Let me tell you a little bit about me and how the arts have been a agent of healing grace and personal transformation....

So as a child I experienced a measure of trauma and suffered from depression, anxiety, and fits of rage.  PTSD was a part of my life from the affects of my father who was a Vietnam Vet who suffered deeply after the war.  My household was fused with fear, violence, and instability.  

We escaped from home in FL and transitioned to Massachusetts to live with my uncle.  We left with the clothes on our back, my mom and us 4 kids.....it was a terrible night and traumatic for everyone.  But Thank God we all made it.  At the same time i loved my dad deeply and needed a father.  That was ripped out of my life and was a void that had lasting ripple affects.  Sadly, many of us can relate...

To fast forward, let me say that such brokenness has many layers of affects in our lives and development as people and deeply affects our ability to live in freedom and freely express...

I believe in the journey but I also believe in getting desired results.  When it comes to hitting our goals and accomplishing what we set our heart and mind towards, there’s  two things: results and ugly excuses for not achieving results. Humanity and therefore, society, is really good at pointing the finger and making excuses.  Most, simply accept that. In the west and let’s just focus in on America—our days are full of over stimulation, jam-packed with activity, most being pulled in a thousand different directions, and primarily depressed.  It’s sad, but true!!   Side note, but did you know that prescribed anti-depressants have gone up 400% in the last 30 years! According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 10 Americans over age 12 now takes an antidepressant, the study finds, and yet two-thirds of those with severe symptoms of depression do not take antidepressants at all.  This says a lot and things must change!!!.....BUT, this is not t...