THRIVE! Don't Just Survive (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780977316274)

Ali Bierman, known as the THRIVE Expert, survived two life-altering brain events. Each time the medical community told her to, "Learn to live with it. This is as good as it gets." Choosing to participate in life rather than watch it go by, Ali seized the opportunity to grow through all the physical and emotional pain it took to create a new life - twice - in her altered brain and altered body. She lived through a diversity of life experiences as a wife, mom, "professional" volunteer, psychotherapist, artist, composer, musician, specialized kinesiologist, and a metaphysical minister. She produced more than fifty books on topics including parenting, health, relationships, spirituality and her favorite: happiness. Ali came to the world of specialized kinesiology and metaphysics from a career as a psychotherapist working in crisis care. A very dangerous client cornered and attacked her. The resulting brain injury led to her medical retirement at the age of forty-six. The doctors said she would not heal. Ali did not buy into their paradigm. More recently she survived surgery to remove a brain tumor that hampered her functioning for three years before its discovery. Losing her ability to talk, to swallow, to walk and do many related tasks allowed her to prove what she says she believes and truly walk her talk. What few people know about Ali is she was inducted into Psi Chi, The International Honor Society for Psychology, while working on her MA in psychology. You can find her listed in more than one half dozen Who's Who books including Who's Who in Alternative Medicine. She was also nominated as International Woman of the Year early in her career. While pursuing her goal of impacting three million lives for the better, she made a good start touching more than 150,000 lives through her writing, teaching, speaking and music, in addition to her private practice. She lives by the motto, "Be well and happy. In the end, nothing else matters."