Myspace Layouts Myspace LayoutsALL ABOUT ME! Carla Wills-Brandon has an M.A. is a Texas State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Texas State Licensed Psychological Associate.Carla completed two years of course work and a dissertation in a Doctorate of Holistic Nutrition at Clayton College. Her dissertation was titled, "A Four Pronged Approach to the Holistic Treatment of Food Addictions." Believing our culture is still looking in all of the wrong places for answers to bulimia, anorexia and compulsive eating, ten years later she is turning this project into a self-help book for the general public.She is also just completed a project for Hazelden Publishing titled, "Beyond the Chase: Breaking Your Obsessions that Sabotage True Intimacy" which looks at intimacy issues.For centuries, stories of romance in literature, movies, and on television have equated true love with 'happily ever after,' perpetuating the myth that once one meets the love of one's life, the rest is easy. In reality, it is when this initial attraction dissipates that the real work begins; building and maintaining true intimacy can be one of life's great challenges—and rewards. Among the most difficult barriers to achieving this are the hidden, unresolved obsessive behaviors and patterns of thinking that we bring into our relationships from our past.In "Beyond the Chase: Breaking Your Obsessions that Sabotage True Intimacy" Carla gives readers tools to develop and maintain close, lifelong relationships by helping them identify and work through the most common patterns that people fall into as they continue to make the same mistakes from relationship to relationship, hoping for different results. This book teaches readers—whether they are in search of a mate, caught up in the passion of a burgeoning romance, or well along a committed path—how to weather a variety of storms by working through those aspects of their lives that prevent them from achieving the close relationship that they desire. Readers learn toRecognize ways that they isolate themselves through work, food, cybersex, emotional and sexual affairs, parenting Establish healthy boundaries Distinguish between lust and love Communicate effectively Respect their partner sexually Fight fairly Understand how past pain impacts relationshipsMaximize your capacity for a deep, lasting relationship with this guide designed to help you grow as a loving partner. "Beyond the Chase" is due for release in the Fall of 2009.Carla has previously published 10 books, one of which was a "Publishers Weekly Best Seller." (Scroll on down the way!)Carla has lectured across the U.S. and U.K., and has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs, such as Geraldo Rivera, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mantel Williams, Art Bell’s Coast To Coast Radio Show, Uri Geller’s Coast To Coast Radio Show and Politically Incorrect With Bill Mahar. Considered a relationship expert, many of her media appearances have been dedicated to discussing healthy intimacy.Along with this, she is a member of the International Association For Near-Death Studies and The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research. Aside from her work with relationships, intimacy issues, sexual dysfunction, addiction, trauma resolution and grief, she has been investigating spirituality and other related phenomenon for over a decade. Her major radio show appearances have been dedicated to topics ranging from Near Death Experiences, After Death Communications, Deathbed Visions and Premonitions. She is considered to be one of the leading researchers into deathbed visions. In her private practice, lectures and workshops she teaches people how to integrate these unusual encounters into everyday living.Wills-Brandon lives on an island just off the coast of Texas in a 100-year-old historical home. She and her husband Michael Brandon Ph.D., a child and school psychologist, have been in private practice for almost two decades. They have been married for 34 years. The Brandons have two children, Joshua age 15 and Aaron, 23. WHO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET!I would love to meet any Germans from Russia! I'm a "Rooshian" from Fresno, California and I was raised within a very ethnic Volga German community.Those Walking A Creative, Humanistic, Recovery Oriented Spiritual Path.a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LlByb2Zlc3Npb2 5hbEFuaW1hdGlvbnMuY29t" target="_blank">Torah Blessing:Bar’chu et a-do-nai ham’vo-rach Ba-ruch a-do-nai ham’vo-rach l’o-lam va-edBa-ruch a-tah a-do-nai e-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam, A-sher ba-char ba-nu mi-kol ha-a-mim V’na-tan la-nu et to-ra-to Ba-ruch a-ta a-do-nai No-tein ha-to-rah. MY INTERESTS ARE MANY BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT DEATH! DO YOU KNOW WHAT A DEATHBED VISION IS? Death Bed Visions come in all shapes and sizes. Some people receive visitations from deceased relatives while others encounter angels, or religious figures. Many of the accounts contained in Carla Wills-Brandon's book, One Last Hug Before I Go: The Mystery and Meaning of Death Bed Visions, and A Glimpse of Heaven discuss seeing a wisp of "something" leaving the body of a friend or relative at the moment of passing. This phenomenon is nothing new. It has been described over and over again, for as long as time can remember.Those who are about to leave will often talk about seeing beautiful landscapes on the other side and then state this is where they will be after they pass. In most cases, once one has had such a vision, death is no longer something to fear. Death Bed Visions bring comfort not only to the dying, but to those who love them. In this article, Carla presents some Frequently Asked Questions about Death Bed, or Departing, Visions.Most Hospice workers are very familiar with departing or deathbed visions, but sometimes these experiences are difficult to put into words.A death bed vision or DBV is a powerful, comforting experience the dying and their family members often encounter just before death occurs. The dying will report visions of angels, deceased loved ones, or religious figures, moments, hours, days or even weeks before actual death takes place. These visions typically lessen the fear of dying and make passing an easier transition for all concerned.Family members at the death bed of a loved one who are not familiar with the death bed vision phenomenon will often ask healthcare workers and Hospice caretakers, "Couldn't these 'visions' just be the by- product of a dying brain? In the 1920s, 1960s and 1970s, several researchers asked these exact same questions. These researchers decided to put this phenomenon to the test. What they discovered was astounding. The visions of the dying most often were those of deceased relatives.During the vision, deceased relatives would appear to the dying person to offer support, guidance and assistance as death drew near. Interestingly, in some deathbed vision accounts, the dying individual received visitations