David Essel Alive: Guests, Mar. 24th, Positive Radio

This weeks amazing guests below for "David Essel Alive!" America's Positive Radio show, heard every Saturday 6-9pm est, 3-6pm pst, on XM CH. 168, (the same channel as Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey etc) and streaming FREE at talkdavid.com , celebrating 21 years in talk radio:

..... Lindy Olson- Oxygen Magazine Editor : The story of Lindy, who lost 55 pounds to win 5 world body sculpting championships! She believes, anyone can do this too. Find out how.

http://www.lindyolsen.com/

...... Rena Romano- Author: "His Puppet No More" : Overcoming Sexual Abuse and Forgiveness...From child abuse to an appearance on Oprah, find out how this woman not only overcame her past, but created a life of love and forgiveness as well.

www.renaromano.com www.hispuppetnomore.com

..... JJ Virgin..Author : "Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy"..........Weight Loss and Living the Life of Your Dreams....From weight loss strategies to the correct fitness routines for fast and lasting results, JJ has the secrets that will give you the body you desire!

www.jjvirgin.com

.... Renee Bledsoe- Founder: Addiction Alchemy - Going Beyond Sobriety There are many programs to help people get and stay sober, that utilize but are not limited to the 12 step model. Open your ears, and listen to a woman who overcame multiple addictions in her own life, and now leads programs that do the same for people all over the world!

www.weavestheweb.com www.addictionalchemy.com

"David Essel Alive!" America's Positive Radio show, heard every Saturday 6-9pm est, 3-6pm pst, on XM CH. 168, (the same channel as Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey etc) and streaming FREE at www.davidessel.com , celebrating 21 years in talk radio.

www.davidessel.com

Women's group delivers huge benefits! Success arrives.

CONTACT: Tina Haisman, APR, CPRC 239.292.2882

David Essel, M.S., 941.266.7676

Women’s Support Group Participants Report Huge Gains in Life

After the inaugural session of David Essel’s Women’s Group on Personal Growth, a life-coaching support group, participants reported huge gains in their lives. Now, a new group session begins on March 20.

(March 8, 2011) FORT MYERS, FL – It’s no secret that women need the friendship of other women to survive and thrive in life. In fact, researchers have said not having close friends or confidants is as detrimental to a woman’s health as smoking or carrying extra weight.

That’s one of the main reasons Master Life Coach, Author, Speaker and National Radio Host David Essel has created a new support group in Southwest Florida. It’s called the Women’s Group on Personal Growth and is a gathering of like-minded women who support each other on the path to greater personal freedom, happiness and success. The next session of the group begins March 20.

As a result of the last 8-week group session, one woman passed a medical board exam she had failed on two previous attempts, another sold three houses in a slow market, another was offered a dream job from seemingly out of nowhere, and yet another celebrated eight consecutive weeks sober!

“Individually, these women decided they wanted to become more successful in life, but it was together, in the group atmosphere, that they accomplished their goals,” Essel said. “There is so much power in a group setting.”

The next session of the Women's Group on Personal Growth will meet every Tuesday, beginning March 20, from 6-7 p.m., at Fitness on the Move, located at 13010 Metro Parkway in Fort Myers. The session will run for eight weeks, and the cost is $200 for the entire 8-week session. For more information on the group, watch this short video.

As participants in the group, women support and encourage one another as they tackle tough life issues such as:

• Breaking through procrastination
• Finding their dream job
• Creating deeper love lives
• Building deeper friendships
• Letting go of resentments
• Discovering the real reasons behind weight gain
• Developing a more powerful relationship with God, or a Higher Power
• Letting go of dependency on alcohol, food, prescription drugs, smoking, spending, or co-dependent unhealthy relationships.
  
  

To register for the Women’s Group on Personal growth, click here or contact David Essel at 941.266.7676 or david@davidessel.com.

