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Video Testimony

• Elodie’s Testimony

• Kim’s Testimony

• Camryn’s Testimony

• Whitney’s Testimony

• Anneliese’s Testimony

The Classes

The Facilitators

"I first thought 'This is not for me.' Halfway through I was ready to quit. My wife and daughter have both died and I didn’t see a need to continue. A small voice said to stick around. The best is yet to come. So I stayed. I’m so happy I did."

"16 weeks felt long initially....but now I'm afraid I don't have enough time. It flies by."

"We really don't realize how much is impacting us until we learn what ...the traumas are. Every class my eyes open more and I am sad that more people do not take the class. We all need this class."

"I came to Life Skills expecting to counsel others. I see now the real first need was my growth."

"I highly recommend this course to all people. It is a life changing journey that will help you dig deep into your past and use tools to help you overcome your weaknesses."

“Everyone has a moment in their life where they have experienced a type of abuse or trauma and you may not even know it.”

(Important Note: Remember our classes do not provide psychotherapy or counseling and are not meant to be a replacement for it. However, our “Learning to Live, Learning to Love” curriculum has proven to be an excellent compliment to it.)

“I am currently seeing a therapist & have been for 5 years. My therapist was all in support of me joining this class. Since [I’ve] been in this class, I can say that my sessions went from biweekly to once a month and that I can now communicate with my therapist more and get to root of my internal issues.”

“Talk therapy has been a part of my weekly routine for the past fifteen years. I’ve worked with three separate therapists, two of whom specialized in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Just two short months after graduating from the first sixteen week Life Skills course, I decided to end my therapy sessions. I felt that Life Skills gave me the tools, resources and skills to be a more introspective individual. My therapist agreed that I was in a really healthy place with myself and in life in general. She and I were confident that with my newly gained knowledge from this class, I would have the wherewithal to handle whatever life throws at me.” 

“My teenage daughter was seeing a counselor for depression for a year and half. She was feeling better and was comfortable with her therapist but had only experienced minor change. Just a few months after completing the youth class, she and her counselor felt that she was ready to discontinue their sessions.”

“There is always more to learn. This class teaches not just how to cope, but provides life skills that will follow you in everything you do. After a few weeks of this class, I’ve realized that EVERYONE has work to do.”

“I’ve learned that ‘coping with it’ and ‘I’m fine’ is just masking and burying it. And if you don’t deal with it, you can’t move forward. It’s like the garden at my house growing up. Plants constantly died there. We put more soil, fertilizer, treatments, etc. Finally my dad was digging and found a part of a motor that had leaked oil, gas, and other [stuff] into the soil. Once [it was] removed and…soil replaced, things grew again.”

“That maybe true, but one person doing the work doesn’t solve the issue.”

“I was speaking to a friend about this program. It amazes me how many people could be helped by this program. My friend asked if I thought everyone could be helped in some way by this program. I really believe the answer is Yes. Even if a person is not "arrested in development" he or she would gain understanding and compassion for those who are.”

“Before Life Skills I didn’t think that I had anything to heal from. I didn’t realize that I was hurting and hurting myself. Life Skills taught me the importance of focusing on myself and my own journey to health. I learned skills and received the information needed to give myself and others grace.”

“I had the exact same thought…I’m unlearning the concept of needing to control everything/everyone and learning to take care of me. I can only control me. And ya know what? When you start doing that, others may follow (a little bit)”.