Carolyn A Brent – Why wait?
Today I am delighted to speak with Carolyn A Brent, who has written one of those books that we need to read – but which we would really much rather not read..!
Many of us baby-boomers will have to deal with the ending of the life of one or both parents.
Yet we are woefuly badly prepared!
The full title of Carolyn’s book is Why Wait? The Baby
Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially & Legally
for a Parents’ Death
It is a guide for family caregivers and aging parents – and is, as such, much needed!
Carolyn travels throughout the United States lecturing about the
importance of adult siblings and parents having what she calls
“crucial conversations” in preparation for the end-of-life issues
they may face, so that instead of being torn apart, they can come
together as a strong family. She is committed to enhancing the
lives of family caregivers and their aging parents throughout the
world.
Carolyn’s passion for her subject started when she was caring for
her own father, who was diagnosed with dementia in 1997. From that experience, she found that neither she nor her family truly understood not only the medical challenges related to aging and chronic illness, but also the financial and emotional weight that these bring to bear on a family.
In 2009, she founded her business Grandpa’s Dream and the non-profit organization Caregiver Story for the dissemination of information through books, speaking engagements and a web-based info portal,
with the hopes of them becoming instruments of positive change for other families who were experiencing the same pain and heartache that she experienced, and who were being challenged by the need to plan for their aging parents’ medical, financial, and legal well-being.
Carolyn’s professional background gives her rare insight into the medical side of these complex issues. For seventeen years she worked for some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. She served as a clinical education manager for Pharmacia, in which capacity she worked with some of the leading and key opinion leaders in the medical field. In her role as a senior therapeutic sales representative for another major pharmaceutical company, she provided information to doctors and staff on a variety of subjects, including medical health care plans.
Carolyn has also worked as a volunteer within different assisted-living facilities, including the San Joaquin County Behavioral Health facility. Since 2008, she has volunteered her services to Congress, working toward making the Veterans Administration responsible for upholding the decisions that veterans have made about the appointment of a financial fiduciary and medical representative in the event of their disability and protecting those whom they select.
Her goal in life is to empower caregivers and their family members with the knowledge of the possible challenges they might have to face together while caring for an aging parent.
Carolyn received a B.A. in Business Administration from National University in Los Angeles, California, and an M.B.A. at the University of Phoenix.
She currently resides in Northern California
Her book launches on November 15 2011 and this is her invitation to you:
Please join me in a very special 3-Day dynamic online event:
Why Wait? Telesummit
Sign up for a FREE pass!
DATE: Tuesday November 08, 09 and 10, 2011
TIME: 12noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK, 9pm Europe
… LENGTH: 90 minutes
If you cannot make the live event, register anyway so you can download the audio.
Register at http://bit.ly/p3LcX9
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At last! A Weight Loss support group with Pat Honitoes
You’ve often heard me talk about Pat Honiotes of Healing Energies Inc and her rigorous, uncompromising and exceptionally skilful personal coaching programs.
But there is one subject that she has never taught before in a group format, and that is Weight Loss.
I am delighted that she is now offering the support for which she is so renowned around this subject which is so confronting for many of us.
And, as you would expect, she goes way beyond “diet and exercise” -’cos you probably know all about that already!
I can do no better than let her tell you about it herself below.
(and it is worth noting that Pat has lost 81 pounds herself and is still in process to reaching her eventual goal, so she really does know what she’s tallking about -both about how the weight went on, as well as what it takes to lose it!)
If you are ready to take on this issue once and for all, then either email her pathoniotes@gmail.com or call her on (001 outside the US) 602-788-7515.
This class is a pilot, so the details are not on her website.
The first one starts on April 12th, but you need to Register with her by April 1st to leave time to schedule your personal Wieght History call before then.
(If that time does not suit you, then do contact Pat anyway, as she will set up groups at other times if there is the demand.)
Weight Loss Support Group
Pilot Program
This program is designed for women over the age of 18 who are at least 20 pounds overweight, have tried almost everything else, are feeling frustrated and discouraged and are willing to do their “work” that will enable them to learn how to lose their excess weight and keep it off.
We will not give or make suggestions for specific food programs or diets.
We will not give medical advice of any kind, including a suggestion of an ideal weight for you.
We will not allow others to share medical advice, diet advice or exercise suggestions or advice on the group calls or in group meetings.
We will not give you an exercise program to follow………………………
……………Why?!!! 1. Because we are not medically trained and, 2. You already know most or all of that information.
This group is about supporting you around doing what you already know and helping you through the blocks that keep you from doing what you already know to do.
What we will do is support you in a mature, healthy, and -empowering way on your weight loss journey.
We will do this through
1. individual and group coaching;
2. education in terms of various mind, body and spirit concepts and principles involved in weight loss, etc.;
3. built-in accountability;
4. having a space in which to grow and experience which is safe and non-judgmental;
5. a safe place to practice new skills and new found abilities.
We will cover concepts such as:
1. Body acceptance. Learning to accept/love our current body while working toward a healthier body.
2. Getting past the judgment.
3. Techniques to reduce stress and emotional eating.
4. Eating our emotions.
5. What we are thinking and feeling while eating.
6. Communicating with our bodies.
7. Patience and practice.
8. Dealing with the “don’t want to’s” and “I’ll start tomorrow” and “I’ll wait until I feel like it.
9. Developing a reminder for self care.
10. Actions to take when you’re stuck.
11. Talking about your weight in an empowering way.
12. Affirmations.
13. How past experiences effect current thoughts and actions.
14. Issues that can lead to overweight.
15. Issues and conflicts in adjusting to your new weight.
16. And much more!
What we will need from you:
1. Your current weight and your current measurements. (Neck, bust, upper arm, waist, hips, thigh, and just above your knee)
2. Pictures of you at your present weight. Full length, as much of a close up as possible and still show your entire body. Please wear fitted clothing. We need a front view, rear view, and a view from both sides.
3. An initial 3 month commitment for yourself to the program.
This program includes:
1. An individual weight history with Pat.
2. Weekly group, 1 hour, call on 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays of the month at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, 11:00 a.m. Mountain; noon Central,1:00 p.m. Eastern time and 6:00pm in the UK. No calls on holidays.
3. A 15 minute individual check in call with Pat the first Monday of each month. (Must be pre-scheduled; must be taken each Month, may not accumulate).
4. Reduced pricing on other teleclasses and workshops offered by Healing Energies that will support you on your journey towards a healthy weight.
Cost:
Weight history with Pat …$100.00
Option 1: $125.00 per month
Option 2: $300.00 payment for 3 months.
Pilot Program:
Weight history with Pat …No Charge
Option 1: $95.00 per month
Option 2: $250.00 payment for 3 months.
Pilot program participants will continue to enjoy the $95.00 monthly special price as long as they stay in the program even as others join at full price.
For a Registration form, or more details, email Pat at pathoniotes@gmail.com or call her (001 outside US) 602-788-7515.
Dieting makes you Fat
In the 1980′s Geoffrey Cannon wrote a book called Dieting Makes you Fat.
He has now completely re-written it in the light of what he has found out in the intervening years.
The first part of the book is a truly fascinating agglomeration of facts on every aspect of diet and dieting throughout the world, and looking from the viewpoint of Society and Government.
The second part lays out 7 golden rules to follow to change your attitude to food, to nutrition and to body weight and fitness.
These golden rules are to be absorbed into your lifestyle one at a time, introducing one each month, so that a complete transformation is effected in 7 months.
A fascinating book- and I’ll let you know how effective his ideas turn out to be…!
