Barbara Kelly

MSSW, CLC

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Law of Attraction Expert

Barbara Kelly Quick Facts

Main Areas: Life Coaching, Mental Health, Nonprofit Management, Astrology
Career Focus: Business owner, Writer, Speaker, Workshop Presenter
Affiliation: Life Gardeners, Assn of Small Business Marketers

Barbara Kelly, MSSW, is a Certified Life Coach who received her training through Behavioral Healthcare Consultants. She is currently in the process of completing her Master Life Coach and Holistic Healthcare Practitioner certification. Barbara has been a student of the Law of Attraction since 2003, when she read Lynn Grabhorn's book, "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting."

The information in the book resonated with Barbara's experiences manifesting everything from vegetable juicers, a professional wardrobe, relationships, and housing.

Acting on her intuition, Barbara completed a degree in social work and pursued a position at Austin State Hospital (ASH), an inpatient psychiatric facility in Austin, Texas. Through her position as a Clinical Social Worker and her part-time work in a local Emergency Room, Barbara became adept at working with people who have symptoms of severe mental illness or who are in crisis. Her clients describe her as compassionate and dedicated.

In 2005, Barbara was promoted to Director of Community Relations at ASH, where she had the opportunity to practice many of the skills she uses in her coaching business. Her areas of expertise include fund raising, newsletter creation, public relations, media relations, and mental health education. While in this position, Barbara created the Live at ASH music series, which brought local musicians into the hospital to play for inpatients. She also participated in the development of "Erasing Stigma/Changing Minds," a public education program designed to break down assumptions about mental illness.

Currently Barbara is a partner in Life Gardeners, an Austin-based holistic practice which offers Life Coaching, Reiki Attunements, Therapeutic Gardening and Astrological Consultant. Barbara feels called to share the many skills and insights she has gathered throughout her life in order to support others in listening to their intuition and creating the life they feel called to live.

Barbara's passions include her two daughters, four cats, writing, knitting, and a wide circle of friends.

Experience and educational highlights:

BA in English, cum laude with University Honors - Texas A&M University
Classified Advertising Representative - Austin American-Statesman
Owner - Witchworks Desktop Publishing
Partner - Dig In! Cleaning
Reiki II Certification
Master's of Science in Social Work - University of Texas at Austin
Executive Director - Tomorrow's Women in Science and Technology
Social Work Intern - Lifeworks Supportive Housing (developed housing education program and led parenting education groups)
Clinical Social Worker - Austin State Hospital
On-Call Social Worker - North Austin Medical Center
Director, Community Relations - Austin State Hospital
Certified Life Coach - Behavioral Healthcare Consulting
Partner - Life Gardeners

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Lessons from a Pilot's Daughter - Part 2

Life coaching is about helping people reach their goals and discover their ability to transform their lives. When life deals us hard knocks, it is easy to react defensively. We may see the problems as exte al – caused by other people or institutions. In our anger, we magnify our significance. We forget we share this planet with 6 billion other people, each of whom has problems and conce s that are just as weighty as ours. By reframing our experiences and approaching others with openness and acceptance, we can reach the heights of personal and professional success.

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Divorce - Breaking Up or Breaking Free?

So often, when I speak with someone who is divorced, the word "failure" comes up. We have been taught by religion, our families, and our culture that divorce is a failure of commitment. The following stories illustrate the transformative power of divorce.

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Beyond Affirmations – 10 Tips for Using the Law of Attraction

Our ability to create is hampered only by our own imaginations! The Wright Brothers imagined a flying machine and now we crisscross the globe in airplanes. In order to follow their dream of flight, they had to listen to their inner guidance system (intuition), engage their imagination, and ignore the voices telling them it couldn't be done. To manifest abundance, we must be as bold as the Wright Brothers. If we stumble along the path, it is because we need to adjust our creative engine before we can fly.

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Lessons from a Pilot's Daughter – Part One

Both my father and my grandfather were pilots in the US Air Force. My early childhood was spent in the company of flight suits, airplanes, men in uniform, pictures of men in uniform, pictures of airplanes, model airplanes and just about every accoutrement of flight available. My father retired from the USAF when I was in my early twenties. Within a year or so, he was flying for Southwest Airlines. When my father retired from Southwest in 2008, I asked him what he would do next.

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Barbara Kelly

Vaclev Havel said, "Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense no matter how it turns out."

Learning to listen to our intution or inner guidance system is the beginning to co-creation with the universe. Many of the decisions I've made have startled and confused those who are close to me. Learning to listen to my inner voice has brought me innumerable gifts and surprising outcomes. By embracing the idea that life is a journey, not a destination, we open ourselves up to our own creative powers.

Even adversity has served a higher purpose, bringing me closer to my true self. When we look at our problems from a birds-eye view, they become very small. The obstacles in life teach us to have the courage of conviction. They also invite new ways of looking at the world.

I believe that we all have untapped abilities to create abundance and joy in our lives. My desire is to help others reach their full potential. In the hospital setting, my most useful tool was my belief in a patient's ability to have a hopeful and joyful life. My dream is a world where we are mutually supportive and everyone has the opportunity for creative expression.

How to get started

More information about Life Gardeners and our services can be found on our web page, http://www.lifegardeners.com. Coaching, Reiki and Astrological Counseling can be conducted over the phone or in-person. Barbara also offers email support. Therapeutic Gardening is currently only offered in the Austin area.

We also offer computer-generated Astrological Reports for under $10.

If you would like to learn more about the Law of Attraction, visit Barbara's Blog, http://barbthelifecoach.com