Beyond the Open Door; an evening (March 9th in Haliburton, ON) of inspiration, entertainment and thoughtful comment with Carl Dixon (Coney Hatch, April Wine, Guess Who) and Val Lougheed (President, Northern Lights Canada), both of whom have survived catastrophic head-on collisions and now live to tell (and sing) about it. This Power Point is Val's story and serves as an introduction for Carl Dixon.
20. “ In the aftermath of traumatic life events… [the] sense of self has been shattered.” (Herman, 1992, p. 61) “ An existential crisis…” (Dagan, personal communication, 2005)
28. Body-Mind Connection “ The words and attitudes of others … are potent. They help or hex healing and recovery.” “ Expectations are powerful.” “ Neutrality can be deadly.” (Bolen, 1996, p. 94; Sternberg, 2001, p. 65)
32. Beyond the Open Door Rehabilitation (habiter – to live inside) “ Rehabilitation (the re-organization of self) is the learning to live inside not only one’s body, however it is after an injury or illness, but inside one’s very being.” (Kabat-Zinn, in Meili, 2003, p. 241)
33. Beyond the Open Door Recovery Crombez, October, 2003 Focus on the person [inside] Healing Focus on the illness/ impairment [outside] Curing