This week on Big Waves Strong Boat Mary and Dean explore recovering from loss and trauma.

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Resilience is remarkable! Mary Waldon, MSW, LCSW, founder of Change Therapy, LLC, reveals the power of resilience on Big Waves, Strong Boat. Join her each week as she guides her listeners on a transformational journey, weaving inner self-love with learning to share that love with others, and defining the role resilience plays in achieving both. Her two-tiered approach has helped countless individuals cultivate the essential ingredients for a joyful life, including self-respect, self-compassion, resilience, and developing lifelong meaningful relationships. Her holistic style facilitates a deep connection with self, loved ones, nature and the community--an exciting and effective multidimensional paradigm.Mary Waldon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in change-oriented psychotherapy for teen girls and adults. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration and the clinical social work internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Stone Institute of Psychiatry. Mary is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and a graduate of the Psychodynamic Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Mary is also a long time meditator, trained in Transcendental Meditation, TM-Sidhis, and Mindfulness. She is a 3HO Certified Kundalini Yoga instructor. And perhaps her greatest victory is that she is a 20 year survivor of Crohn’s disease, freed from over 25 pills a day and managing 100% holistically. In her Northshore Chicago offices, she helps young women develop love and respect for themselves and she helps families learn more effective ways of communicating and building connection.Identify the opportunities in your life to build resilience! The waves will come! Build your boat!To learn more about Mary Waldon, MSW, LCSW please visit: BigWavesStrongBoat