Introduction To Living Life On Life's Terms
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Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · People & Blogs
Helen, a therapist and person in long-term recovery, introduces herself and her playlist. This covers the topics of coming out as a gay woman, bullying, and the light and shadow of the emotion of hope. Helen was born in Northern Ireland at the height of The Troubles, and spent the first part of her life living in what was then a war zone. In her teens, she and her family moved to Birmingham, just after the pub bombings, when being Irish was a very unpopular thing to be indeed. It was against this milieu that she found the courage to come out as a gay woman. The first half of Helen’s adult life was spent in a caring profession, nursing, at which she excelled, but which was also a driver behind her growing addiction. She has been in recovery for twenty years now, she is able to articulate just how critical it is for the carers to care for themselves first. An critical ingredient for Helen in maintaining recovery has a been a commitment to an on-going process of learning and self-knowledge, and by this means, she has accepted and healed some very difficult life experiences in both childhood and adulthood. Helen is a trained psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, who now focuses her professional gifts on working with the homeless, marginalised and those who have fallen into poverty. It’s tough work, but she brings her indomitable spirit and love of life to its challenges. So settle back, and get ready to to benefit from the life experience of a true survivor. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
