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You are more powerful

than you realize

M emories, we all have them. Some are short term, like what you ate for supper last night,

and some are long term like how you felt the night of your high school prom. Some are
positive, some are negative, some evoke strong emotions.
A 2010 article in Scientific American reported that the memory capacity of the human
brain is equivalent to 2.5 petabytes, which is 1024 terabytes or a million gigabytes – that’s over 19,500
smart phones of storage space for our memories.
After reflecting on my own traumatic memories, I discovered the Adverse Childhood Experiences test,
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After learning this, I began coaching myself and others through their experiences Debbie.smith@remax.net
using the ACE test as a starting point, and adding alternative healing training for the Debbieasmith.com
mind; herbology, essential oils and kinesiology for the body; and meditation for the spirit.
Despite my commitment to health and a decorated military career however, the
trauma from an accident in 2007 eliminated my equestrian dream. After surgeries,
alternative medicine treatment, forced down time and psychology research, the vision
to become a resiliency coach was birthed, and I realized that from our greatest losses
we discover our greatest self.

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I was a poster child for Post Traumatic Growth. However, I
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one’s resiliency and desire to thrive after adversity.
We have a choice how we respond to the setbacks in life. Not
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We provide a full spectrum of practical approaches, alternative
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As a resiliency coach and alternative therapist, I’m here to
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A chrysalis leaves the cocoon before spreading its wings
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