Dare To Be Prosperous

By Helene Rothschild

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Published by: Helene Rothschild

1-888-639-6390 e-mail: Helene@helenerothschild.com www.helenerothschild.com Edited by: Diane Goulder Copyright © 2003,2006 by Helene Rothschild All rights reserved. For permission to reproduce any part of this e-book- in any form please contact Helene Rothschild.

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Table of Contents Page 4 Money, Green Magic 5 Chapter 1 Dare To Be Prosperous 15 Chapter 2 Twenty Blocks To Prosperity 16 Chapter 3 Prosperity Exercises 20 Other Educational Materials 21 About the Author Money, Green Magic What do we find on one-dollar bills?

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"IN GOD WE TRUST," an eagle, an eye and a pyramid. All to remind us of the energy and wisdom, Money, green magic, can help us express. Symbolic it is, of God's love, The creator of everything. Money is another tool, And a way to express divine caring. This is an abundant universe. Let go of struggle. Open your hearts and hands, Allow green magic to flow in and out. You deserve abundance, In every area of your life. Trust yourself to use it for good, And demonstrate honesty in all your actions. When you are prosperous, Share it with others too. And you will have more power To make a difference for all, including you. Chapter 1 Dare to be Prosperous Are you having a problem with money? Do you feel as though you never have enough? Well you are not alone.

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As I counseled many clients and in my own personal experiences, I discovered that most of us want to be prosperous, and we work very diligently to have an abundance of money. However, we often find that no matter how hard we try, we don't seem to have the money we need. Even when we finally do create some abundance, it is often short lived. Something happens and we find ourselves once again in a financial struggle. Understanding how we perceive and react to our abundance can help move us closer to achieving it. It also helps us to actualize our potential. If you are ready to have the money you desire, this booklet can help you to understand the many reasons why you may be sabotaging your prosperity. Then after you recognize some of your issues, the simple and powerful exercises in the last chapter can assist you to overcome your resistance to money so that you can “dare to be prosperous.” The first thing that is important to understand is that there are two parts of us in our unconscious that are fighting each other. One part of us knows exactly what it wants and goes after it. I call this sub-personality the Free Child. But the other part, called the Scared Child, is afraid to have what the Free Child wants so it sabotages many of its efforts. This is an example of what I call the Fear of Success. When we find out what the specific unconscious fears are and release them, we can create what we want in our lives. To help clients discover their fears, I developed a therapeutic process I call Creative Therapy. It is based on the premise that we have all the answers inside of us. One of my favorite sayings is, “Close your eyes and see clearly." The basic principle of the process is that we make decisions based on our experiences. These decisions make up our “life script” or “computer program.” They are either positive or negative thoughts that run our lives. In fact, they are magnetic and they draw to us what we are thinking. For example, a woman who experienced poverty as she was growing up is likely to make a decision that “money is scarce.” With that negative belief in her mind, she is probably going to unconsciously create her reality of not having enough money. Therefore, it is first necessary to uncover the cause of our problem; the negative decision based on an experience. Then we can erase or “burn away” that scene and change it to a positive one. From this new experience, we can make a new positive decision that supports us in creating what we want. Our positive images and thoughts draw to us what we desire.

