Laurie-

My story:
although more is contained in the book I wrote- as pertains to our connection:
I disliked my body and felt it betrayed me immediately as I was born with a stomach ache that never seemed to leave. I had colic that lasted 18 months. Food never seemed to digest and I never could "stomach" life. My stomach was incredibly sensitive to food and the emotional environment around me and became my Achilles heel, and my body image the manifestation of how I ate and what I ate. I developed bad eating habits and eventually becasue of low thyroid, turned to speed in college. Didn't know I was trying to bring myself "up to speed" in a sense, and normalize but also developed eating issues and further body issues. Didn't like anyone to touch my stomach and was ashamed of it. Late turned to body building and was happiest when it was hard as a rock and I lost weight and was disappearing. Became fitness trainer, eventually made peace, worked 30 years in film, relied on my physical strength, many changes came, and now I am a wellness consultant, helping people to find practical and personal definitions that help them manage and regain control of daily life and live in balance. I continue to study energy medicine and work with healers. My calling and passion are expressed through being the "way- shower".

http://transformationconsultinginc.com/pic6.jpg
( that's the image location and also to my website which contains a brief bio)

Laurie is a featured speaker at wellness centers, hospitals, and special events, and applies a wellness template to the business model because a business is alive and well when employees are. She is course director for a residency training program, Department of Psychiatry at cedars Sinai Medical Center, using medical music, relaxation and behavioral techniques to help physicians fight burnout. Laurie is the author of Whispers from the Heart: Messages from Mother, endorsed by the founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. Laurie is a radio host for "Inspire" radio show for health and a lead writer for Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine. She free swims with dolphins and whales and is currently working on her new book, The Worthiness Factor. Laurie graduated with honors from the university of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, and went on to receive her M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica with special emphasis on psychology and health. She holds a fitness certification from UCLA