Yesterday I talked about what participants who attended The Business of Me had to say about what the program meant to them. Today I will share the comments from two organizations who have hosted The Business of Me.

"The Business of Me" was presented to members of our Professional Women's Group. Our clients found the seminar to be very helpful, informative, and encouraging. I was particularly impressed with Nancy's holistic approach to the subject manner and skillful interaction with the grou...

Yesterday I talked about the inspirational message for week 4 of The Business of Me, “Standing Tall And Proud” (http://www.thebusinessofme.com/the-business-of-me-blog.php). Today I am going to tell you Latisha's story. Latisha is a participant in The Business of Me who transformed from a wilting wall flower into a beautiful flower.

When I met Latisha at the first weekly session she tried very hard to hide.  She kept her head down, her clothes were wrinkled, her hair wasn't combed and she...

October was a whirlwind of travel for me across the country to help promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One of my stops was Rochester, NY. I was invited to speak at the University of Rochester at their domestic violence conference “Bridging Research to Practice” and during that conference a beautiful thing happened.

During a break a woman came up to me and asked me “Do you remember me?” As I turned and saw her face I did recognize her. She had participated in The Business of ...

Survivors of domestic are resilient. I have always believed that and so does Professor Kim Anderson of the University of Missouri. Professor Anderson suggests that we work with survivors to help them recognize the strength and resilience they learned from their situations.

For years The Business of Me has worked with survivors to identify their strengths and use those strengths to help move the vision they have for their life forward. We call this part of the program “Values Assessment”...