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For example, Joan, a fifty-year-old real estate agent, had made a large amount of money and managed to lose it all. One of the issues she came to see me about was her struggle with money. I said, "Joan, close your eyes and see the word “money” written in the sky. What size are the letters?" She replied, "They are very small. I can hardly see them." Then I continued, "Joan, say the words, ‘money you mean to me’ and finish the sentence." She repeated, “Money you mean evil to me." I said, "Go back to the time you decided that." Joan recalled a scene when she was seven years old and in church with her family. The priest was on the pulpit saying, "Money is evil and rich people are evil". Joan was surprised to hear what was buried in her unconscious. She realized that she had made a decision then never to be rich because she didn't want to be evil. She began to understand why she lost all her money. Since we make decisions on our experiences, Joan had made a negative decision about prosperity from that negative experience, and it was still affecting her forty-three years later. In order to help her let go of that fear, I suggested to Joan that she “erase” that scene in her mind and create a new positive experience so that she could make a new positive decision. Joan visualized her priest saying, "Money is a wonderful tool. It is O.K. to be wealthy. You can be rich and be a very good person." She spontaneously took a deep breath as she released her negative association with money. Joan overcame the common fear that money is evil. Another popular belief about being rich is that wealthy people are materialistic, superficial snobs. I was born in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. When I was in my teens in the fifties, many relatives, friends and neighbors were becoming prosperous. I noticed quite a few people in mink coats and Cadillacs parading down the streets. Most of their time and conversation was focused on what I felt were superficial and materialistic things. From that negative experience I decided that, if I have a lot of money then I will become like them. So I did not want anything to do with prosperity, and I never did buy a mink coat or Cadillac. In order to stop this limiting belief from affecting my life, I needed to clear it from my unconscious. I also heard other people say, "He's rich; he must be mean and dishonest.” Of course with these negative associations with money, I sabotaged my financial success. Even when I allowed myself to make a lot of money, I made sure that I spent more so that I wouldn't be prosperous. I certainly didn't want to be mean, dishonest or a materialistic superficial snob.

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With more exploration of my money issues, I found out that I had even more fears that were sabotaging my financial abundance. Another one was that it wasn't safe to be wealthy. I had read stories about rich people whom were robbed, killed or their loved ones were kidnapped for ransom. It seemed to me that if a person has a lot of money he or she has to worry about protecting their things, themselves, and their families. So I used to sing the song, "I’ve got plenty of nothing and nothing to worry about!" Can you relate to this fear? I imagine that many of you can, because we all read the newspapers and hear the same scary stories. So you can see why so many of us push away the very abundance we desire. To overcome this fear we can visualize our families and ourselves prosperous and safe. Then our new decision that it is safe to be prosperous will attract only good things happening with our money. We can then trust that all will be O.K. The truth is that there are many wealthy people who have been safe with their abundance and so can you. A twenty-seven-year old computer salesman exemplifies another excuse for us to avoid prosperity. Bill came to see me because he was depressed. He was not doing well at his job and he was afraid that he was going to be fired. Bill told me that he had a hard time getting up in the morning. He just didn't want to face another day at work. I asked Bill how long he was feeling this way. He replied, "After I graduated college, I was very excited about my job. I had lots of enthusiasm and energy and did very well the first two years. But then I don't know what happened. I seemed to lose interest. I thought it was temporary but it has been going on now for a year." I asked Bill to close his eyes, and see the word “money” written in the sky, and tell me the size of the letters. He replied, "They are very large. They barely fit on my screen." I then asked him to say, "Money means to me ___ and finish the sentence." Bill answered, "Money means to me responsibility." When I asked how he felt about responsibility he said, “I don’t like it, I am afraid of it and I don’t want all that responsibility.” It was then that he became aware of why he was sabotaging his financial success. Like so many of us, Bill wanted to earn a lot of money. But he also had a “scared child” that felt having money was too much responsibility. In the course of the therapy, Bill discovered that he had made that negative decision as he was growing up and watching his father deal with all his money. It seemed as though his Dad spent a lot of time worrying about what he was going to do with his abundance. From the time he was a young

