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  • 061 Autoimmune Fix Dr Tom O’Bryan
    Autoimmunity: Find It And Fix It
    We now know that the autoimmune mechanism is the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized world. Many of us also know that the World Health Organization rates us second in quality of overall health care delivery – second from the bottom. Over 300 autoimmune diseases are associated with gluten alone. Now is the time, with fresh, undeniable research, to improve the standard of care for autoimmune conditions.
    ~ Tom O’Bryan
    Autoimmune Disorders Create Global Health Challenges | CBJ Special Report
    Tom O’Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN, is an internationally recognized speaker and investigator who insightfully reports on chronic disease and metabolic disorders. He organized the popular Gluten Summit in November 2013 that has changed the diagnostic game regarding Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity. Dr. O’Bryan has more than 30 years of experience as a functional medicine practitioner and is adjunct faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine.
    He’s the host of The Autoimmune Summit, his complimentary video training series on how to identify and correct autoimmunity. Register soon to participate before this complimentary video docuseries from world experts closes.
    “The problem is that too often doctors tell us that we are “fine,” or that our headaches and weight gain are caused simply by stress. These symptoms are not normal and may indicate a current or potential autoimmune condition that can only get worse if not identified and addressed in treatment protocols. Focusing on tried-and-tested solutions to not only help you feel better but heal the inflammation that is causing symptoms or disease, his new book, The Autoimmune Fix will teach you how to reverse autoimmunity before it’s too late.”
    Why Think Of Immunity At All?
    In The Autoimmune Fix, Dr. O’Bryan incites a revolution against mediocre health and urges us to “wake up” by no longer accepting that our unfavorable symptoms or disease diagnoses are here to stay. Rampant chronic illness and autoimmune disorders are increasing and traditional medicine in the U.S. tends to treat only symptoms as they arise. With the empowering information outlined in this book, it is no longer necessary to sit back and accept the medical establishment’s reasoning behind your weight gain, fatigue, and digestive issues.
    Whoever cannot see the unforeseen sees nothing,
    for the known way is an impasse.
    ~ Heraclitus
    Autoimmune Fix – Book Details – In ‘Transcript Notes’ ↓
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     Tom Reports Here At CBJ From Global Resources | Must Listen
    * His 2013 Gluten Summit & Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS)
    * Diagnosis of gluten sensitivity on the edge of quackery 
    * For the last year I’ve traveled the globe speaking with world leaders on autoimmunity
    * Most of us think the number one cause of dying is cardiovascular disease 
    * The mechanism of autoimmunity discovered – tim...
    1 hr 3 min
  • 060 Stutterer To Championship Mind – John Di Lemme
    From Stutterer To A Championship Mind
    You can never go wrong when you have a plan-of-action. You may need to fine-tune and adjust your action steps at times, but your final goal should never be compromised.
    ~ John Di Lemme
    From Stutterer Pain To Championship Speaking
    John Di Lemme, from Yonkers, New York, brings a street-smart, common sense attitude to his work as a business consultant, strategic business coach, international speaker, and trainer. Diagnosed as a stutter in childhood, told he would never speak fluently, John’s is a Demosthenes story of overcoming his painful speaking impediment [from the 4th century BC, in the painting above].
    Now John specializes in assisting individuals, companies, and small businesses reach their fullest potential with fundamental marketing and motivation strategies. His speaking skills take him to appreciative international audiences on stage with colleagues at the top of the most successful business consultants.
    John joins us at CBJ/060 because he brings excellent insights for a balanced everyday life to any venue, from Manhatten to Possum Hollow. John’s point is global: our personal demographic doesn’t matter when it comes to mastering the reality of purpose, persistence and ongoing education for the rest of your life.
    John’s important details repeatedly provide useful maps that drive his clients from lost, to found. Offstage, he practices what he preaches. Cool under pressure, he quickly came back for a second interview when our first CBJ interview suddenly cut out with a cluster of technical difficulties. Thanks again, John!
