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I Was Wrong!! Stuck in Habits? Walking Meditation?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:13:49 GMT

The “imaginary letter“ for huge success?

The tip I’m sharing on this video is mine blowing and powerful… But the first time I heard it in 1980 I thought it was nonsense!I was so wrong!Enjoy the video…

The very first time I heard about writing imaginary letters for success, I admit, I was a skeptic! This video shares my personal journey from disbelief to understanding the power of the subconscious mind, especially when introduced to the works of Neville Goddard and Joseph Murphy. It's a testament to how shifting your mindset can lead to incredible success stories. ✨

Stuck in Bad Habits? Your Mindset Might Be the Problem

Habits can be great for us… Habits can be terrible for us…

On the video we explain how habits are formed and the importance of staying very tuned in to what’s going on inside our own very mindset.

Let’s create healthy habits.

Let’s release unhealthy habit sounds pretty logical, but some of us have a lot of work to do and that’s OK!

I just had a session with a client struggling with bad habits. This video explores the journey of understanding and controlling our habits, focusing on the importance of positive habit formation. We discuss how human behavior influences daily routines and how a shift in mindset can lead to personal growth.

Walking affirmations? They absolutely work!

In this video, I share a story of a client that just did not have an interest in affirmations at all, did not believe they would improve her mind or life, and then everything changed once she committed herself to the program!

I’m excited to share her success over doing something she didn’t think would have any positive effect on her life.

In this video, I share a powerful tip from Zen Buddhism: mindfulness walking. I also recount a story about a client who was initially skeptical about affirmations for positive thinking and how to lose weight. This experience taught me the importance of commitment, even in areas we doubt.

Mood Lifts? Minimize OCD? Mind in the Gut?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:48:03 GMT

Missing This Amino Acid? Your Mood Will Suffer

Amino acid therapy is one of the most powerful forms of non-medical therapy that we can recommend to help people lift their moods become more focused and to have more mental energy during the day.

I speak about two of my favorite amino acids o n this video.

"David was able to help minimize my OCD!

Amazing results!”

As of now, as much as I do research, I haven’t found any medication that can have a profound effect on minimizing OCD.

On the video we give one tool that has helped so many of my clients with this condition, start to live a more normal life… Thank God

"The mind “ “In the gut“?

How to stay, healthy and mentally vibrant!

This is one of several videos I’ve done on where the “mind“ is located in the body and it’s often surprising to many people that it’s located in multiple areas as we describe on this video, the mind in the Gut.

The tips are simpl e to follow, and I hope that you’ll do so because there can be a major change in our attitude more making these changes with diet mindset, etc.

Happier Now? Retired: Purpose? Couples Counseling?

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:29:03 GMT

How to be happier now! In just two steps?

Happiness these days seems elusive, but the tips we give here will make it a possibility!

Retired? Here are ways you can help this world to heal! 

O ne of the greatest challenges that retirees face is to find a “purpose in life“, after their main career has ended.

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Frequencies Heal? Increased Suffering? You are Strong!

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:36:32 GMT

Does “frequency music/tones“ actually help us to heal? ��

Frequency, music or frequency tones have been around since the beginning of time and in the last 15 to 20 years they’ve been incredibly effective and helping people with so many different conditions.

We have used this in our counseling practice for the past at least 10 years with incredible results.

Are we adding to our suffering? ��

Many people don’t re alize, that what they think and say even to themselves can add immensely to the amount of suffering we are going through.

We have the answer on this video .

Do you really know, how STRONG you are? ��

That old saying, you never know how strong you are until you have to be strong is something that I know 90% of this world has gone through!

We are all much stronger than we could ever believe.

Inner Strength? Increase of Suffering? Social Media Attacks?

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:12:50 GMT

Are we adding to our suffering? ��

Many people don’t realize, that what they think and say even to themselves can add immensely to the amount of suffering we are going through.

We have the answer on this vide o.

Do you really know, how STRONG you are? ��

That old saying, you never know how strong you are until you have to be strong is something that I know 90% of this world has gone through!

We are all much stronger than we could ever believe.

“David how do I handle personal attacks on social media?��”

The tips we give here in regards to handling negativity and social media work every time.

FORMER CLIENTS? Free session for 2026

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:01 GMT

I am reaching out to all of my former clients, excitedly offering you a free 30 minute session to help you prepare and make 2026 your year!

Whatever you’d like to work on, creating new goals, letting go of bad habits… We will rock in 30 minutes and get you moving in a beautiful way!

