Amy Sherman
MA, LMHC
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Amy Sherman Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Issues related to the 40+ population, domestic/substance abuse, women's health issues,motivation, empowerment, personal growth, inspiration
- Best Sellers
- Distress-Free Aging: A Boomer's Guide to Creating a Fulfilled and Purposeful Life, The Joy of Optimism 10 Lesson e-course
- Career Focus
- Author, Licensed Therapist, Motivational Coach, Group Facilitator, internet entrepreneur
- Affiliation
- Palm Beach County Mental Health Association; Contributing Columnist for www.MommyMentors.com; Contributing Expert for www.Parental Wisdom.com; Baby Boomer Diva Nation
Amy Sherman is a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida, with a master’s degree in Counseling/Psychology from Vermont College. She has over 14 years experience in the field and has worked with adolescent substance abusers, abused men, women and children, patients with severe mental illness and the elderly. She is an educator, a seminar/workshop leader and a group facilitator, and offers programs and trainings around Palm Beach County, FL to numerous professional, spiritual and civic organizations.
Amy is a trained clinical hypnotherapist, specializing in anxiety, weight loss and health issues. Amy’s passion has always been to empower people so that they reach their full potential. She does this by following a holistic approach to therapy, integrating all aspects of the body, mind and spirit into her sessions. She recognizes that the physical mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions of a person are important for an individual’s well-being and that anything is possible with the proper direction. Amy’s recent focus has been on baby boomers, and as a boomer herself, she is aware of the special issues they face. She is committed to helping others who are having personal issues and crises too difficult to handle themselves.
Amy is the author of the ebook, “Distress-Free Aging: A Boomer’s Guide to Creating a Fulfilled and Purposeful Life.” It focuses on the limitations, fears, inhibitions and self-defeating thoughts that keep boomers from living their dreams and offers 10 strategies to overcome these challenges. Go to www.distressfreeaging.com for further information or sign up for her free ezine at www.bummedoutboomer.com.
Amy is available for individual, family and group therapy in her West Palm Beach, FL. office. She offers consultations and coaching sessions by phone, as needed.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
How To Excel in Life
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_To_Excel_In_Life.html
Take Responsibility for your Life
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/take_responsibility_for_your_life.html
Quality of Life and Optimism
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Quality%20of%20Life%20Optimism.html
The 3 C's for Overcoming Health Fears
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The%203%20C's%20of%20Overcoming%20Health%20Fears.html
Assortment of Published ezinearticles.com
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Amy Sherman Audio & Video Programs
Amy Sherman Books
Distress-Free Aging: A Boomer's Guide to Creating a Fulfilled and Purposeful Life
http://www.distressfreeaging.com
The Joy of Optimism 10-Lesson e-course
http://www.bummedoutboomer.com
99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50 and Yes, 60!
www.womendatingafter40.com
Dating Rescue 10 week eCourse
www.womendatingrescue.com
Articles by this expert
SelfGrowth articles and saved writing connected to this expert.
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Boomers Can Raise Healthy, Well-Adjusted Children
Parenting is a continual learning process. As a boomer, your kids may be older, but they are still kids. Parenting requires an understanding of the child’s needs and the skills to meet those needs, and sometimes even additional special attention. Talking to your children could be one of the ...
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Overcoming Adversity - We Are All Winners
Who better to talk about adversity tha Christopher Reeve? He said, “When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked “What is a hero?” My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences…Now my definition is completely ...
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Baby Boomers Coping With Midlife
Every year ushers in another birthday and another notch on the headboard of your life. And each year brings another challenge in dealing with growing older. As you enter or work through midlife, you are experiencing many drastic changes. Your body parts are shifting, you're gaining or losing ...
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How To Excel In Life
People who excel in life are said to be emotionally intelligent. This means you have greater self-control, compassion and awareness for other people’s feelings in relation to your own. There are several parameters to determine your EI Quotient. The following are the guidelines to ...
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The Value of Conscious Self-Talk
You’ve heard people say that affirmations don’t really work and that when you say them you are basically lying to yourself. After all, how can you state, “I am prosperous and living a life of leisure and joy,” when you are actually in debt and working two jobs? In ...
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The 3 C's of Overcoming Health Fears
Life has a way of surprising us with challenges we didn’t expect, especially when it comes to our health. Studies show that some people deal with health issues with greater resiliency than others. They tend to rebound and take on difficult situations with confidence and hope. If you ...
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Quality of Life & Optimism
We, baby boomers, sometimes become jaded because we’ve been through so much. However, it’s important to realize that the same attention we pay to negative things can be better spent refocusing our thoughts on the positive. There is no point holding on to negative images when they ...
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Take Responsibility for Your Life
How much time do you spend complaining that things are not going well? Are you unhappynwith your outcomes? Maybe it's time to take responsibility for what is working andnwhat is not. Basically, if you realize that your thoughts, feelings and actions put you where you arentoday, then your ...
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Psychological First Aid for Boomers: 7 Powerful Reasons to Get Help
For most people, the idea of seeking professional counseling is likely to be very intimidating and even unsettling. But if your problems are severe, have persisted for some time, or your personal efforts have been ineffective, it is advisable and advantageous to seek professional help. Since ...
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Priority Before Pleasure – Are you a Procrastinator?
I wish I had more time. How often have you said or thought that? You’re not alone. One of the biggest challenges people face as they juggle parenting, work and their intimate relationships is fitting everything in. It’s also one of the most difficult topics to deal with because most people ...
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Psychological First Aid for Boomers: 7 Powerful Reasons to Get Help
For most people, the idea of seeking professional counseling is likely to be very intimidating and even unsettling. But if your problems are severe, have persisted for some time, or your personal efforts have been ineffective, it is advisable and advantageous to seek professional help. How do ...
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5 Strategies for Creating Happiness
Because women can identify and verbalize how they feel easily, they naturally know when they are happy and when they aren’t. But they may not know what truly makes them happy. The secret to being happy varies from person to person and research has shown that we may be wired for happiness by ...
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Baby Boomers' Network
This site focuses on the issues relevant to the boomer population. It offers pertinent information, tools and techniques for dealing with the Empy Nest Syndrome, aging parents, career changes, health issues, inevitable retirement and our own conce s about growing older.
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Baby Boomer's Network
BummedOutBoomer.com offers articles and other pertinent information related to the issues baby boomers face. Boomers will gain personal insights and positive strategies to deal with their aging parents, grown children, career/health changes, empty nest and other conce s about growing older.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Amy Sherman
Anything is possible with the right direction and focus.
Let go and let God.
You are never a failure, as long as you don't give up.
"All the wonders you seek are within yourself" Sir Thomas Brown
"Cheerfulness is contagious, but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier"
Annonymous
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does"
J.M. Barrie
Contacting Amy Sherman
How to get started
Visit http://www.bummedoutboomer.com for information related to the 40+ population.
You can sign up for my free weekly inspirational ezine and receive a Special Report on Overcoming Adversity as a bonus.
Amy is available for telecoaching sessions by appointment. She can be reached by email amy@bummedoutboomer.com or by phone 561-281-2975.
Amy also welcomes your comments in response to her blog at http://www.bummedoutboomer.com
Amy is open to any joint ventures and affiliate programs
Other highlights
Amy offers teleseminars, workshops, and coaching to women getting back into the dating scene. Her book, "99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50 and Yes, 60!, co-authored by Rosalind Sedacca, offers tips on how to avoid the dating mistakes so many women make and guides them to find their ideal relationship. Go to www.womendatingafter40.com for more information.