Facilitator David Essel is a master life and business coach, author of six books, adjunct professor, addiction recovery coach, all faiths minister and international speaker. He is also host of the national radio show "David Essel Alive!" that airs on XM Satellite Radio Channel 168, where you’ll also find Glenn Beck and Dave Ramsey, every Saturday from 6-9 p.m. EST or streaming online for free at www.davidessel.com.

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About David Essel, M.S.
David Essel, M.S. is an author of six books, national radio and television host, master life and business coach, adjunct professor, all faiths minister, addiction recovery coach and international speaker. His mission is to inspire others to reach their own exceptional potential in their business and personal life. For more information, visit him on the web atwww.davidessel.com.

Alcohol Recovery: A success story.

In the 20+ years I have been helping people to get sober from alcohol addiction, I have seen the many different levels of addiction.

From the high school and college student, to the stay at home mom, to the executive and even the homeless person.

They all had the same issue, and they all became sober, finally.

One man I remember quite well was dependent / addicted to alcohol for 30 years. He had never been arrested, no DUI's, no loss of jobs because of it...but he knew it was running and ruining his life.

In 8 weeks, he left the world of alcohol behind. In 8 weeks his life totally changed. His friends changed, his social life changed, and he was the last one who thought this would work.

He did finally see, the toll it had taken on his love life, his peace, and his happiness. Relationships that had failed, and the large amount of money spent, that he would never see again.

Now sober for two years, the inner peace he had always wanted, is a part of his reality.

Watch this short video, and let us help you to become free today. We do sobriety, very differently than most programs available today.

We believe 1 on 1 help, is the best way for many people to get, and stay, sober.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D6DkdEkh7w

I too am in recovery, and I love it.

Love, david www.davidessel.com 941 266 7676

Addiction Recovery Workshop: Aug. 13, SW Florida

New Holistic Addiction Recovery Training

Helps Professionals and Family Caretakers

(Link to course video embedded below)

(Fort Myers, FL) – August 2, 2011 – Professionals and family caretakers now have a chance to learn a new approach to recovery treatment. David Essel, a Holistic Addiction Recovery Coach, has developed an approach to help people achieve radical recovery treatment. Like many parents, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, spouses and life coaches, Essel was frustrated with the lack of success with much of the current addiction recovery model. He formulated a method to enable professionals and caregivers to offer an alternative chance to help clients and loved ones who seek treatment.

Essel will lead The Holistic Addiction Recovery Certification workshop will be held on August 13^th and 14^th. The program offers a new and proactive approach which is gaining acceptance and momentum across the U.S.

Most of us are aware that millions of people struggle with addictions across the U.S., with various therapies reporting recovery success. However, according to statistics, the average addiction recovery program in America offers a low 10% or fewer success rate of patient treatment results beyond the first year. Successful treatment, therefore, must produce considerable improvement beyond the early stage of remission.

Randy, a client of Essel’s Holistic Addiction Recovery Program, recalls when his life was spinning out of control. Financially at rock bottom, addicted to using drugs and alcohol for more than 38 years, he found himself in the middle of a divorce, obsessed and dependent on prescription medications. This forced him to make the decision to seek alternative professional help. Frustrated with traditional approaches, Randy decided to utilize the services of Essel’s program.

During his 30-day program, Randy pushed through the realities of his life struggles, unmasked his shame, and made discoveries that he never envisioned he could do. Most importantly, he changed his inner self, to affect his outer life.

Essel said, “The traditional model of recovery must improve client recovery by focusing on ways to increase the probability of recovery. Each program is customized because I am working with their individual issues. We use traditional and holistic modalities in order to address the root cause of the addictive behavioral issues.” Essel finds that his clients are able to remain committed to their customized program to re-establish new ways of being and living, releasing their old patterns of addictive behavior.

Essel’s Holistic Addiction Recovery Coaching Certification Program is based on traditional and non-traditional addiction recovery methods. His goal is to share this knowledge and practical methods with addiction recovery professionals, as well as friends and family care takers for those seeking recovery assistance. The program has given new hope and successfully helped addiction recovery clients achieve lasting change.

