A Hero’s Journey provided a safe place for me to be able to do some long overdue emotional...
Michele
Testimonials
Codependency has an on-going challenge for me for many years. I was eager to have an apportunity to learn more about the addiction and codependency and the horrible consequences of not attempting to master it. Tonya and Brent were a delight as the therapists/facilitators. They responded to me with warmth, compassion and conviction of their knowledge of the subject of addictive behaviors.
There was much laughter, healing, tears and I felt as if my entire group had real, tangible hope for a healthier, happier future. I endorse ‘A Hero’s Journey’ whole heartedly and encourage even the most timid soul to take a leap of faith. You will be safe, cared for and loved. I will forever be grateful to Tonya, Brent and Andy.
Henni
I found my experience at the Hero’s Journey to be very moving. I came to realize there how much guilt I have, and I began to let go of some of it. I am so glad I came here.
Martha
A Hero’s Journey provided a safe place for me to be able to do some long overdue emotional work. The week was full of opportunities to be able to approach my issues from different directions.
Michele
A Hero’s Journey was a n experience that will influence me for the rest of my life. When I arrived, I was anxious and apprehensiveve, but I was so desperate that I was willing to try anything to ease my pain. By the time I left I had a sense of hope for a brighter future. For decades, I’ve carried the same set of coping behaviors that had enabled me to survive an abusive alcoholic family system as a child into my adult life. My relationship history was a disaster and the patterns of behavior and the inevitable ou tcomes repeated themselves over and over again.
The same bad choices, the same denial, the same anger and the same pain. Somewhere along the way, I lost myself. Self-esteem and self-respect ware dead. A Hero’s Journey helped me identify how trauma of my past has colored my behavior in destructive ways and what I can do about it in the future. Not only has it helped me discover myself, but it has taught me to honor my feelings and given me the tools to better care for myself. I’m truly thankful for thes experience.
Mark
I attended ‘A Hero’s Journey” on a wing and a prayer and I truly believe it saved my life. On a life that I didn’t know needed saving.
The staff were some of the most amazing people that I have ever met in my life and allowed me to reveal so many things that were bubbling under the surface. The accommodations were so comfortable and the group so welcoming – the 5 days flew by.
Personally, it opened my eyes to my own struggles with codependency and addiction and from there I had the strength to enter a 30 day program and I have been clean and sober since the day I ended a Hero’s Journey. I made lasting friendships with 2 of the women and still to this day know I can reach out to the staff for support. They gave me the strength to live life on lifes’s terms.
Laura
My recent experience with A Hero’s Journey has been profound. For the first time in many years, I feel hopeful that my life can again be happy and free. Although I was terrified at the onset of the retreat, Tonya, Sarah, and Brent were able to reassure me, and those fears quickly disappeared. I soon felt comfortable discussing my deepest and darkest secrets with the staff and other patients. For the first time, I felt safe and valued while discussing my own personal life experiences. We were able to identify the original source of my anxiety and fear. I realize this will be a long and sometimes difficult process, but I now feel that I have the tools and knowledge to break the cyclic behavior that has led to my own personal misery. I am very grateful for A Hero’s Journey. I highly recommend it.
Ken
I feel that this program was a great wakeup call and a way to jump start my recovery.
I really felt stuck before coming here, Where was my life going? Why did I feel stuck in a rut?? Why couldn’t I feel comfortable making decisions?
I was getting triggered everywhere at work, in my personal life, and other places. I needed help to get unstuck and to move forward.
I would recommend this progress for anyone, who wants to get “unstuck” in various places in their lives.
I’m left there feeling lighter and for that I am grateful.
Lisa
I loved my experience at ‘A hero’s Journey’. At first, I was not sure what I signed up for. I came here out of desperation. I couldn’t find myself in all that I had become. I did not know how this journey would help. But being open to any and all of this process, I was able to clear some anger and sadness out of my body and begin to live in the here and now. I had identified a few things within my life that I knew were making it impossible to live in the NOW. One, feeling like a child within my marriage and the other, I felt miserable. Thru the experiential work I found a release and now am able to live in the here and now. I also gained insight by experiencing others pain, anger, etc. in the group.
Thank you to my group. Thank you to the therapists.
Kim
Have you lost hope? Do you ever think you will never smile again? Have you given all of yourself to everyone else and when you think you have nothing left, you give your nothingness away? That is the place where you think your life is supposed to end and this journey really begins. With love and compassion, and expert advice your life can change in a matter of 5 days. With faith, love and belief in the devine process of the universe your once lost soul can be restored.
This program is where miracles do happen. The magical ability to change the way you view yourself and the world is here and waiting. Wrap your arms around serenity right here at “A Hero’s Journey”
Carrie
This experience has put meaning back into my life and given me the words to express my true self. The therapists guided me though my experience with love, care and true respect. I am eternally grateful for the Hero’s Journey Workshop. Thank you.
Valarie
A Hero’s Journey changed me immensely. I never knew what 5 days could do for me, when I got here as a lost, desperate person on Sunday. Therapy for 6 months once a week didn’t even come close to what this did for me. It was the best gift I could have ever given myself. Thank you.
