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liliane desjardins, nancy oelklaus, irene watson

Liliane DesjardinsLiliane Desjardins was born in Zagreb, Croatia and educated in Paris, France.

Liliane is a Certified Clinical Addiction Specialist.  She is renowned for her highly successful and innovative work and the Desjardins Unified Model of Treatment of Addictions.  She is the co-founder of Pavillon Gilles Desjardins in Val David, Quebec, Canada and Pavillon International a center for treatment of addictions in NC

Liliane has been involved in her own recovery process for 35 years. She is an international speaker, workshop leader and has appeared on numerous educational TV programs. Currently she lives in Austin TX and is the president of Higher Power Productions, specializing in Imprint Workshops, retreats and interventions; thus continuing the life changing works to which she has dedicated her life.

Nancy OelklausSince 2000 Dr. Nancy Oelklaus has been coaching people to be authentic leaders in every area of their lives. She is the author of Journey from Head to Heart:  Living and Working Authentically and Alphabet Meditations for Teachers: Everyday Wisdom for Educators.

Nancy has designed and facilitated processes for developing school boards and nonprofit boards; she has also designed and led a women’s retreat for the Higher Power Foundation, Inc., which she serves as a member of the board of directors. Nancy and her husband Harlan live on the rim of a canyon in Austin, TX, with their beloved dog Feathers. She has two children, two stepchildren, and two grandchildren.

Irene WatsonIrene Watson, author of award winning The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Loving Healing Press, 2009,) was born and raised in a tiny hamlet of Reno in the northern area of the province of Alberta in Canada. It was a farming community, mostly settled by immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and Poland during the early 1900s. She received her Master's Degree in Psychology, with honors,  from Regis University, Denver. Irene and her husband, Robert,  live in Austin, Texas.

She is also author/editor of The Story That Must be Told: True Tales of Transformation, and, Authors Access: 30 Success Secrets for Authors and Publishers and is in the process of co-authoring another book, Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families as well as having a chapter in an upcoming book Mastering the Art of Grandparenting.

Irene is the president of Higher Power Foundation, Inc. and facilitator of transformative women’s retreats and workshops. Irene's background includes entrepreneurship as well as counselor with an Employee Assistance Program and a Psychosynthsis Therapist. She brings 40 years of life changing experiences, facilitation and study into her hands-on programs.  Irene is also the Managing Editor of Reader Views, a book review and author publicity service.

 

Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts

Desjardins, Oelklaus, & Watson
Life Scripts Press (2010)
ISBN 9781932690972
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads(04/10)

 

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