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boy, Bill often heard the stern words, "Son, you have to be very responsible with your money." Bill also had the fear that money was scarce and that he had to struggle for it. "After all,” his father used to say, “you know money doesn't grow on trees. You have to work very hard to earn a buck." Bill realized that his father never enjoyed his money so he decided that money was not supposed to be enjoyed; that life was a struggle. Those unconscious fears made him depressed. Bill was enjoying his work for the first two years but then his childhood decisions began to haunt him and he was miserable. To help Bill overcome these fears, I asked him to close his eyes and visualize his Dad in front of him, and to see if he could see a cord (symbolic of the umbilical cord) attaching him to his father. To his surprise, he could. I explained to Bill that the cord symbolized his belief that he needed his father for survival even at his age of twenty-seven, and that meant that he had to do it his way. Bill realized that he was a grown man now and that he was ready to become his own person. He imagined that he had a knife and he symbolically cut the cord. Then I guided him to say these words. "Dad, I love you and I accept that the way you dealt with your money was your choice. Now I am an adult and I have the freedom to do it my way. I choose to believe in the abundance of money and enjoy it. And when I feel it is becoming too much responsibility for me to handle, I will hire professional help." Then Bill visualized himself at the office filled with energy and excitement and receiving a high salary. He saw himself enjoying his abundance and working with a financial planner.

When Bill returned the following week he reported that he no longer had any trouble getting out of bed in the morning. He felt good about his job and his enthusiasm and energy had returned. The next reason I will discuss why we sabotage our prosperity, is the unconscious belief that it does not fit our self-image. Jane was a thirty-two year old, poorly dressed woman working as a paralegal secretary for a law firm. She came to me because she was feeling very unhappy, especially in her job. During the interview session, she told me that she had been a student in law school and had dropped out just before finals in her senior year. Jane also shared that she grew up in a big family and that they were very poor. During one counseling session, I asked Jane to close her eyes and visualize her self-image. She saw herself as a poor little girl living in a little shack with her large family. She recalled that she often felt embarrassed in school because her clothes and shoes were so shabby. Jane then realized that

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the poverty image was still running her and it was sabotaging her career. It didn't fit her image to be a lawyer. After all, lawyers are associated with wealth and not with poverty.

I asked Jane if she was ready to let go of that poor girl image and see herself well dressed and abundant. She wasn't. However, after a few more counseling sessions she did change her self-image. She was able to visualize herself looking prosperous. A few weeks later, Jane came into the office nicely dressed. She excitedly told me all about her fun shopping spree and she looked wonderful! An unexpected issue came up for Jane, as we were exploring her unconscious fears. One day she said, "I can't be more prosperous than my parents were because then they won't love me and take care of me." The reality was that her father was deceased, her mother was doing O.K. financially, and she was a grown woman on her own for many years. It didn't matter. Jane still had that belief deep in her unconscious. To break through that fear, I asked Jane to close her eyes and visualize her father in front of her, and ask him if she could be more prosperous than he was. Jane heard her Dad say that he was very proud of her accomplishments and wanted her to be as abundant as she could be. Then Jane visualized her mother in front of her and asked, "Mom, is it O.K. to be more prosperous than you are?" Jane imagined that her mother was hesitating and not giving her a straight answer. She was still convinced that her mother was jealous and didn't want her to be too successful. I then asked Jane if she was willing to create a nurturing mother who would support her success. Jane was, so she visualized a nurturing mother and she heard her say, "You can be more successful that I was. I will always love you and be here for you." Jane was relieved. From that new experience she was able to let go of her fear, and believe that her mother supported her prosperity. You may think that it is strange to talk to deceased people. I found that one very effective way to complete unfinished business with people, whether they are alive or not, is by visualizing and talking to them. If you have difficulty visualizing them then just imagine or sense their presence. The other side of the coin of the belief that I can't be more prosperous than my parents, is the unconscious decision that I won't be successful because I am angry at my parents, and I don't want to please them.