    John’s Championship Experience
    In addition to building a successful company, John changes lives around the globe as an international, world-class speaker who has spoken in more than five hundred venues. Over the past fifteen years, he has shared the stage with the best of the best including Rich Devos, Denis Waitley, Jim Rohn, Dr. John Maxwell, and Les Brown – to name only a few. John’s insightful, interpersonal teachings appear on Fox Small Business, Inc. Magazine, HSN (Home Shopping Network), CNBC, and in many other media outlets. He’s opinionated and straight to the point.
    Business realities also need precise, targeted intervention systems. Last time I checked, business was connected with life.
    John Reports From The School Of Hard Knocks
    * The individuals listening here today are into personal development
    * On our first foiled attempt to meet here at CBJ 
    * “We believe your son has a speech impediment” 
    * I got introduced to a transformational book: Think and Grow Rich
    * Your future has to become bigger than your past 
    * My story on how I put it together in 2000
    * God makes champions 
    * You need a foundation for any building 
    * The key to persistence 
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    John’s Websites
    * http://www.LifestyleFreedomClub.com
    * YouTube Channel
    More:
    * Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill 1937 – or
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  • 059 Seizure Recovery Marc Hoberman
    Seizure Recovery – Stressful Variables
    My memoir, Search and Seizure, tells the story of my diagnosis of epilepsy at the age of 16, three months after a stressful move from New York to Florida. The real issue for all of us is how I handle seizure recovery even today.
    ~ Marc Hoberman
    Marc’s Bio
    “I wrote Search and Seizure to teach the lesson of not allowing your illness or problems to define you. I certainly must be more in tune with my brain and body to monitor myself even as an adult. Although I have not had a seizure in over 28 years, as an educator, I know how important it is to communicate with myself.   
    Search and Seizure is a motivational story to help others with similar challenges. When I connect my educational experience, with years of camp consulting and staff training, with my teen illness challenges – it makes a difference. The students I tutor, as well as their parents, enable me to provide larger answers on self-management for life.”
    Marc Discusses How Illness Taught Lessons 
    * My first seizure episode was a shock
    * My medication was so toxic I had to crawl around the house 
    * I’m still surprised by seizure activity
    * Now I use my medical experience to facilitate teaching
    * How I use my experience in summer camp training 
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    Marc’s Website 
    * http://www.marchoberman.com
    His Book:
    * Search and Seizure – Overcoming Illness and Adversity – Global Amazon Link
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    060 John Di Lemme, Yonkers, New York – Diagnosed as a stutter in childhood, told he would never speak fluently, John’s is a Demosthenes [from the 4th century BC] story. High-End Business Consultant, Strategic Business Coach, and International Speaker, he specializes in assisting individuals, companies, and small businesses to reach their fullest potential with fundamental marketing and motivation strategies. In addition to building a successful company, John changed lives around the globe as an international, elite speaker that has spoken in over five hundred venues. Over the past fifteen years, he has shared the stage with the best of the best including Rich Devos, Denis Waitley, Jim Rohn, Dr. John Maxwell, and Les Brown to name only a few. Entertaining, interesting, and strong on personal transformation, you will love John’s passion and insights.
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  • 058 SPECT Brain Evidence Dr Joseph Annibali
    SPECT Brain Evidence – Measured Functional Challenges 
    I realized that practicing psychoanalysis and psychotherapy without having a firm grasp of how the brain works significantly interfered with my ability to help patients.
    ~ Joseph Annibali
    Dr. Annibali’s Bio
    Ed Note – Added 5-27-18: It came to my attention yesterday that Dr. Annibali, an old friend who took over my role as Chief at Amen DC, passed away suddenly two days ago. Our prayers go out to his family and the excellent Amen DC team – he was a warm, thoughtful and very competent psychiatrist who will be missed by the many he touched with his understanding and compassionate care.
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    The previous notes: He serves as Chief Psychiatrist, Amen Clinics, Washington, DC. A psychiatrist, brain imaging expert, trained psychoanalyst, and author of a new, very interesting book, Reclaim Your Brain–How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control. Dr. Annibali brings an exciting, broad experience from some of the same paths he and I have traveled together over the years.
