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Ann White, Creator of the Stress Rx Model

Join Ann White and I as we chat about the launch of our new program:

Stress Rx for Families with Special Needs

Get access and details here.

Ann White is the Founder of Creating Calm Within Chaos, a Rabbi and a Trauma Chaplain. She teaches that we will always have chaos, but amid the chaos, the secret to a vibrant life is to create an inner sanctuary so that we can be the calm within chaotic situations.

Ann is the author of Living with Spirit Energy, The Sacred Art of Dog Walking – Making the Ordinary Extraordinary, and a contributor to the transformational anthology, Pebbles in the Pond. She is also the host of BlogTalkRadio's Creating Calm and co-host of Authors on the Air. Ann is a vegan and believes that eating real food contributes to removing chaos from our bodies and helps us to live glorious lives. Find her at www.CreatingCalmWithinChaos.com.

As a Mom of a Young Adult with Special Needs on the Autism Spectrum, I have years of experience in dealing with drama and trauma and met Ann while sharing my own story in the transformational anthology, Pebbles in the Pond. entitled, Finally an IEP for Mom! In our discussion, I will share the education and insight I have gained while living with a child with special needs. Fear, guilt, grief and lots of competing demands, stress and fatigue are all part of this lifestyle and yet there is hope and we hope you will tune in, restore your balance and re-energize your entire family.

Ann and I promise to help you cope when you are at the end of your rope.

We will cover:

Why you and other caregivers are burning out;
What you can do today to reduce your stress immediately; and
How to access 3 free webinars: Fears, Guilt and Grief

Feel free to share and invite those families with special needs who are looking for balance, joy and purpose in their lives. We hope you will join us live or tune in for the replay.

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As many of you know, I am determined to make the world brighter, more inclusive, and more appreciative of our specially challenged children and young adults. I work primarily with Moms as I believe that Moms are in the best position to influence the young people in their lives. With every blog post, Facebook entry and tweet, I encourage you to embrace your joy, your challenges, your strengths and your gifts. I want you to identify your passion, your purpose and to pursue your visions, so that you can get into action and inspire your children to do the same. In short, I want you to live like someone left the gate open.

I am always on the lookout for wonderful resources and wisdom to share with you. Toward this end, it was my utter delight to interview Kimberly Burnham, PhD, a transformational author and fellow contributor to Pebbles in the Pond: Transforming the World One Person at a Time. Kim has recently written a book entitled: Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open. Continue reading to learn more about this wonderful woman who is a true master of embracing life and seeing the connections we all share. Today, it is my joy to share not only our recorded interview but some background on this wonderful woman.

Introducing Kimberly Burnham

Kim was born wild and free in the American West. Full of potential, she roamed the world, seeing it through the eyes of a woman descended from generations of Mormon pioneers. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology (Marine and Aquatic Biology) from Brigham Young University in 1982 and earned her PhD in Integrative Medicine in 1996. Kim came out as a lesbian to herself and her family after serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) in Tokyo, Japan.

In our interview, she shared some startling facts which underscore her reason for speaking out now: 74% of the 1800 or so Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, transsexual (LGBT) students at Brigham Young University, have considered suicide. Twenty-five percent have attempted suicide and see it as a viable alternative to coming out to their Mormon families and community.

Kim shared several quotes and this one rang especially true. Brené Brown said, “If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment.” Kim shares these narrative poems because she refuses to be a silent party to the war inside herself: between her Mormon childhood and her lesbian activist present. She is contributing her experiences in hopes that the war on women, the gay community, and all minorities and those that are different will end.

Kim’s Hopes and Observations

Kim recently said, “My hope is that we are moving towards a society where all voices are vital and valued, and each unique one of us will find a place where we can contribute to peace and abundance for ourselves and for our communities. And so the purpose of Live Like Someone Left The Gate Open is to add my voice and inspire others to do the same––because we aren’t yet in that peaceful and abundant place.”

She added, “It is 2012, and there are still people who want me dead because I love a woman. The purpose of Live like Someone Left the Gate Open, which is just under 80 pages of narrative poetry, is to inspire self-compassion and courage in readers who feel different from their families or alienated within a tight-knit community.”

