabotage achieving the very things we want most in life.