Whether we talk about addictions, relationships, spirituality, finances, mental health, entrepreneurship, grief, weight loss,…

For almost 50 years, we’ve covered the above topics and more!

Just reply to this email, saying, “I would love my free 30 minute session with David as a former client!“ And my team will set it all up for you.��

For everyone here who has not been a former client, I want to remind you that we always have gifts for you as well: when you go to the website on the homepage, you’ll see 5 of our top 16 best selling books absolutely free!

So even if you never worked with me as a client, you still have this opportunity to get all five books at no charge.

By doing this, you will also have an edge and making 2026 your year!

I’m excited to help as many people as I can. The whole reason I’m on earth is to do this work, and I know you and I together can help you create a plan of action that will bring you what you desire in the next 365 days ahead!

Sending love,

David and Team David

Message of Hope

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:45:09 GMT

I sit here today, like many people, looking back at the last five years and understanding the struggle that most of us have been going through.

Like me, you might be experiencing a holiday season without a loved one

Like me you might be experiencing a holiday season that has been preceded by several years of deep trauma, that for many of us is a part of our lives… Even though we wish it wasn’t.

In the struggles we’ve all faced, I think it’s so important to figure out what we’re learning about ourselves, what we’re learning about our belief systems, what we’re learning about self-care and how we treat others.

Normally people do these posts on January 1 getting everyone ready for the new year, but I wanted to do it today because 2026 is in our hands, it can be complete crap, or it can be something quite different. It really depends on our perspective, our mindset, and how we’re willing to change what isn’t working now into what will work in the near future.

Some of us have had incredible health struggles.

Others have had relationship break ups.

Others have gone through Divorce.

Others have gone through financial collapse.

Others have tried to figure out the whole world of grieving, after losing a loved one when they’ve never been in that position before.

Others have struggled with finding the right job, the right career

Others have struggled with deep mental health issues, anxiety, depression, mental issues.

So we come to this point, and we can either hold onto the struggles that we’ve gone through over the last five years or we can slowly start to release them and look for tools that are all over the place and how to change our mindset how to change our subconscious mind and how to expect the best after five years of hell for many of us.

Is it possible?

Hell, yes!

But we have to decide now… How we’re going to strengthen our mental health, how we’re going to improve our physical health, how we’re going to improve our relationships, how we’re going to improve our financial situation, how we’re going to improve anything else not mentioned here that has been a stressful experience for us in the past.

Many of us will find solace in a deep connection by going deeper into your spiritual or religious experiences.

Others will find solace by finding a mentor, counselor, teacher who can assist us because they’ve already been in the situation we’re currently facing.

Others will find solace “community“, whether it’s business groups or Recovery, groups, or mastermind groups, community could be the answer for many people who are struggling right now.

Others will find solace simply by letting go! By releasing the constant grind…

By releasing the Constant need to “have more buy more“

Others will find solace by going deeper into the world of volunteerism, whether it’s pet shelters or reading to the blind, there’s so many different ways that you can start to shift your identity from struggle to service.

Others will find solace by going into the creative world, by learning a musical instrument or learning how to draw or paint or woodwork or some other type of hobby that allows them to tap into different parts of the brain to continue to grow as a human being, not to get stuck in the negativity.

I have clients that have found great solace in the last six months by completely getting off of all social media.

I have clients in the last six months that found solace by completely eliminating anything to do with the news or political conversations.

I have clients in the last year that never believe they’d be able to meditate or learn diaphragmatic breathing

or learn emotional regulation or lose 50 to 100 pounds and yet they’ve all done it in the last 12 months!

But it didn’t happen because they started 30 days ago it’s happened because they started 12 months ago which is the whole purpose of my article here!

Now is the time my brothers and sisters to begin the change!

Now is the time to start to really learn about the power of your subconscious mind and how to turn it into one of the greatest assets you’ve ever had in your life and I promise you this… If you learn how to master The subconscious mind in 12 months, you’ll be a completely different person potentially in every area of your life!

I’ve seen that happen in my life!

I’ve seen it happen in thousands of thousands of clients that I’ve worked with over the past 50 years… Their lives completely changed in a year or less!

This is why I am Asking you to strongly consider taking the time now up until January 1 to really get yourself going so on January 2 you know what you’re gonna be doing every day in order to shatter the old triggers, to shatter the old fears and insecurities, and to bring you to the place that you want to be financially, relationship, wise, healthwise, mentally, emotionally…

I want you in 12 months or less to be exactly where you want to be and I know you can do it because I’ve seen it happen over 1000 times!

