Stories of Transformation

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Every day, everywhere, people like you are experiencing powerful shifts by embodying Authenticity, Response-ability, and Appreciation. Hear how they’re changing their lives, in subtle and sweeping ways—and share your story, too!

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Appreciation is a powerful way to shift relationship dynamics for greater aliveness and connection

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My name is Grace Gamboa. I want to share one of the Hendrick’s tools that
has created the most amazing transformation in my life and has increased my
level of aliveness and joy. That is appreciation.

I could be …

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Authenticity and responsibility in the presence of anger creates choice and connection

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Hi. My name is Lisa Carpanelli. I’d like to share with you an experience
that I had when I was in the presence of someone else’s anger.

I was driving with a friend of mine. It was late; it …

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Appreciation expands my capacity for joy

I had a new awareness around ‘appreciation’ that I am excited to share with you.

Since getting to know you [Katie] and Gay  and your work, I have  had many experiences with appreciation raising the positive energy and being a …

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How one care-giver’s practice of appreciation inspires empowerment in her 97-year-old client

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My name is Patti Jacobs, and I had this lovely experience last week
while I was with a client. I’m a caregiver. My client had been neglected by
the caregiver before me. She was very thirsty. Her lips were …

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Claiming response-ability helps to let go of past relationship drama and invite a new, thriving co-creative romantic partnership

My first introduction to the ease of this transformational work seemed to me to be magical. My acupuncturist happened to also be a certified Hendricks Conscious Living and Loving Coach, and a graduate of the Leadership and Transformation program. In …

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How response-ability and authenticity shifted a business partnership out of conflict and into co-creativity and connection

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Hi, my name’s Gavin White. I live in Portland, Oregon. I do
organizational consulting work, and I want to tell you about a big shift
that I made in my work with my colleagues very recently. Over the past…

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Appreciation creates simple moments with profound impact

Some time ago, I started expressing appreciation on a frequent basis and two occurrences stand out in my mind.  A man helped me find something at a grocery store and thanked him and let him know how happy I was …

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Create a steady stream of empowerment by dropping blame and claiming response-ability

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Hi, I’m Leslie Chertok, and I’m here to tell a very short
story of transformation. And it’s a story about me, and in my past I was
addicted to blame. I grew up in a house where there was …

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The Potency of Presence

The Potency of Presence – The Rev. Dr. Dee Cooper

My name is Dee Cooper. When I think of the Hendricks Foundation, and what they are accomplishing, I am thrilled. As I so believe in the power of these tools …

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The power and joy of Life-By-Me (Response-ability): creating a new relationship in a field of appreciation and authenticity

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Hi, I’m Margo. A year ago, I had a beautiful family and I thought life was wonderful. And I found out one day that my husband had been unfaithful for most of our marriage, and it brought me to …

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