from relatives s/he did not know were already deceased. While scientifically investigating this phenomenon they also discovered that these departing visions have been reported by the dying for centuries.EVEN PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAD A DEATHBED VISION JUST BEFORE HIS OWN ASSASSINATION!When DBVs are reported, Hospice workers and healthcare providers are often confronted with a number of questions from confused family members, such as "What about wishful thinking, related to a fear of death? Maybe my loved one is imagining all of this."The above would be a simple explanation, but the DBV phenomenon is not that cut and dried. One researcher compared the DBVs of dying Americans with those of people in India. Thousands of nurses and doctors were interviewed and asked what they had witnessed as death drew near. DBVs were often reported. Except for a few religious differences, the DBVs of both cultures were incredibly similar.The consistency of the experiences between those dying in America and those in India has guided me to believe there is more to the DBV experience than wishful thinking. Hospice workers and healthcare providers are also often asked, "How about medication? Medications can certainly induce hallucinations."Many of the individuals who have reported these visions were not on medications and were, up to the moment of death, very coherent. Those who are on medications have also shared visions similar to those who are not on medications. Finally, well, alert, sober family members and friends of the dying have had DBVs. Along with this, Hospice workers and healthcare providers have also reported DBV experiences.Are the DBVs of family members, friends and healthcare professionals similar to those of the dying? Interestingly yes! These individuals can also receive visitations from deceased relatives (in some cases they too were not aware the dying person was actually preparing to pass), angels or religious figures. Like those reported by the dying, dreams of "heaven" or communication with other worldly figures also have been reported by those attending the dying. In many situations, loved ones of the dying will have a visitation from the person who is passing at the moment of death.In other words, a loved one at home may be awakened from a deep sleep by a feeling, knowing that passing has occurred or even by a vision of the dying person (who is at the hospital or in another location). Many of these individuals then receive a phone call minutes later confirming death.As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, understanding DBVs has helped me assist those who are in grief. In many cases, bereaved individuals will come to me and say, "I had a rather strange experience just before Uncle Joe passed," or "While Mom was dying, she started talking to all of the dead relatives as if they were right there, in the room with her!" For those who have had such experiences, my own personal and professional involvement with DBVs validates their encounters. My sharing of my experiences and of those I have collected, allows these individuals to feel "normal" about their experiences.These individuals usually walk away from my office feeling very relieved to have found someone who understands. For those who are dying, DBV information offers them comfort, validates any visions they might have had or may have in the future, and lessons the fear of death. With individuals seeking answers to questions about death, DBV information often propels them into resolving their own issues around dying.Why did I decide to write One Last Hug Before I Go: The Mystery And Meaning Of Deathbed Visions and A Glimpse of Heaven?This was my 8th book and it was a very personal work because my youngest son experienced a DBV when his grandfather died. I too had a DBV when my own mother passed. Over the last 25 years I have heard numerous accounts of DBVs not only from the dying, but also from those who love them. Sadly, I have often been the first person they ever discuss these blessed events with. Fear of societal judgment keeps many of us silent and a lack of validation often creates confusions.My job as a healthcare provider has been to validate DBVs for those patients of mine who report them, and to then use them for processing grief and developing a sense of spiritual wellness. It is the lack of public awareness about the DBV phenomenon that convinced me to write this book. DBVs are a neglected source of peace and comfort to all those involved. This must change. Today, I have no absolute answers regarding life after death, but I do strongly believe the DBV experience must not continue to be ignored.TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS I’VE BEEN ON: The Geraldo Rivera Show, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, The Montel Williams Show, The Mary Lou Henner Show, Art Bell’s Coast To Coast Radio Show, Uri Geller’s Coast To Coast Radio Show, Politically Incorrect With Bill Mahar and numerous other radio and television programs.As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with “10†published books, one of which was a "Publishers Weekly Best Seller" I have had the privilege of lecturing across the U.S. and U.K. Along with this, I have been a member of the International Association for Near-Death Studies and The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research. Aside from my work with relationships, intimacy issues, sexual dysfunction, addiction, trauma resolution and grief, I have also been investigating spirituality and other related phenomenon for over 25 years. My major radio show appearances have been dedicated to topics ranging from Recovery, Relationship, Holistic Healing and post Traumatic Stress Disorder to Near Death Experiences, After Death Communications, Deathbed Visions and Premonitions.LIFE IS A TAPESTRY. IT'S BEEN MY JOY AND PLEASURE TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO WEAVE THEIR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES, NO MATTER HOW TRAGIC OR JOYEOUS, INTO THE FABRIC OF THEIR TOTAL LIVING EXPERIENCE!BOOKS AUTHORED BY CARLA WILLS-BRANDONBEYOND THE CHASE: BREAKING YOUR OBSESSIONS THAT SABOTAGE TRUE INTIMACY (Due for release in the Fall of 2009)LEARNING TO SAY NO: ESTABLISHING HEALTHY BOUNDARIESNATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL BEINGONE LAST HUG BEFORE I GO: THE MYSTERY AND MEANING OF DEATHBED VISIONSIS IT LOVE OR IS IT SEX? WHY RELATIONSHIPS DON'T WORKA GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN: THE REMARKABLE WORLD OF SPIRITUALLY TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCESEAT LIKE A LADY: A GUIDE TO OVERCOMING BULIMIAAM I HUNGRY OR AM I HURTING? HEALING FROM FOOD ADDICTIONS WITH THE TWELVE STEPSWHERE DO I DRAW THE LINE? HOW TO GET PAST OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS AND START LIVING YOUR OWN LIFETHE FORTH STEP: EXAMINING YOUR SURVIVAL SKILLSRRP-TI: RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM TO INTERVENTION
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