mid-fifties I thought I had a thorough understanding of the events that occurred in my childhood, and how they shaped…and mis-shaped my adult relationships. But, somehow I could never get past the wounds of my earliest years. I called it my nut; the nut that wouldn’t crack, the nut I couldn’t get past.

It was the experience of revisiting the trauma, feeling the pain in its fullness, confronting the parent who broke boundaries, and recognizing the parent who allowed it to happen, was the beginning of my deep healing. The nut cracked, it no longer held me back. I am so grateful for the skill of Kim and David for bringing me to this moment of profound awareness and healing.

And I am equally grateful for the other three men who shared their own traumatic events, and journeys toward healing with me. These are brave men, who by their courage, encouraged me to trust the process, and open myself to feel what I had blocked out from my earliest years. Several of us continued our work with David in monthly meetings, where we remembered what we’d learned and experienced in the workshop, and supported and challenged each other to live out our relationships with greater honesty, transparency, and love. Miracles occurred: one man renewed his commitment to his wife and family; another healed from a divorce and remarried; another recovered his hope for having meaningful relationships with a partner and family members. Over the two plus years I participated in the men’s group, the attendees changed, but the journey toward wholeness remained constant." ~ Man, 62 y.o.

journey of healing and growth. The workshop helped me gain insight that would have taken me years of weekly therapy sessions to achieve. I am continuing to build on the concepts we worked on that weekend and am looking forward to continued growth with the assistance of additional individual and couples therapy. Lastly, I would strongly recommend the workshop to anyone looking to increase their overall quality of life and relationships." ~ Man, 32 y.o.

providing a safe, secure, healthy environment to share their lifelong lessons and knowledge. It was also evident to me that this was a true calling for them.  In this workshop minutes turned into hours, and three days of the most profound growth and understanding around who I am and why.  For the first time in my adult life I have a clear understanding of what I need to do to live a life filled with emotions that are healthy and balanced. 

Kim and David took 4 grown men with a past of abuse that was different for all, and gained our trust and respect for life.   Their work comes from the heart and soul.” ~ Man, 54 y.o.

way in just three days. From not wanting to be present, to being present, and then to sharing and giving feedback feeling very anxious and finally being able to share my thoughts and feelings with more ease. I wish that I would have felt comfortable doing all this earlier on in the process but I accept myself nonetheless.

I was concerned that the others wouldn't gain anything by my presence because of my inhibition but I needn't worry. They were all very accepting, patient and understanding which helped tremendously. 

Kim was a calming presence and I felt so safe. She exhibited warmth, care, concern and patience which all made the process so much more doable for me. I appreciated that she challenged me in a very gentle way as I came for a purpose and wanted very much to do the work but as a lost child I was so scared that I think that that  approach worked wonders.

The scenarios that Kim shared with us in addition to sharing with us the practices that you do was very helpful for me as it made everything more real-seeing someone that facilitates workshops and practices all this is very very powerful!" ~ Woman, 52 y.o.

will offer a way to heal those wounds and move to a place of love and compassion.  With Kim’s guidance you will move through the workshop feeling safe and supported.  She is a highly skilled clinician and I could not recommend this workshop more to anyone that would like to grow in their awareness of themselves in the world.” ~ Woman, 68 y.o.

facilitator’s calm demeanor, clarity of explanation and sensitivity created a setting that was conducive to healing and growth.  She encouraged bonding with the group, a crucial component to successful healing and growth.” ~ Woman, 37 y.o.

nurtured and coached our group through empowering transformations.  I left the weekend with a deeper understanding of myself and my relationships.  As a therapist, I’ve explored many healing modalities but not previously accessed so much digestible growth in such a short period.” ~ Woman, 51 y.o. 

nothing reached me at the core level like this.” ~ Man, 52 y.o. 

safely look inside, get in touch with the issues at play and rationally address them - with tools and hope for real change.” ~ Woman, 29 y.o.

stressful challenges in my 50’s I lost my confidence, my voice and began to become angry, bitter, sad and hopeless.  The Reclaiming Our Power workshop helped me to see and understand childhood experiences that undermined my ability to be a happy functional adult. Dramatically working through childhood events, reparenting my injured parts and relieving myself of guilt, shame and anger that I never deserved has been tremendously freeing.  I look forward to a new way of living and experiencing the world and relating to my loved ones.” ~ Man, 60 y.o.

shaped where I am today.  From the book to the pre-work, to the workshop and then after … I have learned so much about myself and am so grateful and happy to have retrieved part of myself that had been suppressed for a long, long time. Very worthwhile. Very enlightening.” ~ Man, 56 y.o.

releases and self-affirmations to experience, and to propel oneself (as I did myself) to another level of love and relational respect.” ~ Woman, 41 y.o.

self-compassion/self-love.  This is why I am grateful for doing the work with you both in a group setting.  I wrote down some of the information from the workshop and put it on my refrigerator as reminders.” ~ Man, 38 y.o.