"I’ve carried suffering my whole life. Bill’s way of working has given me a kind of relief I never thought I would find. For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived with self-doubt, self-hatred, and thoughts of ending my life. I believed the horrors of my childhood were my fault, and that my failure to protect others in combat was also mine to carry. As an adult I was diagnosed with childhood sexual assault schizophrenia—when a voice would come in, supposed to protect me, but only left me worse off. As a veteran, I’ve walked through war and come home with the weight of it still pressing on my chest. Survivor’s guilt, loss, the faces of those who never made it back—they followed me into every corner of my life. Bill met me in a setting of quiet and stillness, surrounded by the healing presence of nature. There was no judgment, no one watching—only the serenity of a safe place where I could finally lay my burdens down. With Bill’s guidance I began to break the chains that had kept me from ever loving myself. I was able to let go—of sorrow, pain, sadness, anger, frustration, humiliation, loss, hatred, and the survivor’s guilt of combat. I found release not only toward those who harmed me, but toward myself as well. I’ve sat with Bill about seven or eight times now. When I told him about my schizophrenic episodes, he showed me how to still my mind and move beyond the voice. Since then, both the suicidal thoughts and the episodes have gone quiet. But the greatest gift of his work is this: I finally learned how to love myself. To care for myself. To calm myself when I need it. And in that learning, I found a way to open to others, to let people back into my life, and to live with love—not as a soldier still fighting inside, but as a man who has finally come home."

Art S.