Imagining Forgiveness

Dear All, Please see our article entitled Facing Invisible Dragons: An East-West Discussion on Finding Meaning With a Sibling With Developmental Disability. It is in the April issue of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology (DOI: 10.1177/0022167813491632). www.sagepublications.com Juliet and Betty        

You may wish to attend a wonderful workshop coming up at La Casa de Maria Sept. 27-29th, facilitated by a very special couple who walk their talk. Here is the description provided as well as the link for registration: Compassion as a Way of Life: Becoming the Bodhisattvas that We Already Are with Radhule Weininger […]

Honoring the harbingers of peace among us                                            

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Betty Frain, PhD, MFT and I recently went to Shanghai for the 2nd International Conference on Existential Psychology (assocated with APA Division 32) and presented the films we made with our family members about experiences growing up with a brain injured sibling. We both had an extremely meaningful experience, meeting with colleagues from the East […]

I facilitated a training workshop at the Turning Point Foundation on June 15th and I wanted to share the link to this wonderful organization with you. Here it is: http://turningpointfoundation.org

Jungle by Claudia (Coco) Rohde I just had to share my 7-yr-old niece’s painting with you. It is her impression of a jungle.

I recently had the pleasure and honor of attending an open house at the Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program (H.E.L.P). I was quite impressed with what is happening over there and I wanted to share it with you. I will quote from their brochure: “The HELP program involves therapists and horses in an experiential […]

This coming Sunday is the 4th Annual Statewide Walk for Thought. We have a team called “John’s Team.” This walk helps support awareness about brain injury and brings funds to the Brain Injury Association of California. Several of us will be at the Oxnard High School location on Sunday. Please join us, if you like. […]

Mbuti_exhibit_flyer_FINAL[1] Please join us at Antioch University Santa Barbara for an opening reception for the beautiful photographic exhibit “Mbuti: Children of the Rainforest.” The Mbuti are one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo Rainforest region of Africa and their very existence is being threatened. This exhibit, which will be up through the end […]

The guest this week on Emotional Pathways at www.webtalkradio.net is psychotherapist and author of Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child, Dr. Betty Frain. She speaks about Parenting the Adult Child. To find out more about Dr. Frain visit www.drbettyfrain.com or www.becomingawiseparent.com or www.50fabulous.com. Next week’s guest is Dr. Steve Kadin, who will speak […]