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GPM member Ellen M. Diana, Ph.D., is proud to announce that she and Connie M. Leach, Ed.D., have written a self-help book entitled “CHARGE Up Your Life: Conquer the 6 Barriers to Love, Happiness and Success
.” Ellen is a school
psychologist in Phoenix, has a private
practice in Scottsdale, and is an adjunct faculty member at NAU and
ASU. Connie
is a retired educator who works as a life coach in Scottsdale. They
drew on
their training in Gestalt therapy to create a model called the Take
C.H.A.R.G.E. Solution which is designed to help individuals attain
their
personal goals and successfully navigate their way through the ups and
downs of
life. A companion workbook with additional exercises is due out by the
end of
2009, and a book for parents based on the model is planned for early
2010.
Ellen can be contacted through her website www.chargeupyourlife.com.
The book is available on Amazon or through her
website. Synopsis: Each of the
letters in the word “CHARGE” is a mental reminder of a solution to
the 6 barriers that keep people stuck and feeling discouraged.
Difficult events
occur in all of our lives, and at one time or another, we all find
ourselves in
challenging or unsatisfying circumstances. Most often we employ
effective
coping strategies to move through these events successfully, but when
we
don’t, one of six factors is responsible: unhealthy self-esteem,
inability
to manage anxiety, low self-acceptance, poor communication skills,
ineffective
interpersonal boundaries, or negative thinking. The six barriers
identified in
C.H.A.R.G.E. Up Your Life keep us mired in dysfunction; the six
solutions in
the Take C.H.A.R.G.E. Solution move us through them. The book explains
each
barrier and offers step-by-step solutions and self-awareness exercises
for
acquiring the skills needed for resilience.