Essel’s informational video reviews how he takes the best of all recovery programs, and combines them into his certification workshop. Watch it on YouTube, here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4UHWnON90

The program includes life coaching, nutritional adjustments and supplementation, exercise, behavioral change techniques, accountability procedures, aftercare implementation and journaling. Additional focus on a holistic lifestyle change approach includes components such as an association to a spiritual path, meditation, prayer, acupuncture, aromatherapy, emotional recovery, forgiveness activities, and healing of addiction causes by family, environment and peer relationships.

Detailed program pre-requisites for Essel’s program are found at www.LifeCoachUniverse.com. The next session of Holistic Addiction Recovery Level 1 will be held August 13^th and 14^th, from noon to 6pm each day. Training will take place at Fitness on the Move, 13010 Metro Pkwy, in Fort Myers. To register, call 941-266-7676. The $850 registration fee includes manual, Essel’s meditation audio CD and Spirituality audio CD. Participants must complete home study assignments within 30-days of completing the in class program in order to receive their certificate. For details about the program, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4UHWnON90

David Essel is a Master Life, Business and Addiction Recovery Coach and All Faiths Minister. He is the author of “Slow Down: The Fastest Way to Get Everything You Want” (Hay House) and “Heaven On Earth: God Speaks Through The Heart of A Young Monk (Living Now)”. His professional coaching programs reach clients in the U.S. and internationally. He offers Life Coach Certification programs and other seminars throughwww.LifeCoachUniverse.com, with offices in Fort Myers and Miami Florida.

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We can be TOTALLY free of addictions or cravings!

Share this message, as the truth is, if one works a fully holistic addiction recovery program, they can be forever free of addictions and cravings. Forever free!

Unfortunately , too many recovery programs try to teach us that once an addict, alcoholic, etc, we will always be that. BULLCRAP!

That we will always have cravings, that we are always close to using again. Bullcrap!

Watch this short video to see what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRVPijfRXuk

There is freedom, lifelong freedom, if we choose to look for it.

Love, david http://www.davidessel.com

Holistic Addiction Recovery Office, Fort Myers, Fl.

For the past 20 years we have helped thousands of people recover from addictions to substances, thoughts and behaviors, and we are excited to share that we are expanding our holistically based recovery program in our office in Fort Myers Florida.

We offer help to people who struggle with addictions to alcohol, food, drugs, sex/fantasy, negative thinking and so much more, through our holistic, mind, body approach that includes exercise, nutritional supplementation, relaxation techniques, deep emotional recovery, understanding addiction and recovery principles, spirituality and more.

Watch this short exercise to get an idea about what we do in our Fort Myers and Miami offices, as well as with people across the USA via teleconference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9H5OB2rJ9k

Slow down, and allow us to help you recover in an open, non threatening environment.

For more information, please also visit www.davidessel.com

Love, david

How to "attract money"...for our personal growth.

So many people I've met over the years have said that they would love to change their personal lives, if they only had the money to do so. In other words, their personal growth is important to them, but they do not have the money to hire the trainer, attend a seminar, get sober of go back to school.

This is such a shame, because a lack of money is really just an excuse that we are not serious yet about taking care, of ourselves.

Sound harsh? Watch this video to see what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaJS9Nbp35U

Slow down, and go after that desire that is most important for your own personal growth.

Love, David http://www.davidessel.com

My Clients Walk into Sobriety: Step 1: Surrender

I'm so very excited to share with you one of my recent client's blog writing on her walk into sobriety.

From time to time, with her permission, I will share her writings, so that anyone thinking about living without alcohol, or any other substance, can hear firsthand what it is like.

