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Debbie Phelps
"Debbie Phelps offers hope for parents of any child with a challenge like A.D.H.D.
Too many adults looked at Ms. Phelp’s boy and saw what he couldn't do.
The world tuned to the Beijing Olympics to see what he could do."
Jenny McCarthy, leading spokesperson for autism awareness, has teamed up with Dr. Jerry Kartzinel of Defeat Autism Now!, an
organization of biomedical doctors who work to recover children by
correcting the patient's toxically overloadeded system. According to
Jenny, Dr. Kartzinel's protocol helped her son, Evan, recover from
autism and can also benefit children with ADD, ADHD, OCD, and other disorders. Together, Jenny McCarthy and Dr. Kartzinel have created a resource book for parents on how to treat autism in children. Titled HEALING AND PREVENTING AUTISM: A Complete Guide, the book gives parents information about biomedical treatment.
Rabbi Hirsch was ordained in 1998 and spent the next 8 years as the first woman rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, the largest Conservative synagogue in the western U.S. During her tenure at Sinai that Rabbi Hirsch first stepped out from behind the formal podium to move among the congregation, building a more personal relationship with her audience.
Since leaving Sinai in 2006 she has been sharing her unique blend of the spiritual and the everyday with a larger audience, appearing on “The Today Show” , “ABC News”, “Inside Edition”, “Faith Matters Now” and “Thirty Good Minutes” as a spiritual commentator, discussing interfaith issues as a frequent guest on “KTLA News” and “Naomi’s New Morning” show, and offering relationship advice on “The Tyra Banks Show.”
Her first book,We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted(Doubleday), was published in April 2008. The book reflects a theme in Hirsch’s own life and she expertly guides readers through a spiritual and introspective journey toward reaching their divine potential.
For many, Bernie Siegel, MD, needs no introduction. He has touched many lives all over our planet. In 1978 he began talking about patient empowerment and the choice to live fully and die in peace. As a physician, who has cared for and counseled innumerable people whose mortality has been threatened by an illness, Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. He continues to assist in the breaking of new ground in the field of healing and personally struggling to live the message of kindness and love.