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Arthur was a man in his early thirties who complained to me that he was very tired of his financial struggle. In order to survive he was working two jobs and renting a room in someone's home. Arthur did have a college education but his first job as a professional was short lived. Since then he was working at odd jobs for minimum wage. Once again, I saw before me a very capable person who was not actualizing his potential. I said, "Arthur, close your eyes and see an image of your parents in front of you. What do you want to say to them? There are no consequences because they are not here." Arthur replied, "I don't know what I want to say to them." I said, "Be aware of your body and let me know where you notice any tension." Arthur indicated that he felt tight in his forehead and back. (After working with many clients I have discovered that we carry specific feelings in different parts of the body.) My experience told me that Arthur was blocking his anger. So I continued, "Arthur, if you were angry at your parents, what would you be angry about?" He replied, "Mom and Dad I am angry at you for favoring my brother." With my encouragement, Arthur was soon screaming his anger out and pounding the mattress he was lying on. He was constructively releasing his rage that was pent-up from the time he was a little boy. When I noticed that Arthur's face looked calm again and he said that his head and back were feeling relaxed, I continued, "Now tell your parents, ‘I won't be prosperous because’ ... and finish the sentence." He replied, "I won't be prosperous because I don't want to please you! I know how much you want me to succeed. I'll mess up my career so you will be unhappy as I have been all those years you didn't love me." Arthur was amazed as the repressed truth came out of his mouth. After he released some other feelings--hurt, fear and sadness (which are usually underneath anger)--he was able to forgive his parents, because he understood that they loved him even though they did not know how to show it. As Arthur visualized them in front of him, he said, "Mom and Dad, I am going to stop sabotaging my career and be prosperous because I want to be and not to please you or anyone else." And that I believe is the only reason to succeed. It is the only way to feel a long lasting happiness and satisfaction for your life and financial abundance. Dan’s story demonstrates another fear of success about money that has to do with our parents. Dan was a thirty-five year old married man with two children. He was doing O.K. in his work as an engineer, but was upset because he was not getting the promotions he thought that he deserved. It seemed as though people less qualified than him were moving on to higher

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positions. When his concerned wife heard me speak at a lecture about how we sabotage ourselves, how powerful we really are to create what we want in our lives, she suggested to Dan that he come to see me. (Since we made many decisions based on our experiences in our young, formidable years, and we spent much of our time then with Mom and Dad, clients discover their blocks by working with their relationship with their parents.) Dan was more that ready to resolve his problem. I said, "Close your eyes and see your Dad in front of you. Tell him what decision you made about success based on what he did." Dan replied, "Dad, you were very successful and you provided very well for us. But I hardly ever saw you. You never seemed to have time for me and I hated that. I decided that if I am very successful, I will not have time for my family and I won't hurt them like that." There it was. Dan's deep-seated reason why he was actually pushing away the very promotions he wanted. I suggested that he change the scene, and see his father prosperous and also balancing his life so that he had time for his family. With this experience of a healthy model, Dan was able to see himself very prosperous, and having enough time for himself and his family. With further exploration, Dan realized that his Dad never even took time out for himself, that he was a workaholic. It was his Dad's way of running away from himself and his family. The truth was that his low self-esteem was the cause of the problem and his overwork was a symptom. His behavior was controlled by his unconscious drive to prove to himself and others that he was important, good enough and worthy. Dan was relieved to find out the deeper cause of his lack of advancement in his company. He now realized that he could be successful and prosperous and balance his life. A much happier Dan called me up three months later to tell me about his wonderful promotion. Arlene’s story demonstrates another reason why we push money away. The twenty-four year old married woman was doing well in her counseling sessions. She succeeded in improving her self-esteem, and she began to express more of her potential. She shared with me how excited she was about all the positive things that were beginning to happen in her life.

However, Arlene also related how frustrated she felt with her friends, fellow employees, family, and even her husband. It seemed as though they were rejecting her or discounting her achievements. "Helene, I am afraid that if I am successful and make a lot of money, I will be all alone; no one will