    In this engaging CBJ/058 Episode, we discuss behind the scenes observations on multiple, diverse mind perspectives from SPECT brain imaging, to psychoanalysis, the dramatic evolution of mind science, and his personal interest in Lyme Disease.
    He’s an engaging guy with reliable insights – you’ll enjoy our revealing conversation as friends on the same brain evidence mission.
    Dr. Annibali’s  SPECT Perspective   
    “Earlier in my psychiatric career, I was often stumped because I found that some patients markedly improved with treatment, whether rewriting their stories, implementing mindfulness approaches, talk therapy, psychiatric medications, or other treatments, while other patients didn’t get better at all, or they had a response opposite to what I expected.
    It wasn’t supposed to be this way. After all, I was a well-trained psychiatrist, and I wanted to help my patients. But despite my professional knowledge and experience, and my sincere attempt to be of assistance, I wasn’t always helping my patients as much as I’d hoped to. I wondered why this was so. I was prescribing the newest medications; I kept up with the advancements in the field.”
    Dr. Annibali’s Changed Clinical Experience With SPECT
    “But few of the basic scientific discoveries had yet been translated into the field of psychiatry, and my treatments continued at times to fall short. What I was missing became clearer when I met Bill, a patient who came to me for treatment shortly after I started working at Amen Clinics. Bill first came to see me after attempting suicide in his dorm room. A 20-year-old college student, Bill was brilliant and had always been self-motivated, even as a kid.
    Antidepressant medications – and we tried several with Bill – never altered his fundamental negativity and his proneness for severe depressive dips. Psychotherapy didn’t work either. Bill’s treatment failure in the context of good standard psychiatric care encouraged more careful brain review.
    Bill’s SPECT findings showed me why antidepressants hadn’t helped him; antidepressants don’t fundamentally address brain injury, especially injury in the temporal lobes. Specific treatment for that hidden brain injury changed his life. Bill was treated for left temporal lobe injury [similar to the white arrow on the header of this Episode], returned to college the following semester,
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  • 057 Residential Insights – Robert McCartney
    Residential Insights – The Quiet Revolution
    We care for kids from 6 to 17 in a residential environment with a variety of problems from misbehaviors at home or school to suicidal ideation. At Barry Robinson we set plans from the outset to help each child achieve an improved sense of personal responsibility and self awareness in a balanced, caring environment. Our teams objective: to redesign the standards for residential care.
    ~ Robert McCartney
    Rob’s Residential Insights – His Quality Care Mission
    As Executive Director of The Barry Robinson Center, a short-term 72-bed non-profit behavioral health system/residential program for both children and adolescents in Norfolk, VA, Rob sets a new, exemplary standard for residential care. In this interesting episode, Rob discusses important details in the evolution of family oriented residential care, including his innovative program to dramatically decrease physical holding and how he abolished seclusion as a means of child/adolescent management.
    You will appreciate hearing Rob’s report on the evolution of his programs and how he manages to keep families together even though far apart. From the time they come in, he’s planning on their going home.
    Rob’s Most Significant Contribution
    For years The Barry Robinson Center, here in Tidewater Virginia only a few miles from our offices here at CoreBrain Journal and CorePsych, remained stuck in outdated thinking so prevalent even today in residential care facilities nationally.
    Succinctly, Rob’s treatment mission connects both individual/personal values with family evolution.
    Rob’s leadership coupled with his excellent team, as you will hear in this CBJ/057 Episode, brings an explicit, deeper, more thoughtful treatment mission to an already remarkable campus. Here he tells you why and how.
    Rob’s Residential Care Insights
    * I woke up in Atlanta with mind-changing experience
    * The opportunity to work with military families and kids
    * Today 75-80% of our kids are from military families, globally
    * Our non-profit status helps us add more value for their experience here
    * It’s not the job of residential to train the kids to be good residential kids
    * How I approach the important issue of restraint and seclusion
    * You have to recognize your personal stuff from the start
    * How to shop for residential care
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    * The Barry Robinson Center – Norfolk, VA
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    058 Dr. Joseph Annibali – Chief Psychiatrist, Amen Clinics, Washington, DC. A psychiatrist, brain imaging expert, trained psychoanalyst, and author of a new, fascinating book, Reclaim Your Brain–How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control. Dr. Annibali brings an exciting, broad experience from some of the same paths we traveled together over the years.
