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Paula D'Arcy Fee Range: $4,000 - $9,500 Speaker's Home Base: TX Paula D’Arcy is an inspired woman whose courage and openness in sharing her story has affected the lives of thousands. She’s been drawn into her life as an author and speaker as a survivor of tragedy and a seeker of life beyond that tragedy. She’d be a writer whether her work was ever published but as things turned out, everything from her journal about her journey through the loss of her young family to her more recent books, are all recordings and revelations from her experiences. It’s that kind of vulnerability that makes Paula a very special speaker. People are mesmerized, touched and often able to make a shift in their thinking about their own losses upon hearing Paula speak. The short story: In 1975 Paula survived a drunk driving accident that took the lives of her husband and twenty-one-month-old daughter, Sarah. Pregnant at the time, Paula gave birth to a second daughter, Beth, months later. Between the lines of those two events, are mountains and valleys of personal and spiritual growth that Paula shares generously with her audiences. Yet you don’t have to have suffered a great loss to learn from Paula. Her message is very much about embracing the present and the power of love. Through a synchronistic chain of events during her grief recovery process, Paula met and was mentored by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. A psychotherapist who ministered to those facing issues of grief and loss, Paula worked with the Peale Foundation, from 1980 until his death in 1993. Today her work includes leading workshops and retreats related to spirituality, aspiring writers, and women’s gatherings, including Women’s Initiation and Rites of Passage. In recent years she has teamed with Richard Rohr to present seminars on the Male/Female Journey and Spirituality in the Two Halves of Life. Paula is the author of eight books and a one-act play called, “On My Way Home.” Some of her titles are “Song for Sarah,” “When People Grieve,” “Gift of the Red Bird,” “Red Fire,” “A New Set of Eyes,” “Seeking with All My Heart,” and “Sacred Threshold.” She is President of the Red Bird Foundation, which supports the growth and spiritual development of those in need and furthers a ministry to those in prison and those living in third world or disadvantaged cultures. In 2007, she sponsored WOMENSPEAK2007, an international gathering of women of all creeds to help effect worldwide change and promote peace. Most Popular Topics: The Gift in Everything Every life holds treasures: the simple fact of being here; our deepest moments of glimpsing love; the wisdom of those who have gone before us; the lessons and teachings brought through brokenness and loss. What happens when the gifts we already hold become more visible? What does it mean to consciously say Yes to your life? Risking the Present Day Each person wrestles with life’s distractions, tempted to live either in the past or the future. But THIS IS IT. This is it. How can we stay in the present moment, in order to taste its freedom? The Power in Your One, Amazing Life A single, ordinary life, responding to the spirit within, has great power. What enables a person to access true power? How can you live into Eleanor Roosevelt’s challenge: Do the thing you think you cannot do! The Blessing Inside Sorrow When grieving, we stand at a portal. Grief can be one of life’s most difficult, yet transformative times. Within the experience are powerful gifts, if one can see them. How can we open our eyes and hearts to the blessing, even in sorrow? Forgiving Forgiveness is a challenge to every heart. Where in your personal journey are you struggling? What steps do you need to take toward well-being? What if you embraced forgiveness as the highest form of love? Learn from Paula’s own story of meeting the drunk driver who took the lives of her husband and daughter. Turning Points: Listening to Your Life What sound is my life making? Am I the person I want to be: What illusions do I need to confront? How can I live with a true sense of what’s possible? Stirring the Waters: Finding the Quiet Place Within Life’s circumstances often occur as an onrushing stream of events. Yet within us is a place of beauty and quiet, greater than anything we face. How can we begin to live from this place where strength and freedom are found? A Gathering of Women Come to appreciate and honor the visions and dreams of women. Look at your body image, and ask the question: What is beautiful? Explore a woman’s wisdom and intuition. Learn what it means to step out into the world and be unafraid of your own voice. Honoring the Feminine A time for women to explore the Maiden, Mother and Crone passages in her journey. Taking Care of Your Own Heart and Soul (Especially for women, for caregivers, medical professionals) It is so common to live over-committed lives, hiding our own pain in ways that are not healthy. How do you begin to pay attention to your own inner journey? Nurturing our own soul is necessity, not luxury. Examine the impact of the way you are presently living. Explore the role of unaddressed pain when you are dealing with the pain in other lives. Thresholds Life is change and a continual challenge to grow up. Yet our hearts remain determined to find guarantees and security. How do you stop resisting life’s force and flow and learn to step across the thresholds to your own growth. Which is greater, fear or love? Who would you be if you were no longer afraid? What would you know if your beliefs no longer limited you? The Transformative Power of Love There is a love, beyond romantic definitions of love, with the power to heal, change hearts and change the world. Are you willing to open the door to a greater knowledge? There Are Larger Places: The Journey Into Freedom Making a faith commitment is only the beginning. Then the walk begins, taking us to places we never anticipated and asking us to belong with great fidelity to something that calls from deep within. What are you being called to embrace? Are you willing to know the fire in your own heart? Paula D'Arcy offers expertise in: Grief Recovery, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Spirituality Paula D'Arcy is a good fit for: Association Keynote, Keynote Womens Event, Nursing Appreciation, Nursing Education, Womens Health Seminar, Womens Retreat, Womens Events |
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