Please enjoy, then feel free to share this with as many people as you would like. love, david

www.davidessel.com

STEP 1:

I have been working to uncover the denial and the belief of what I used to tell myself all the time: "everything is ok and I can handle it". I’ve been able to admit that I am powerless over alcohol and that my life was unmanageable. I knew I was powerless over alcohol because I would quit every morning and be drinking again by nightfall.


I wanted more
I became irrational
I couldn’t help myself

My life was unmanageable:

I drove drunk
Spent too much money
Gained weight
Lost energy and work time
Life was harder
Emotions built up

All sorts of resentments built up and lived under the surface for years, covered up, escaping my conscious thought but all the while hurting me. And now I’m dealing with all that.

I find my strength in recovery by being vulnerable and honest and doing something about these emotions and by releasing them. By talking, writing and going to God. God says thank you Angela for trusting me and coming to me. I will never leave you or forsake you. I’ll always be by your side. The other day I was so ashamed and guilty for so many things. The feelings came up and were with me for about 16 hours. I had to sit down and work to identify the feelings, sit with them, surrender to them and write them down. This is what is called walking into the fire.

In the fire, what I discovered by sitting with these feelings is that my deepest pain is my unworthiness. Unworthiness is a core issue for many people and is a driver for unhealthy behavior, thoughts and feelings. It is tied to low self esteem (check), wanting to be accepted (check) and trying hard to fit in (yep, that was me too). It’s also tied to a lack of spirituality and being disconnected from a Higher Power. I sat with this, talked about it, cried, reached out and prayed. And I inched a little closer toward worthiness through gratitude, self care, connection to others and God, forgiveness and prayer. I want to emphasize the importance of reaching out to others. If you’re like me and want to recover alone it will never work. One of the keys to admitting we are powerless and having a chance at true recovery is reaching out for help.

Thank you God and thank you all my friends and family who surround me with love and support every day.

With an open heart,

Angela

For more information on our 30 day Holistic Program on Sobriety, please see www.davidessel.com

My Sobriety: One Moment with God, Life Changing.

For many people like myself, thinking about letting go of a substance like alcohol from our evening wine at meals to a few beers on a hot day, yes becoming sober, can be a frightening thought.

In one moment, after years of abusing this substance, I had an experience with God that was life changing.

You can experience the same thing, and you don't even have to be fully ready to do so!

Watch this video, share it with friends and family members, and experience the freedom from any substance that you are currently dependent upon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQxiMXEYfog

Slow down, look inside, decide to change today, and help others do the same by spreading the message of great health, sobriety, freedom...one day at a time.

Love, peace, david

www.davidessel.com

We can change at any age!

A while ago I receive an emotional phone call from a woman who was at her wits end, wondering if it would be possible to help her husband make some major life changes even though he was in his later years. .

"I can't handle this roller coaster ride anymore, I love him dearly, we've been married almost 40 years, but we need help, he needs help now! Or I will have to leave him. "

For many of us in life, we've bought into the old saying, that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks. " That belief is so outdated, yet many hold onto it mainly due to their fear of change. Yes, change can be scary at any age, yet in my line of work, it is the pathways to success, peace, love, and happiness.

The next day, this couple came into my office and the anxiety was written on both of their faces. Mark, had been struggling for the past 2 years with alcohol. At 85 years of age, he had rarely drank at all, and now over the past 24 months, he had been hiding his drinking, lying about it, and in the process every time he drank he became intolerant, obstinate and arrogant towards his wife.

He was open to help, and somewhat willing to meet with me everyday for 30 straight days, either over the phone or in person, but neither of them were aware that the shift would be so amazing, so incredible, over a short one month time period!

Here's what Mark had to say about his program of change.

"I wanted to save my marriage, and knew what I was doing was wrong, but I did not know how to change it on my own. I reached out to David, but had no idea that I could change so many things, including my attitude and my understanding of God, in such a short period of time!

His program was exactly what I needed to get focused, and to have a daily plan to follow to get me back on track. In all my years of church, which I love, I really did not believe that God, as I understood Him, could love me so personally, and care about me, my marriage, and my sobriety so deeply.