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want to be with me. If this is what comes with prosperity, I would rather stay dumb, poor and a failure." In order to overcome Arlene's fear of success, I explained to her that the negative reaction she was receiving from others was a sign of their own insecurities. I suggested that she help them increase their self-esteem by telling them how wonderful they are, how they can also be as successful as they chose to be, and to model prosperity for them. Then if they still rejected her, it was time to let go of them and bring new people into her life that would support her abundance and encourage her to be all that she is. Is this fear of rejection for being successful one you can relate to? When you did well in school as a child were you rejected by the other students and decide to block your intelligence and ambitions? If you did, I imagine that you are feeling very frustrated. I believe that we are born with a natural desire to use all of our potential. If we stifle ourselves because of others, we are unhappy. We also feel resentment towards the people who try to inhibit us and we get back at them in some way. When I was discussing this fear at one of my lectures a man in the audience, Barry, admitted that he did try to hold back his first wife. However, he went on to share that he learned a lot after his divorce and treated his second wife as an equal. They encouraged each other to be all that they could be. I asked Barry if his first wife got back at him by gaining weight, becoming sloppy, burning his meals or denying him affection. With a surprised and then disgusted look on his face Barry replied, "She did all of the above." Another fear of having money I learned from my client Jay, a thirty-eight year old divorced engineer. He was struggling to get his new business off the ground. In one counseling session, I asked Jay to close his eyes and see an image of money in front of him. He visualized many piles of bills. I asked him if he was willing to imagine that he could reach out and touch the money. Jay replied, “Sure.” However, when he tried to put his hands on the bills, they seemed to move further back. "I can't seem to reach them,” Jay said, in a frustrated voice. I recognized his reaction as a sign of his resistance to being prosperous, so I said, "Jay try these words, I am afraid to have money because ___ and finish the sentence." He replied, "I am afraid to have money because then I won't know if the woman I am with wants me for me or my money." There it was--the insidious unconscious fear that was causing him to sabotage all his earnest efforts to be prosperous.

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To help Jay overcome his fear of prosperity, I encouraged him to visualize being with a woman who loved him for himself and not for his financial abundance. Then I advised him to listen to and trust his intuition, which is an excellent source of accurate information. Jay began to believe that he could trust himself to know who to be with. Since he had accepted that his thoughts and images were magnetic, he was confident that he would draw to him the positive relationship he was visualizing. Jay began to allow his new business to become a reality; a business that had wonderful possibilities of bringing him the financial abundance he desired. A very common issue about prosperity is illustrated in Lee's story. Lee was a very bright fifty-two year old married woman and the mother of two teenagers. She was afraid that she was going to be fired from her job. Lee was panic stricken because her husband, who was the main provider for most of their married lives, was degenerating fast from a debilitating disease. It was just a matter of time before she would be the sole provider for her family. In the course of her therapy, Lee expressed her pent-up feelings, improved her self-esteem and self-confidence, and became clear enough to make some important decisions about her family. However, her job situation was still not getting any better.

I said, "Lee, close your eyes and say, ‘I won't be successful in my job because’... and finish the sentence." She repeated, "I won't be successful because I don't deserve it." I went on to guide her back to the time she decided that negative belief. Lee saw herself eleven years old and working in her parents’ small coffee shop. She was taking the loose change out of the cash register. Lee used the money to buy things for herself so that she would feel equal to her peers. She felt very guilty. It was then that she decided that she was bad and should be punished. Lee realized that one reason she was sabotaging her career was because she felt she deserved to suffer. One good way to punish herself was to struggle financially. Are you still feeling guilty for things you feel you have done wrong in the past? If you have made a mistake, welcome yourself to the human race, learn from your wrong-doings, forgive yourself, and go on with your life. It is time to stop punishing yourself and to allow yourself the prosperity you deserve. Some clients in these words expressed another interesting issue about prosperity, "I feel guilty for having more than others." An example of this came up with further exploration of Lee's problems. In one session, she had the astonishing revelation that unconsciously she felt guilty for being well when her husband was so sick. Being a very logical person, she protested,

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"But Helene that is so irrational." I replied, "Feelings are irrational, but they are obviously your real feelings and you need to deal with them.” She agreed, and worked on releasing her guilt so that she could allow herself to do well in her job and create the money she needed and deserved. Are you holding back your financial successes or getting rid of your money as fast as you earn it because you feel guilty about having more money than others? If you are, know that you really don't help people by sabotaging your abundance. Instead, you serve others by modeling financial success. Then they can believe that they too can create prosperity. A related fear of success about money is the thought that, "I am afraid that if I have a lot of money, I will have to take care of others." Ben, a forty-two year old man, realized in a counseling session that he was not allowing himself to earn an abundance of money because then he had a good excuse for not giving to others. However, he also became aware of the guilt feelings he had for not contributing to his parents care as his brothers did.