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  • 056 Hypnosis Insights William Shane
    Self Hypnosis Insights: Applications Beyond The Stage
    I use my own personal journey as a starting point when sharing hypnosis as a good option for creating personal change. I had some hardships in life that really felt like my life was cursed. Learning about NLP and Hypnosis, then using them to change my life, allowed me to learn useful applications that now repeatedly benefit others.
    ~ William Shane
    Self Hypnosis Insights From Will
    William Shane, from Bremerton WA, is a professional hypnotist specializing in goal creation, smoking cessation, athletic performance and student performance. Also, he works as a comedy stage hypnotist and performs nationally with an objective of specializing in school and club fundraisers. He’s a practitioner trained in Neurolinguistic Programming, and author of the book Goal Achievement: Conquer Procrastination, Self-Doubt, Limiting Beliefs and Fear. [Available for download below.] His stage name: Hypnowill – think about it.
    Will Breaks Down His Start   
    “The best way to say it is that in my early thirties, I lost my mojo.
    Everything personally and professionally came crashing down. Before that downturn, I could take on the world, – a ‘No Fear’ kinda guy. No matter what I did, I couldn’t change my direction and believed I might be cursed. Reading a book called The Game by Neil Strauss introduced me to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Hypnosis.
    I started learning more and saw significant improvements in my life. Later I learned hypnosis from a local hypnotist who taught me how to perform stage hypnosis shows. Over the years I graduated from Hypnosis Motivational Institute, started a practice of helping others achieve their goals. I also entertain others with hypnosis, and I always leave them with suggestions to improve their lives. The feedback I get from those life-changing experiences has always motivated me to help others.”
    Will’s Perspective on Self Hypnosis and Personal Evolution
    * My book helps you understand self-hypnosis 
    * Self-doubt and the book that changed my life
    * The difference between stage and medical hypnosis 
    * Every client is different, so… 
    * I love when I merge NLP and hypnosis together
    * The process of self-hypnosis 
    * People want to make it more complicated – and it’s easy 
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    Will’s Website Connection
    * http://www.yourlastsmoke.com
    * Facebook for his Comedy Show
    Additional References
    * The War of Art by Steven Pressfield [Ed. note: I love this book, strongly recommended.]
    * The Game by Neil Strauss
    * Get The Edge by Tony Robbins – “was life changing.”
    * Complimentary: Get one of these as an audio book and 30 days free at
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  • 055 Positive ADHD Parenting Diane Dempster
    Positive ADHD Parenting For Complex Kids
    Recognizing that my kids weren’t engaging in unwanted behavior on purpose prompted me to figure out how to solve problems with support, rather than judgment. Recognizing that my expectations for them were setting them up for failure – and me for resentment – encouraged me to set more realistic goals.
    ~ Diane Dempster
    Diane Reports On ADHD Parenting Insights
    “As a professional in my late-thirties, I was the “get-it-done-woman.” Known for my tenacity and achievements in the corporate world, I hit every pitch out of the park. Enter ADD! As the reality of raising two complex children (and being married to a complex adult!) set in, I realized I needed to make some changes, for my family – and for me.
    Those changes marked the start of a lifelong journey of growth, acceptance, and compassion.
    Like any challenge I’d overcome in my professional life, I thought I could tackle ADD with sheer willpower and hard work. I thought I could became Super Mom, getting everyone up and moving in the morning, making sure homework was done at night – and managing everything else in between. A walking, talking Executive Function machine!
    It worked, too – for a while. As I poured more and more of myself into my family, I had less for work, less for my relationship with my spouse, less for myself. Super Mom became Short-Tempered, Stressed, Resentful Mom. I felt like I was losing myself. Nothing worked, from yoga to anti-depressants. I realized I needed to make some major changes.”
