Coaching Memoirs

This is my story about how I overcame two suicide attempts, depression, anxiety, and stress and beat them all by living a positive life filled with gratitude. I was always "the glass is half empty" kind of guy, then things changed for me in the most amazing way! This is my story and how I did it. We all hear the ups and downs of celebrities, but what if you are like me, a regular 40-year-old with two young children and a 13-year career lost due to mental illness? In the space of two years, I lost a sister in law, father in law, and mother in law.

Les échecs des winners. Pourquoi les gens célèbres donnent-ils toujours l'impression d'être invincibles ? Se sont-ils déjà plantés lamentablement ? À quelles occasions ont-ils posé le genou à terre, et surtout, comment ont-ils trouvé l'inspiration pour rebondir ? L'argent, le renom et le succès font vite oublier les déconvenues. Pourtant, tous les "gagnants" ont un jour courbé l'échine (échec scolaire, entrepreneurial, familial ; trahison, abandon, abus de confiance, etc.). Une vie sans embûche n'existe pas.

Becky married her college sweetheart and thought she would be married for life. Thirty years later, she had three grown children and a successful career, but her marriage was failing. Her husband was becoming increasingly unemployable as he sank deeper into alcoholism. She was unhappy, but she didn’t think she had the confidence or wherewithal to make it on her own.