Once Ben overcame his fears, he accepted that it was not his responsibility to take care of his friends; that it was O.K. for him to have money and use it any way he chose to. Once Ben worked through this unconscious block, he allowed himself to increase his income and he felt good about being able to share the financial responsibility of his parents. He also became much more generous to others because he wanted to. Still another unconscious negative decision that causes people to avoid prosperity is, "If you are spiritual, you have to be poor." I believe that you can be spiritual and financially abundant, and I know many people who are.

The two remaining issues about sabotaging prosperity are: If I make a lot of money, I will have to pay too many taxes; if I make an abundance of money my personality will change.

As far as taxes are concerned, look whether or not you are hurting yourself because you do not want to give to “Uncle Sam”. The truth is that there is an abundance of money, enough for you and the government. Finally, if you are afraid that money will change your personality, remember that you are in control, and that you can let that happen or not. Money does not have the power; it is only a piece of paper, a tool to do with, as you desire. You have the power and the choices to be how you want to be, and to do what you want to do.

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Did you relate to any of the many reasons why we sabotage our financial success? If you have, know that you are unique but your problems are not. However, you no longer need to be discouraged, because you can overcome your fears of financial abundance and create the prosperity you desire. When you are ready to focus your energy on overcoming your money issues then set aside time to work with the exercises that follow. In order to make this growth process most effective, you might want to make a commitment to continue to work with these processes on a regular basis until you have overcome all of your fears of prosperity, and you begin to have the financial abundance you desire. You really do have the power to create what you want in your life and you do deserve it all. Go for It! Excerpts from the tape, “Dare To Be Prosperous”

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Chapter 2 TWENTY BLOCKS TO PROSPERITY The following is a list of common negative beliefs that we associate with money that sabotage our prosperity. 1. Money is evil. 2. Wealthy people are materialistic, superficial snobs. 3. Rich people are mean and dishonest. 4. It is not safe to be prosperous. 5. Money is scarce. 6. Money means responsibility. 7. You have to struggle to get money. 8. Prosperity does not fit my self-image. 9. I can’t be more prosperous than my parents. 10. I won’t be prosperous because I am angry with my parents. 11. If I make a lot of money I will not have time for myself or my family. 12. If I am prosperous people will reject me. 13. If I have an abundance of money people will want to be with me

only for my money. 14. I don’t deserve prosperity. 15. I feel guilty for having more than others. 16. If I have money I will have to take care of others. 17. If I am prosperous I can’t be spiritual. 18. If I have an abundance of money I will have to pay a lot of taxes. 19. If I am prosperous my personality will change. 20. Money can control me. Recognizing and overcoming your fears of abundance will help you create the prosperity you desire.

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Chapter 3 PROSPERITY EXERCISES MONEY MEANS TO ME 1. Write or say the words, “Money means to me ______.”

Fill in your negative answer. Example: “Money means responsibility.” 2. Now “delete” that fear-based decision. 3. Change that negative thought to a positive one. Example: “Money means freedom.” 4. Repeat numbers 1-3 until you only associate money with positive thoughts.

Continue to write, say or sing your affirmations (positive thoughts) until they become part of your automatic thinking.

OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO PROSPERITY 1. On one piece of paper write down your specific goal concerning money. Example: “An abundance of money is coming to me in an easy, honest and safe way.” 2. Then write, “I can’t ______ (fill in your goal) because ____________.” Continue to say the above sentence and write down and number all of your negative thoughts until you feel complete. 3. On a second piece of paper write, “I won’t ___ (fill in your goal) because _______. Continue to say the above sentence and write down and number all of your negative thoughts until you feel complete. 4. These are the negative thoughts that are keeping you stuck. So on a third sheet of paper, make an affirmation for each negative thought. Examples:

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1) Negative Thought: “I can’t be prosperous because I am not responsible with money.” Affirmation: “I, (your name), am beginning to believe that I am responsible with money.” 2) Negative Thought: ”I won’t be prosperous because people won’t like me.” Affirmation: “I, (your name), am prosperous and people like me.” Then throw out the two pieces of paper with your negative thoughts. Keep only the affirmations and continue to say them until they feel part of your automatic thinking. TREASURE MAP 1. Write down your goal: Example: I am earning $60,000 plus a year. 2. List all the things you want to do with your earnings. Examples: Live in a nice two-bedroom condo. Vacation two weeks in Hawaii Have a new white van. Take dancing lessons. Donate money to a good cause. 3. Cut pictures out of magazines or draw your own to demonstrate what you want and paste them on poster-board. Make sure that it is the exact thing you want including the color. Hang it up where you can see it often. Examples: A photo of you in the white van you desire. The ad about the dance classes you want. An ad and/or picture of the island you want to go to. A photo or drawing of your apartment. VISUALIZE YOUR GOALS

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1. Close your eyes, relax and take a few deep breaths. 2. Visualize your life with your abundance just the way you desire it to be. 2. Say to yourself, “All this and more is coming to me easily and effortlessly.” YOU DESERVE IT It is important to like and love yourself in order to allow yourself to be happy and successful. 1. Hold a soft, cuddly pillow or stuffed animal in your arms. Close your eyes and relax. Imagine that the pillow or stuffed animal is you and hold it close. 3. Say to yourself:

You, your name, are O.K. You are a good person. I like you. I love you. You deserve success and happiness. Note: More exercises can be found in Helene’s other books and tapes.

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Other Educational Materials With the goal of assisting as many people as she can, Helene Rothschild has written the following inspirational, empowering and self-help educational materials: An online interactive program, “Personal Success” E-books Books and Booklets CD MP3 files Tapes Posters Cards Articles (note free ones on her website) Helene also offers teleclasses and independent studies and classes in HART: Holistic and Rapid Transformation (previously called Creative Therapy). More information can be found on her website: www.lovetopeace.com Or call: 1-888-639-6390, USA

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About the Author Helene Rothschild MS, MA, MFT, was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She received a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Science in Health and Physical Education at Brooklyn College and taught at Lafayette High School for six years. In 1976, she moved to California and earned a Master’s degree in Marriage, Family & Child Counseling at the University of Santa Clara, in Santa Clara, California. After Helene became licensed, she founded and directed The Institute for Creative Therapy, a non-profit educational counseling center. In addition to counseling clients, she trained and supervised other therapists in a process she developed, called Creative Therapy (HART: Holistic And Rapid Transformation). Helene has also shared her unique ideas with hundreds of audiences and facilitated many self-help workshops. She hosted her own local radio and television shows and appeared numerous times in the media, including on the international Cable News Network (CNN). Helene's mission is to help as many people as she can “love themselves to peace” which she believes is the key to health, happiness and success and the greatest contribution to world peace. She has touched millions of people internationally with her inspirational and self-help articles, books, e-books, tapes, cards and posters. Helene has committed her life to service. She has the courage to listen to and follow her intuition. In 1993, her inner wisdom motivated her to move to Sedona, Arizona. In 1997, she was the founder and CEO of Joyful Living, a non-profit educational organization. The mission is also to assist people to experience love and peace. Through Joyful Living, she has donated thousands of her educational materials to other non-profit organizations. In 2003, Helene moved to Carmel Valley, California. Since January 2005, she has been traveling internationally. She continues to serve many people, through her phone sessions, classes, workshops, lectures, media appearances and educational materials. Helene has raised two children and she has four grandchildren. She loves to have fun, dance, hike, and network and explore different places.

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