You have the power to radically change your life right now if you so desire!

You have the power to completely turn around anything that has been a trigger, and turn it into a non-event!

Believe in yourself!

Believe even deeper in yourself!

I am wishing you the most amazing radical change if that is what’s necessary in your life, so you can live the life of your desires, your dreams and create at the same time opportunities for others to see what’s possible…

You become the role model for success!

I’m sending you so much love, so much joy, and a prayer that you take 2026 seriously enough to begin in writing the daily rituals that you will start to follow in order to create what you deserve.

With love,

David

GRIEF..BE CAREFUL! SELF TALK? A M ANXIETY?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:54:19 GMT

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What “Not to Say” to a Person Grieving??????

Many very well intended people will say comments in an individual who’s grieving that can be very destructive in nature, and we don’t do it on purpose.

We’re just following w hat our family grandparents and everyone else has done in regards to grieving and society.

Talking to OURSELVES, is making a comeback ��

I described on the video how this used to be pretty common in the late 70s and 80s and it sort of disappeared, but research is now bringing it back and it works.

Waking up with anxiety ��? Do this ��

Ever since Covid five years ago, more and more peopl e have contacted me about their struggle with anxiety. Waking up at two in the morning and filled with anxiety or waking up at 7 AM filled with anxiety!

We give solutions in this video that can really help you.

Men Suffering? Triggers? Avoiding Healing

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:01:41 GMT

We selected the videos below as a way to continue to share positive tools to stay grounded, successful and happy during these times! ��

If you need help in any area of your life, simply sign up for your free 20 minute session on the phone with David right here... https://www.davidessel.com/contact

David and Team David

Many men, suffer deeply with this condition. ��

There are so many emotional states that we go through in life and the one we talk about on this video destroys so many men’s lives, it is negatively affected mine and that’s why I’m doing these type of videos.

We need to break free. We need to be independ ent.

How to “ deal with emotional triggers “ ? We can! ��

Emotional regu lation, which we describe on this video, is crucial for us to have a wonderful life with less stress and less chaos.

This side of HEALING ❤️‍��, we do not spend enough time on!

When we’re healing from whether it’s addictions or broken relationships, whatever it might be, the odds are we’re gonna be focusing on the other person.

And whatever th eir role is. On the video we give an additional thought, that can help you heal 10 times faster.

David's Magazine Interview!

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:33:04 GMT

Today we’d like to introduce you to David Essel.

Hi David, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.

A life is either filled with a lot of passion or for many people, or It can be very very boring. My life, as David Essel has been anything but boring!

I started out as a young basketball enthusiast in Syracuse, New York sleeping with my basketball in bed starting at the age of five every night and my only dream was to become an NBA star, unfortunately, as you can probably guess that didn’t happen but my passion for life began very very young and Sports was the answer.

I did go onto play for Syracuse University basketball for several years and it was one of the highlights of my life without a doubt, and then from there I went on and decided that I wanted to get into sports psychology so I got a masters degree started working with athletes 1980 and then around 1990 I decided to become an all faith minister, so I could do relationship counseling, addiction recovery counseling everything you can imagine in regards to mental health and faith And my life has been really, really blessed in so many ways being able to help people reach the next level of their existence.

But that doesn’t mean my life has been without challenges and I think this is an important part of every successful individuals life is that most of us have had immense challenges in life.

At the age of 12 I became an alcoholic, and used every drug you can imagine in the world From 12 to 22, and then I ended up utilizing alcohol and cocaine for a total of about 30 years as a way to escape my own reality, which was deep emotional challenges that I had had from a child, one of the many reasons why I chose the area of psychology to do my work because I knew what I went through in childhood was gonna be a great advantage later on in life.

And it has been!

Along with addiction recovery, which puts me into this amazing mindset of people who are struggling with any addiction in the world, for 46 years, we’ve helped people turn their lives a completely, regardless of how deep or how long the addiction has been carried on, so my experience with addiction has really helped me as a professional in addiction recovery.

Relationships have been a huge part of our work for 46 years, and after becoming an all faith minister I started working with everyone you can imagine who is challenged in their relationship. It didn’t matter what faith or if they had no faith. It became a huge part of my existence and I ended up in 1996 going through a very intense year training program on codependency, which really helped me raise my game to help more couples understand the world of intimacy dating and more.

And of course, as life goes on, things started to open up dramatically. I was traveling 40 weeks a year, a Speaker all over the world, a motivational speaker, still carrying some of my Demons around, but they were slowly slowly slowly fading away until 1990 when my world came crashing down….. I had a failed suicide attempt.