    Her coaching practice at Impact ADHD and this CBJ/055 Episode report on her multiple ADHD parenting perspectives.
    Diane Who   
    “Through coaching, I was able to regain confidence in myself. With a strong spiritual connection and the tenacity I thought I’d lost, I redefined “Super Mom.” Now, I know that it means honoring my needs and taking care of myself with as much compassion as I do my family (and as much patience!). With my coaching clients, I use an “inside-out” approach. When they connect to a progressive vision and identify roadblocks that are impeding their journey, they can overcome and thrive. First inside, then outside, as that energy and awareness impact every aspect of their lives.
    Coaching was a turning point. I became better equipped to support my family by treating them – and myself – with compassion and understanding. The support I didn’t know I needed did help me see things with more clarity and contributed more improvement with my family.”
    Diane’s Comments
    * Her discovery of inadequate resources for ADHD parents
    * Their model of parenting that addresses complexity
    * It’s not a solution it’s an approach
    * Structure is helpful in the context of each family’s reality
    * ADHD recovery goes beyond medication
    * We do virtual work with clients in 6 continents
    * On becoming lost with diagnostic labels
    * If things aren’t going well at your house consider 
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    * DTKcoaching.com
    * ImpactADHD.com
    Additional References
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  • 054 Oxytocin & Bonding Arlene Foreman
    Oxytocin Details May Improve Treatment Outcomes
    There are specific ways for you to help those you love feel an internal dose of oxytocin.
    ~ Arlene Foreman
    Arlene Reports On Oxytocin Insights For Her Counseling Practice
    Drawing on more than 25 years of experience, Arlene Foreman is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a colleague with an unrelenting focus on neuroscience implications for her consulting practice.
    She has helped more than four thousand clients resolve their conflicts and manage their anger and become exciting, high-functioning people.
    Professional Memberships
    Professional memberships and certifications include:
    * The American Mental Health Counselors Association
    * The American Counseling Association
    * Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Certified
    * The Attention Deficit Disorder Association
    * The National Board For Certified Counselors
    * The National Registry For Certified Group Psychotherapists
    * The Association For Comprehensive Energy Psychology
    * The American Group Psychotherapy Association
    * Arlene is also a certified anger management therapist.
    Who
    It’s true – Arlene has an extraordinary ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly. Full disclosure: I’ve worked with Arlene for years and always appreciate the depth of her perceptions and her plain view of how to address relationship imbalances.
    As you listen to our conversation, you will notice that you feel better emotionally connecting with these interesting, new oxytocin perspectives.
    She attributes her effectiveness to devoting positive energy to all areas of her life. “I am continually challenging myself to grow,” she says. “I believe I must have a profound understanding of myself to inspire others to become more than they ever imagined they could be.” From her busy Ardmore office, Arlene Foreman is on the cutting edge — helping people’s real selves to emerge and providing them with the clarity they need to make informed decisions for their long-term best interest.
    “People sometimes come to their first session,” she says, “fearful of being misunderstood and blamed. Instead, they leave with clarity, understanding, and exciting new skills.”
    Arlene’s Comments
    It’s about how to increase your love hormone
    The negative right prefrontal cortex [PFC] pulls blood from the left PFC
    A Russian doctor Buteyko observed healthy, natural breathing – the short breath
    How to do the short breath well 
    Over 200 kinds of therapy and the most effective is
    Humans help their partners relax and secrete oxytocin
    Help those you love to get a dose of oxytocin 
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    * http://www.arleneforeman.com
    * http://www.acenterformarriagecounseling.com/
    * http://arleneforeman.com/anger_management/
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  • 053 Psychopath Insights Dianne Emerson
    Psychopaths In Our Lives
    My mission is to help people discover if they are in fact in a current relationship with a psychopath and also to identify issues with past relationships. Many times a victim is left with a lot of questions. I set out to educate the public about those psychopaths who live in our midst and not in prison.
