Barbara Carraway

About Barbara...

That is me inside the helmet and breathing nicely. I don't think I will ever forget this experience. It was such an amazing fish, and we seemed to have a real connection.

"I just recently came across a note I had written a year or so ago. I was questioning whether I really knew who I was. In meditation, I raised the question and got this answer...

I AM:

AS A TREE SOLIDLY PLANTED
A RIVER EVER FLOWING
A LIGHT EVER SHINNING
LOVE EVER GIVING...

I AM"!

In the spring of '33 in rural North Carolina, on a tobacco farm, I came into the world as the tenth child of my parents. Two children had already deceased; and two more followed. We were wealthy in love and food, poor in material goods.

High spirited, competitive, friendly, and smart enough, I survived!! School was fun; in high school, I majored in boys and basketball, minored in books!! (regretted this when I entered the university many years later). Went to business school; worked as secretary the next six years. Lost both parents within four months; after which I moved to the Capital; was employed by the State Board of Education where I worked the next twenty-four years.

During this time, I completed my undergraduate degree and my Masters Degree in Education; (got my doctorate in alcoholism at the same time.) I went into treatment for alcoholism; (celebrating 23 years sobriety!!) in January '83.

Retired in 1985 and moved to Jensen Beach, Florida to begin a new career with Heritage, treating alcoholics and drug addicts. My codependency, adult child, and abuse issues led me to attend the first eight-day program in the nation; ONSITE in Rapid City, South Dakota; directed by Dr. Joe, and Sharon-Weigschieder Cruse. In my aftercare planning, they told me "they felt I had a God-Given Gift" to work in this field; encouraged me to participate in a SIX-MONTH LONG INTENSIVE TRAINING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM conducted by the Family Program at the Caron Foundation. Am thankful I did this.

January 1987, was the beginning of Adventures in Recovery. The program was licensed and I found that people were looking for a way to heal the emotional pain they had carried many years. Word spread quickly and the people came. It was highly successful as measured by the positive changes people made in their lives,

I have continued to work, to learn, and to follow divine guidance; working a strong recovery program. In 1997, I enrolled in coursework with The Alliance of Divine Love, and was Ordained as a Minister, Chapel #960, in August. This enables me to do Spiritual (not Religious) work with clients. I had realized for years that people who had an inner strength tended to work through core issues and made life-long positive changes in their lives.

Several years ago, I was working with a professional whose abuse issues came up. I began a week-long session, working 12-14 hours per day, keeping focus on core issues and working the healing process. I was amazed at the amount of work that was done and the results were fantastic. This led to the current program of Intensive one-on-one therapy.

As I have expressed many times; "I RETIRED FROM A GOOD CAREER, AND FOUND MY CALLING." After all these years, I enjoy my work every day and feel thankful for the opportunity of serving.

Barbara

"...I have learned that emotions are universal! The problems which tend to keep us from having the desired quality of life changes very little regardless of language and geography. Our feelings are the same; our spiritual direction will cross every barrier necessary in order to facilitate life changing work..."

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