Now, how does a man, whose work is based in psychology, who’s on the covers of magazines as “Mr. motivation“, who has weekly segments on Lifetime television, Fox good day in New York in New York City, and so many other tv programs.

How does a guy who has all of these things going for him from an emotional, mental , financial point of view, find a reason to try to end his life?

Well, this was another incredible blessing, not only the blessing of surviving the failed attempt to take my own life, but what I learned in the next year or two from all of the different professionals I worked with allowed me now to really help people in grief recovery!

I’ve worked with so many families whose parents have taken their own life, families where teenagers, have taken their own life, and because of my past experiences once again all these challenges, I’ve gone through turn out to be blessings ……as my understanding, compassion and desire to help these people is through the roof.

Shocking successes are also coming along the way for David Essel lol, I have no background in broadcast journalism yet for 35 years I’ve hosted nationally syndicated radio shows with Westwood one and SiriusXM radio, I have hosted and been the cohost of television shows all over the United States, I have written 16 of books, of which six have become number one by sellers, but the wild thing about all this is that I have no professional training in these areas at all!

Please pay attention to this point!

Too many of us think well I don’t have a degree in literature so I couldn’t be an author I don’t have a degree in broadcast journalism so I couldn’t be a radio host or a television host or a television reporter and that is such extreme limited thinking!

I have no gifts above what you have other than a desire to really help this world heal. That is my greatest desire to do it in anyway I can, and when you find your life purpose, it’s amazing what doors will open even if you don’t have the experience necessary!

Never give up on yourself!

It doesn’t matter how crazy your dream is to open a certain kind of store or to become a life coach or to become an attorney or to open any other type of business at all, if people say that it will never work follow your gut, follow your heart, follow your soul, amazing things will happen.

Sometimes we don’t get what we want, but as we have heard and I have seen in my 46 years of work many times those dreams we have that don’t come true open up doorways that are even better for us.

The last thing that I’ll say about me as David Essel a person is one more challenge that I’ve had to face in the last several years, it was a combination of both my mother and father dying a year apart, and I was extremely close to them, and then my battle with workaholism.

I mistakenly took my passion to help people heal in life and to move ahead in life as the number one reason I’m on earth, and for 41 years of the 46 years in this business, I grinded , worked myself almost to death.

It was valiant in my mind! I was doing my life purpose,! How much better could it get!

But as my brother reminded me when I started the path of slowing down, which has been very challenging, I hadn’t taken a vacation in 24 years.

When you don’t take a vacation for 24 years, it’s going to catch up with you, especially when all of this comes crashing down and your mom and dad Are in hospice for four years.

For gosh sake , slowly dying and you’re this amazing workaholic who’s burned out beyond belief, those two combinations really made me change my complete lifestyle.

My life is so different now than it was five years ago, I have time for myself because I take time for myself, I’ve started doing things like teaching myself how to play the guitar so that I have something outside of work on my mind that I can release my creative talents in a new way. I’m not very good at all lol, but I have an absolute blast doing it.

I think this is a pretty good wrap up of who David Essel is, completely committed still, but now I’m doing it at a much slower pace, to help this world heal in any way possible, my mindset will never change. I may do a little less work on a daily basis, but my purpose will always be the same: to look to lift others daily.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?

I listed in my First very long description of who David Essel is many of my challenges. I’ll just make a very short list here:

Number one. Became an alcoholic at 12 years of age and struggled with addiction for 30 years, it’s been a long time since I have been completely in recovery.

I don’t call myself a recovered alcoholic or recovered anything. I don’t believe in that terminology. I think they’re negative in nature, I’m simply David Essel. No need to attach myself to anything in regards to past experiences or past addictions.

Number two. My failed suicide attempt in 1990, and what led up to that was extreme workaholism and also through that failed suicide attempt when I went through all kinds of mental health testing we found that I had since childhood carried with me depression/anxiety/undiagnosed ADD undiagnosed and ADHD.

The list of mental health challenges that I carried was immense, and so I covered up all of those mental health challenges with workaholism and addiction until it didn’t work anymore.

And the blessing that has come out of that experience carries with me today, I am just more grateful than ever.

Number three. In 2020 when Covid hit in our business went very south for a period of time, we did what I would recommend other people not do, that is we upped the amount of grinding myself and my team did.

We started producing new programs every week gosh I was writing a book every couple months we went crazy, trying to find ways to continue to keep our income at a certain level. It was impossible.