    ~ Dianne Emerson
    Given the pull we all experience to understand not only what someone has done, but also why they did it, it is perhaps unsurprising that the antisocial syndromes have received so much attention. After the initial reactions of horror and fascination typically elicited by the acts of psychopathic individuals, the question most people struggle with is why.
    ~ Carl Gacono & Aaron Kivisto – From Psychopaths In Our Lives
    Dianne Reports At CBJ/053 On Her Interviews With Psychopaths
    Introduction from her book on these three important interviews:  
    You will read in their own words how they approach relationships, how they manipulate their partners, and what they think about provides readers with the rare opportunity to enter the personal lives of three male psychopaths through their own words. Through the careful organization of their everyday stories of who, what, when and where, Emerson ultimately provides the building blocks for readers to understand why these individuals do what they do. Without such stories, there is little hope for understanding.
    Carl B. Gacono, Ph.D. & Aaron J. Kivisto, Ph.D.
    Dianne’s CBJ/053 Insights on Psychopaths 
    Her work was stolen by a female psychopath
    Recognize psychopathic eyes
    Additional ways to recognize a psychopath in our lives
    How I connected for interviews in my book
    “The world is becoming more like us than you.”
    They portray themselves as a victim
    Your journal as a tool of discovery
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    Dianne’s Connections
    * Website: http://psychopath-research.com
    * Her Book: Psychopaths In Our Lives – My Interviews
    Additional References
    * Forbes: Why Some Psychopaths Make Great CEOs
    * Scientific American: Inside the Mind of a Psychopath
    * Psychology Today: This Charming Psychopath
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    054: Arlene Forman LPC is a therapist colleague and friend in Philadelphia with both a generous heart and an associated scientific, biomedical mind perspective. She has an extraordinary ability to get to the bones of an issue quickly. She attributes her effectiveness to devoting positive energy to all areas of her life. “I am continually challenging myself to grow,” she says. “I believe I must have a profound understanding of myself in order to inspire others to become more than they ever imagined they could be.
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  • 052 Aging Parents Kay Bransford
    Fresh Structure For Aging Parents – Family Planning
    In time, my parents turned to me for help. I developed a deeper relationship and helped guide their care as well as end-of-life wishes. What I learned I use to provide classes for caregivers to help them on their journey, as well as offer all adults an understanding of why going deeper than estate, financial, and insurance plans is a necessity for anyone who wants to lead the life they choose.
    ~ Kay Bransford
    Aging Parents: Why Kay Became Organized For Her Family
    My aging parents’ health started to fail, and they were simultaneously walking into different forms of dementia [Mom = vascular; Dad = Alzheimer’s].
    They didn’t recognize they needed help and would not accept it from their children. We were all worried for their safety and the safety of others. I had to learn how and when to step in to offer help; how to respect the parent-child relationship but guide them toward safer living arrangements, hide the cars as they continued to drive with revoked licenses, and manage their financials while ensuring they still felt meaning and purpose.
    Noteworthy
    My parents had planned well (estate, insurance, financial plans and moved into a continuing care retirement community), however, when I needed to step in as a personal and healthcare advocate, I didn’t have the knowledge or authority that I needed to help them. I created a system for myself, then others asked me for it, and I realized there was a greater need and wrote up a business plan and won an award from AARP Foundation for this idea and plan.
    I changed a great deal. I had to change because my parents could not.
    * Kay is a reality-focused aging lifestyle advocate and best-selling author of MemoryBanc: Your Workbook for Organizing Life.
    Kay’s CBJ/052 Aging Parents Insights
    Kay’s professional mission – end of life planning  
    Parent denial of deterioration
    Her transformation into family manager
    Broader applications for more effective family interventions
    She takes us beyond “estate planning”
    Get that Durable Power of Attorney
    Important differences with Powers of Attorney  
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    Kay’s Connections
    * Website: http://www.dealingwithdementia.org
    * Book: MemoryBanc: Your Workbook for Organizing Life
    Kay’s Additional References
    * The Atlantic Magazine – Making Aging Positive
    * The Wall Street Journal – To Age Well – Change How You Feel About Aging
    Psychotherapy Networker – Positive Ag...
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