I’ve studied human development for over 40 years. As a teenager, I was depressed and low in the “self-esteem” department. So, at the tender age of 16, I embarked on a journey to “fix” myself – with methodologies, techniques and practices.

After spending many a summer at the Option Institute, I was desperately seeking happiness. I became a master NLP practitioner with John Grinder, the co-founder of the Neuro-linguistic Programming. I spent a year living at Byron Katie’s Center for The Work, co-writing her Certification Manual, and training visitors in “The Work” Program. I coached and led seminars privately and studied everything I could get my hands on. I worked for and firewalked with the world-famous Tony Robbins. And, at one point, I jumped out of a plane believing it’d be enough to conquer my fear and relieve me of anxiety and depression. I just wanted to feel good about myself. But none of it helped.