Depression started to sit in, not just because of a decrease in income, but because I had not paid attention to my need to take care of myself and was putting everything into work as I had done way too many times before.

On top of this workaholism and depression , my mom and dad were dying, I was very close to both of them, especially my mother, And you put all that together, and it leads to a very strong breakdown.

The good news about this? I learned so much about myself , about grief and dying, so I can help other people who are going through this. I learned so much about how to shatter work and alcoholism so I can help other people with that as well.

So all of my struggles, and there’s more than what I listed above, but all of these struggles have led to breakthroughs, and the same thing can happen to you. It all depends on how we look at our struggles.

If we look at them correctly, they’re teaching tools that radically change our life, or we can become victims and say this shouldn’t have happened to me. It’s our choice. I hope you’ll choose the right one, because it makes life so much better and so much more enjoyable.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?

For 46 years, I’ve been a counselor, master life coach, author, radio host, television host, all faith minister, I think I’ve nailed it all but there’s probably things I’m missing. Oh yeah, motivational speaker for sure.

I absolutely love the world of counseling and master life coaching! I get a chance to work with people one on one, which is such a blessing to me, to help them with their mental health, challenges, addictions, relationship, challenges, health, challenges, Weight, challenges, career challenges, grief, challenges, creative challenges,… There isn’t a topic in this world outside of politics that we don’t cover in my one on one counseling and life coaching program.

I also work with professional athletes as well as high school in college athletes, and one of our top books is all about the mental mindset that athletes have, in order to accomplish the amazing Experiences they do in their sport.

We’ve had so many people who are not athletes, respond to that book saying that they learned so much about the need to be more determined , more disciplined in life……. even though they’re not athletes, they’re picking up some of the most important traits of athletes, which makes me really happy.

I hosted nationally syndicated shows for so many years starting with Westwood one from 1990 to 2000 we had a 10 year run that was unbelievable, 250 or 275 cities the show was listened to six hours every week. It was incredible and the amount of individuals I got to interview, incredible athletes, spiritual leaders, religious leaders, personal growth, experts, you name it we got them. Athletes, musicians, actors, actresses I mean it was just an unbelievable time for me. I learned so much I met so many amazing people. It was great.

One of the most influential celebrities I’ll actually mention two , but one of them was Jenny Mccarthy, she had a SiriusXM radio show and when my book came out “Positive thinking will never change your life… But this book will”, which is a very fun title by the way, she hesitated to have me on her show because she was such a fan of positive thinking.

But she brought me on anyway, and I ended up being a guest on her show after that like five more times, and she fell in love with my philosophy that positive thinking is never gonna be enough to change your life!

And then she was gracious enough to give us this quote that we still use. It’s so powerful:

“David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“ Jenny Mccarthy

What a gift and what a special woman she is.

The other person that had a massive impact on my life , gosh I’ve had so many incredible mentors, Wayne Dyer. Dr. Wayne Dyer was someone that gifted me with his wisdom and knowledge and helped me in so many different areas of my life.

And then, of course, there’s Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , , the founder of transcendental meditation, who had another amazing impact on my life, and in a one hour interview, awakened me, yes, it can happen, awakened me to a deeper level of consciousness, just being in his presence, his energy, and his wisdom was off the charts.

Even without experience in literature, writing 16 books has been something I never imagined in 1 million years I would do, and every one of them has become my little baby. I love them all so much and I’ve learned so much along the way.

The first book that I wrote, took me about two years to write, And now in the last, probably 10 years, I can write a book in 48 hours!

Now I’m going to repeat that because it’s mind blowing, I’ve created a process of writing a book that you can actually finish the original manuscript in 48 hours!

What I found was the most important part of the book is the outline, so I teach people how to create really deep in-depth outlines so that when they go to actually start writing the book, they don’t have to think about a thing!

They just pull the outline out and they see the title they’ve chosen for chapter 1 , they see the eight bullet points that they want to talk about in chapter 1 and they just go through the eight bullet points and all of a sudden chapter 1 is finished!

I also don’t type a thing, I never have, I have my iPhone. I simply pull it out pull up an email hit the Speaker button, and I speak into it for a complete chapter, then I do a really quick edit on my own and then I send it to an editor to go ahead and clean it up.

I do this for every chapter and in 48 hours, the last six books have been completed. Now there’s editing to do after that but just to think that you can get the main part of the book done in two days is phenomenal.

