Ellen Marie Dumer, LCPC

I am guessing that since you have come to this website, you may be a little curious about what coaching is, who it is for, and what I can do for you through a coaching relationship! Coaching has been around for a while, but in recent years its popularity has increased. Coaching is a relationship with a professional in which you are in charge of creating goals and deciding how best to reach them.

I always tell my clients that if when we were born, we all had to pick an emotional illness to carry with us throughout our lives; depression/anxiety would be the one to choose. Why? Because there are so many things we can do to deal with it and heal from it. Read through the following and pick at least one to start with.

Remember, in your exceptional life, you are guided first and foremost by your spirit, that part of you that was your birth essence, gifted to you by God. Your body and your mind are temporal, of the Earth, a place for your spirit to reside during this aspect of your life. Therefore, together, they create a holy place for the nurturing of our spirit. So to prepare this holy place…

Back in June, I challenged you to bring your inner child along on your summertime journey even if it was a stay-cation! I would love to hear your stories about your summer to enjoy whatever tidbits of childlike fun and joy you experienced! Add your stories in the comments!

An inspirational short story taken from Paulo Coelho’s book on short stories and reflections ‘Like the Flowing River’. A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point, he asked: “Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?” His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson: “I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.”

I have been quite busy during the first six months of the year 2012. Finished up a Platinum Mastermind group and will be heading to Madison, Wisconsin for the first annual meeting of the Global Association of Holistic Psychotherapists. Playing with my granddaughter, Makayla everyday!! Waiting for the next grandchild to be born in late July and then another in early October.