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[25yearsmlc]

RM,

IDK where you are, but I think you're not that far from Philly. And Essential Experience isn't really "extreme" although it is intense.

They use Jungian analysis, behavioral and cognitive therapies but also it's experiential. Meaning there are not lectures so much as there are exercises so you can't "rehearse" your answer and you'll discover things about yourself you didn't know. Nothing too personal to share with others if you don't want to. But I found it helpful to not "prepare" my responses b/c I learned more that way.
And the environment was very supportive and safe feeling. You will not be judged.

Even more important for me, was having an action plan when I left. A plan for living my life differently, and follow up and there are also support groups built in. It's a life long process that begins with that weekend.

Even though I went 20 years ago, more for issues more related to my childhood and how my dad's drinking effected my adult life and my career in criminal law (and the ugly things I was facing)

I ended up with boundaries that I'd never had and felt comfortable with before. I felt very in touch with the strengths within me and capable of solving the negative traits I wanted to repair. I felt I was becoming my best self. AND as a result I was so much more grateful for what I had in my life and all my r's improved.

Especially my m.

So when h said he wanted to go too, I was amazed & happy. So off he went but he didn't call me that first night or the second night (their days are long). I got a little worried, like I wondered if maybe h wasn't happy in the m or if he thought the workshop was too weird.

Then he called and said "Thanks, This is the best gift anyone has ever given me."

making small changes in the direction of your life can lead you to a very different place down the road. Think geometrically. KWIM? Like if you draw a line and change the angle just a few degrees but draw the line out and you'll be a very different place than if you'd stayed on the same angle.

Check out their website & see what you think.