David's program and caring, has led me to a whole new life, I kid you not! At my age, I wasn't sure at all , that this could all happen, especially in just 30 days. It's been a miracle for me, and has proven to me that anyone can change at any age, and get the life of love and peace they want.

I truly recommend that anyone who wants a new life, a great, great life, should work with David and his program. My wife now tells me everyday, that our marriage is better now than it has ever been over the past 40 years! And she's right! Our thanks are very deep, and from our heart. "

As I re read his words, I know that it is true for anyone, at any age to change for the better. To find deep passionate love, to find inner peace, to create an income they love, a career they adore , a deeper connection of spirituality or religion, and anything else you could ever desire.

Decide today is the day to change regardless of what your age is, and reach out and ask for help.

Slow down.

Love, peace, David http://www.davidessel.com

Surrender Part 2: Alcohol..The Accepted Addiction

Depending on what statistics you look at , up to 30% of our population at any given time are alcoholics, addicted to alcohol in one way or another.

Now, this might be the person who drinks only on New Years Eve, yet once they begin they don't want to stop.

Or it could be the one who simply celebrates weddings and birthdays with drinks, that could never stop at just one.

And, it could be the person who has just wine with dinner, every dinner, and the thought of not being able to enjoy those drinks makes them irritable.

It could be your husband or wife, who seem to handle their alcohol quite well, although you have no idea that they're actually sneaking drinks when you're not around...or making sure their wine glass is always topped off, so that it doesn't look like they're really drinking alot.

I fall into many categories when it comes to being an alcoholic, thankfully and gratefully in recovery, and got away with it for years because it is such an acceptable addiction.

We rationalize drinks when we're stressed, tired, excited, elated, bored, mad, discouraged, happy....when it's Friday, Saturday, Sunday with the game, Monday , Tuesdays, "Hump day"...just to get through the week.

I think you get the picture.

Alcohol is available everywhere, and for anyone in business, it is the acceptable way to say" hi, goodbye, great to get the contract, I can't believe we didn't get the contract, let's brainstorm about business ideas"....and about 1 million other excuses to have that drink.

I was blessed several years ago, after over 30 years of being an addict and alcoholic myself, when a woman I was dating sat me down and told me her story of addiction, alcoholism,and recovery.

She finally told me after several months of dating, not because she wanted me to change, but she felt that if I heard it from someone else, I might leave her.

Wow, and do you know that her story moved me so, so deeply, that I finally surrendered.

Two days later, I admitted I had had a problem for years and years, and called the facility she went to and checked myself in over the phone.

Thirty days later, she drove me to the Hanley Center for Addiction and Alcoholism in West Palm Beach , Florida, and began my true surrender by walking through the doors for my 30 day stay.

Without a doubt, one of the most amazing moves that I have ever done in my entire life.

Pure fear coursed through my body as she left me in the detox wing. Tears of anxiety, loss, and wanting so badly to have her stay, so as I left one of my best friends I had had since 16, alcohol, at least she would be there.

That of course was against the rules, so I had to surrender all that I knew about feeling safe too.

I know that the full surrender to a higher power is the only proven way to sobriety.

Sobriety to any addiction, money, power, spending, nicotine, sex, negative thinking, low self worth, drugs, alcohol, food...is only truly possible through the path of surrender.

I had tried so many other paths, therapies, drugs to reduce cravings...and not one brought the full relief that surrender, part of all 12 Step programs, did.

If you're one of the millions who struggle with alcohol, make today the day you let go, trust God, find help.

I will forever be grateful to the woman who opened my eyes through her story, a story that changed my life forever.

Now, in my coaching practice, I am getting the chance to help hundreds of kids and adults get clean from alcohol and drug abuse.

The accepted addictions, aren't acceptable anymore.

Slow down.

Love, peace, David Essel www.talkdavid.com