Kim recently posted a video on YouTube as part of the “Mitt Gets Worse” campaign. The title is a play on the “It Gets Better” program, which is designed to reach out to youth in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual community (LGBT) and say to them, “You are not alone. Don’t kill yourself because it does get better.” She suggested that we could read more true stories at the following website which was designed to help gay teens feel not so alone: http://www.imfromdriftwood.com/

Listen to Our Interview and Hear Kim Read Poems from Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open

Learn more about:
• Our uniqueness, our differences and our similarities;
• How each of us feels safer and healthier, when we feel connected; and
• Eyesight Exercises Designed to Connect Us with the World and Each Other

Do You See How You are Connected?

To facilitate greater connection and understanding, Kim shared three exercises. In these exercises, one can see that Kim is part scientist, part wizard and part massage therapist as she helps us to see, experience, and move in new and different ways. Her goal is to change the face of brain health, foster hope, and help you experience this incredible world. To get written instructions on how to improve your eyesight and enhance your connection to others, click on the following link: http://www.believeinarayofhope.com/do-you-see-how-you-are-connected

Connecting with Kim

Kim works with several different groups. She speaks to gay and lesbian organizations with hopes of inspiring greater self-esteem and support to the thousands of people who feel so alone, not realizing how much they have in common with others.

She works with groups and also individually with parents and friends of people who are gay. She enjoys working with people who are looking for ways to connect in a more positive way. She realizes that we are naturally curious and don’t always know how to ask what we want to know.

She also works with businesses who are interested in implementing diversity initiatives. She helps employers to see that employees work better as a team, accomplish more, and connect better with their customers when they feel accepted within their work environment.

Visit http://www.livelikesomeoneleftthegateopen.com/ for more poems and to work with Kimberly Burnham, PhD.

EVER WONDER HOW YOU CAN KEEP GOING…. GET THE HELP YOU NEED….TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP FORWARD?

Stop Wondering….Learn from My Mistakes!

No More Finger Pointing…No More Blaming or Complaining!

Collaboration is the Key!

Transformation often begins with a cry for help.

What if your biggest challenges, struggles, and heartbreaks were actually preparing you for your greatest transformation… and contribution to the world? Can your most difficult moments be the ones that shed the greatest light in your life? We say “yes!!”

Join myself and best-selling authors Sonia Choquette, Robert Allen, Arielle Ford, Marci Shimoff, Christine Kloser and dozens more transformational authors as we share our own touching, amazing, and deeply inspiring true stories of trials, triumphs, and ultimate transformations.

Learn more about my story, “Finally, an IEP for Mom!” Watch a video created at the Pebbles in the Pond book launch. Order your book and get the transformation pack.

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30 Minute IEP for Mom Strategy Session with Doreen via Skype or Telephone

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The book continues, only you can decide how your story will end.

Pebbles in the Pond launched May 20th and I shared my story in West Hartford, CT, in a wonderful gathering orchestrated by Kimberly Burnham. Mary Dirksen and I joined Kimberly, Sheila Pearl and Stacy Lee Goforth at the Atma Center. Learn more about this wonderful experience and learn how you can join us at the Pond.

I hope you enjoyed my transformational journey. In connecting with Christine Kloser, I’ve become a published author, met amazing people, like Kimberly Burnham, Mary Dirksen, and Betty Marchorro. Together, we came together from around the world and dreamed bigger dreams. I want you to join us at the Pond. Together, we can transform our lives, the lives of those we love, and the lives of those we touch. Please join me.

I want you to share your message, write your book, and launch your Individualized Empowerment Plan (IEP). (Finally, an IEP for Me!)

There’s a massive transformational event happening this week that is helping thousands of aspiring authors transform the world… through the power of the written word!

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If you have you ever wanted to write, publish and market a life-changing book, you’ve got to see what my friend, Christine Kloser is up to! Thousands of people are already on board for this program (it started on Monday), so you still have time to register and listen to ALL of the classes!

To order your copy of Pebbles in the Pond, to get your Transformational Pack, and to schedule your complimentary 30 minute IEP strategy session with me, go to: http://www.believeinarayofhope.com/pebbles-in-the-pond-book Hoping to see you rippling soon!!

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Stress Rx for Families with Special Needs

How to Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open!

As One Page Opens….Another Closes…And My Book Continues!

Collaboration is the Key!

Order Now and Get Bonuses!

Free Special Report: 5 Keys to the Garden of Hope, Happiness and Empowerment for the Mom who is Overworked, Overwhelmed and Under-appreciated!

Free Audio class with Doreen Fulton and Christine Arylo: Taking Care of Me and We!

30 Minute IEP for Mom Strategy Session with Doreen via Skype or Telephone

Plus Transformation Pack!

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Sharing My Story, Dropping My Pebble in the Pond

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