Below you will find information for upcoming workshops, lectures and special events. Please call or email me if you have any questions or if you would like to register for a workshop. Unless otherwise noted, drop-ins are always welcome.

Authentic Communication
A training in Nonviolent Communication based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg

Would you like to...
Express yourself and listen to others without blame or judgment?
Break patterns of thinking that lead to arguments, anger, and pain?

The purpose of this six week training is to introduce you to the practice of authentic communication, based on the teachings of Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. During this interactive workshop, you will see how the practice on Nonviolent Communication creates deep connection and inspires trust, respect, and understanding that leads to life-enriching relationships.

By the End of Our Time Together You Will:
- Learn to communicate more effectively.
- Enhance and deepen your personal and professional relationships.
- Experience giving and receiving empathy.
- Identify, experience, and communicate feelings and needs.
- Learn to act in harmony with your values rather than reacting from habitual triggers.

Women in Transition - Making Change Work for You

Life is about change. Join Certified Life Coach Deborah Bergeron as she helps you to develop a focused picture of how to write the next chapter of your life. Come together with other women for this rewarding session and explore life's many choices and probe the courageous question posed by the poet Mary Oliver: "What is it you want to do with this one, wild, precious thing called your life."

Learn new tools and strategies to::
- Discover what you really want.
- Choose actions that connect to your values.
- Relinquish what no longer serves you.
- Express your creativity.
- Embrace your journey .

Cultivating Balance and Self-Care in Your Life

Do you have too many responsibilities and not enough time to enjoy life?  
Life is a balancing act and only you know how it feels internally when the balance is off.  Learn to recognize the signs and what you can do about it.  

If you are ready to reorder your priorities and focus on what's really important, this interactive workshop can help you:
- Take responsibility for, and become the creative force of, your life.
- Learn to make self-care a top priority.
- Learn to say NO! and draw clear boundaries.
- Discover the things that bring meaning, passion, and purpose into your life.

Click Here To Register Online: www.gcvce.org

Contact: Gorham Adult Education
Phone: 207-222-1095
Status: Open for registration

Please Check Back Soon

Maine Women's Journal - Recently Published Articles
To view a recently published article please click on a link below.

"The Practice of Gratitude" (Spring, 2007)

"Is Your Inner Child Keeping You Broke?" (Winter, 2006)