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“Healing Can be Elusive when You Parent Traumatized Kids…”  

…But you don’t have to wait any longer to get healing as  

long as you are as committed to it as I am!
 

Beginning November 9, 2010, a new healing community is beginning.

20 Families will join me to initiate a one year program focused on their

individual family’s healing and growth.

We recently completed the 2010 100 Families Program. 20 families participated for a year of intensive study and growth. It was intense, emotional, and exhausting. When it ended families expressed sadness that the program was over because the support and encouragement they had received was like nothing else they had experienced. 

It took me two months of contemplation to decide whether or not to hold the program again because of the intensity. Even though I committed to seeing 100 Families through this program when I originally announced it, I had no idea just how emotional it would be. During this past year I have shared frustration, pain, laughter, hugs, and dancing with 20 absolutely phenomenal families. 

After much contemplation I decided to put it to the 20 Families to determine whether I would hold another year of the program. 

Here’s what they had to say: 

“Yes, you should. Helene was our coach….she is very supportive, loving and everything else a perfect coach could be.”

“DO IT! The consistency throughout the year is what is SO important.”

“Absolutely, Yes! Just having regular times to be able to talk to you or Helene helped us to not fall completely apart. It is so scary to have really bad things happening and not have someone to turn to who knows and understands the minds of our children as well as what we are experiencing. A voice of reason, compassion and just real help in the midst of such chaos is critical to our family’s survival. The Camp in Virginia Beach was super, too. Having the opportunity to relate to kindred spirits for us and our son was uplifting.”

“Do it!!”

“Absolutely! I knew at the beginning that doing this with a book or a workshop just wasn’t enough. I had to LIVE it. The structure of the program for the year helped make that happen, and hence was most beneficial.”

“Yes, the program was beneficial! I signed up at a time when I wasn’t really sure if it could help but figured it couldn’t hurt. I had had my daughter in residential treatment for 4 years and I just couldn’t get myself to bring her home. It had been so bad in the past… My daughter has been home for about 1 month. (After 5 years in residential) We are still getting used to each other. The program was definitely beneficial, but was it easy? NO! The beginning of July I thought we were going to flunk. That I was not going to be able to choose love. But, with all of your help we are now at least on the right path.”

“I really like my coach Dace. She is very insightful and could see/hear my emotions through the phone. We have since done some Skype calls too. She is amazing. I have never been in tune with my emotions and she can really read between the lines and help me see things about myself. I learned a lot from the parenting camps and enjoyed being with the other parents.”

“You have to be committed to doing it. To going to the camps and the coaching calls. It is not easy but it is worth it.”

“Overall the 100 Family Post program has made our lives better but we still have a lot of work to do. So thank you for being there and I will continue to subscribe to your approach.

“Probably the counseling sessions with Ellen were the most important for me, because they were a regular and constant reminder to get back on track. Any change in behavior – mine and my kids – needs constant reinforcement. Ellen did this for me. We can hear the message and read the message, but to actually change we need that constant reinforcement. Every other week was good; every week would even be better but probably too expensive.”

Every family worked very hard. Some of the families came to every single event and were on every single call. They can and will go on to teach and guide other families. Other families merely took advantage of the one on one coaching and the e-mail support. A few of the families really struggled to find their footing to challenge years of negative blueprints, and still yet they pushed forward and continue to do so. Some of the families had complete and total breakthroughs and say their family relationships will be indelibly changed for the positive.

This program is not about working miracles. It is about transforming your understanding of yourself, your child, and your family to a degree that can bring you new levels of hope and love.

And so here we are again…ready for another year of intense, emotional healing.

Are you going to be one of the next 20?

Requirements for Participation:

Each family selected will have the opportunity to participate in the following events:
(*Foster Care agencies may wish to cover the tuition for a family in instances where a difficult child has been placed and securing a placement is critical.)
(*Therapists in private practice may wish to refer a family, in which case the therapists may attend all classes at no additional cost.)

Dear Bryan— Thank you for spending the ime with me and Mike through the weekend until Sunday morning. I think your patience is mazing. I am still truggling but am seeing things more clearly as I see examples of ‘real life’ situations. I feel there is so much to ain because of having this experience. Stacy Ann and Mike

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