Denise
I didn’t think that I had much I could learn in the 5day workshop being that I have been through a lot of therapy, but I was very surprised and excited when I had a breakthrough on the 4th day of the workshop. A self image issue was opened up to me, inside of me, I had a true breakthrough as to who I really am.
John
I came into the workshop not having any idea if this would work. I had 24 deaths from cancer, my Dad’s suicide eating me up inside. I also just had ended a bad relationship. The work that is brought to you if you let it, brings you back to your true self. I remember all my traumas they just do not have a negative feeling inside of me. These are lessons that make me who Marilyn is today. I am much more positive and confident.
Marilyn
These few sentences cannot adequately describe the powerful and life changing dynamics I have experienced participating in the Hero’s Journey.
Envision 5 days away from the noise and clutter of daily life. Image a serene, safe place of comfort, love, and caring. Think of a community of souls who have walked your walk; understands your journey completely; couple that with caring, wise and loving professionals at your side every step of the way to guide and teach you the skills that will bring you to the high place, where you will meet your inner joy and peace. Amen, amen for the gift of “A Hero’s Journey”
Patricia
I really benefited from my work done at A Hero’s Journey. The therapists were dedicated and talented, genuine and compassionate. I was a dead man walking when I arrived. In 5 days, I leave happy, joyous, and free. My communication to my higher power has been re-realized. The awareness of his love is back.
The help does not stop when I leave. I will leave with a professional continued care plan specifically designed for my life problem. Follow up by the therapist will continue after I leave. A great experience!
Jim
I attended ‘A Hero’s Journey’ a couple of months ago for unresolved anger issues. The visit to a Hero’s Journey was an ultimatum given to me by my wife, secondary to my outbursts. I was angry that I was forced to go, but when I got home I was thanking my wife for making me attend.
When In arrived I quickly learned that my issues were all going to be dealt with. The therapists are very in tune to each individual’s needs and issues. I found out a lot about myself and how to be the person I really want to be.
It has been two months or more now, and I have not lost my temper or had an outburst. I am effectively expressing my feelings, good, bad or indifferent and have continued with my recovery. I would recommend A Hero’s Journey to everyone.
John
Words cannot explain the gifts I received in this workshop. I will try, but trust me there are NO WORDS. I came broken to the core. The pain went from anger to RAGE. Rage within. Rage from my past relationships and rage at God. Today, the last day of the workshop, I feel at peace. Peace within and I have peace of mind. I have Hope. I found my strength within. I found my precious little girl. She is so beautiful I can actually look at my baby pictures and smile with love. I feel the love of God, Family, Friends and all living creations. And yes it wasn’t my fault for childhood issues, but I learned to forgive all, not for them, but for my peace of mind.
Thank you all and God Bless!
Anita
I wanted to thank all of the staff of A Hero’s Journey, which I attended in March 2009. It was a very supportive environment where I was able to look at many issues, that I have struggled with over the years. Our group got very close and I found that I could relate to many of participant’s experiences. I no longer felt alone or unique. The workshop had well structured and feedback from counselors that I had not gotten in 12 step meetings or in therapy. I would highly recommend A Hero’s Journey to anyone in transition or who is encountering obstacles to their growth and healing.
Caroline
The Hero’s Journey played a very important role in my ongoing recovery. The workshop was an amazing gift I gave to myself. The staff was loving, accepting, and kind. The Hero’s Journey taught me how to truly face my emotions and fears. It helped me heal painful wounds from the past. The workshop taught me how to be and stay in the present moment. It helped me to be mindful and aware of what is going on in my body and my emotions.
Going to the Hero’s Journey has changed my outlook on life and aided me to be happy, peaceful and free. I would recommend it to any one searching for true joy!
Jacey
When I came in to A Hero’s Journey, I had an emotional wall so thick that I was not aware of the pain I was in. I was carrying the weight of the world on me. I was consumed by guilt and fear over choices I had made in my past. I also felt that love was something I had to earn, that no one could ever love me just for me. In the workshop, I got in touch with my inner child and discovered all the healing that needed to take place, I was still operating in the world from the stand point of a scared abused child, and was still picking out people in my life to continue playing out my dysfunctional childhood. I’ve learned in the workshop, that it is my responsibility to nurture and stand up for myself, and that I could build a support network around me of people that truly would be supportive of me. A Hero’s Journey has set the foundation for one to start this journey of knowing who I am and what I want from this world. I have become my best advocate and I have learned to love, honor and respect all of me.
Nancy
A Hero’s Journey has been the most beautiful gift I have received and given to myself. The day before getting to this program I was terrified but I needed so much to come that I used all of my energy to get into the plane to get there.
The monsters started fading as soon as I step inside the door and the workshop started. The professionals that worked with the group are so well trained, so empathetic and full of love that they made me feel so safe and comfortable working with my inner self.
A Hero’s journey has meant to me the beginning of a recovery, the beginning of the steps I must walk in order to become the most important person in the world, without being selfish. Oh my Lord, Thanks for this wonderful opportunity.
Sharon