As a motivational speaker, I cover every topic that you can imagine, and have loved doing that for over 40 years. I’m not traveling anywhere near as much anymore like I used to, but when I have the opportunity, it’s just simply a blast, and I feel so blessed to have been given the gifts that I have been given.

And because times are so crazy right now, we are offering anyone who would like a free 20 minute session on the phone with me simply to go to the website, www.davidessel.com at the contact us button, send us an email and my team will set up the Free Call ASAP.

We’re doing this now because we want people to know that there are individuals who are willing to help at no charge, whether you want to set a new goal, release a bad habit, whatever you’d like we can help you in that short period of time.

Also, because the world is so crazy and we want to be a major part of helping this world to heal, five of my top 16 best selling books are available at the website as well.

Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?

I’m huge fan of reading books still the kind you’re holding your hand. I’m not into electronic reading of anything quite frankly , but I do really love reading many many different authors.

Joseph Murphy with the subconscious mind

Neville Goddard, with the power of the subconscious mind as well

Sanaya Roman regarding Love and money.

Power versus force by Dr. David Hawkins one of the greatest books ever written on human consciousness

You’ll notice that almost all of the books I read, including the book by Wallace Wattles in 1910 about money, they’re all older books.

And it’s not that the authors today like myself don’t have a lot to say that’s valid, but I really connect with the older writings for reasons that I may not even know, but they feel solid to me. There isn’t any fluff whatsoever in any of these authors that I’m talking about they just really go to the heart of the matter.

Paramahansa Yogananda , Autobiography of a yogi is a great book as well.

Anything by Thich Nhat Han with Zen Buddhism is phenomenal.

Think grow rich by Napoleon Hill, a phenomenal book probably one of the best books ever written on success.

And it’s not that I don’t read other authors that are more current, but this is where my focus is.

Every day I’m in the gym, and after I do my weight work, I jump on the treadmill and I’ll read one of these books for 20 to 30 minutes, then I’ll do a walking meditation, for 10 or 15 minutes, as a way to bring me into the spiritual world right after a workout.

I also will mention that one of the most crucial parts of my day is in the morning, where I take an hour and a half to two hours to practice very deep, spiritual work, from journaling, to meditation, to many different techniques that I write about and in several of my books.

I think the first hour of every day is crucial to be off of electronics as much as possible, no texting, no email, no news, no social media… Just you and a book or journal … And meditation… I think it’s the best way in the world to start our days.

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Sleep Talk? Anticipating Success? Healing VS Living?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:50:17 GMT

Self talk as we’re falling asleep nightly? For success?��

Our self talk, befo re we fall asleep, can be so incredibly powerful if we do it on a nightly basis and we don’t try to judge if it’s happening or not!

Repetition is the key…

When we “anticipate success daily“, this happens!

Anticipating success is a po werful tool to use to increase your success in life to increase the chances of you accomplishing any and every goal you sent.

Are we too focused on “healing”, versus living?

A very interesting question! Too many ti mes we allow our challenges mentally physically, etc. completely take us out of the game of living life to our maximum.

Subconscious Power! Reframe Anxiety? Expect the Best?

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 23:50:14 GMT

Examples, proving the power of the subconscious mind!

The sub conscious mind is the powerhouse of success. It’s also the powerhouse of consistent failure and defeat.

Anxiety? Rumination with anxiety? Let’s reframe this!

Anywhere from 40 to 65% of Americans struggle with anxiety and some form every day.

The tips we give here can really he lp.

“ I expect the best daily… I am deserving of inner peace… My desires are always fulfilled.“��

The statements ab ove are not just affirmations, when you watch the video you’ll see how we can make these statements so amazingly powerful!

Die to Ourselves? I Expect the Best? I love ME?

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:04:17 GMT

To grow? “Every day we must die to ourselves.” What?

Well, this is often referred to as a Bible quote. I want to use it from a completely different perspective, dying to ourselves as I explain on this video is one of the most crucial things we need to learn to do to continue to raise our game continue to raise our vibration to continue to raise our levels of human consciousness.nt of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.

“I expect the best daily… I am deserving of inner peace… My desires are always fulfilled.“��

The statements above are not just affirmations, when you watch the video you’ll see how we can make these statements so amazingly powerful!

I used to say, daily, “I love myself”, but I was lying! Lying!

So many people fall victim to this trap that we tell ourselves, we love ourselves, but in actual they are actions are showing the exact opposite!

Vibrational Shift? Today is Life? Prayer for Others?

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:47:48 GMT

Signs we are growing in life?

There’s really good reasons why so many of my clients can’t watch the news or can’t watch their favorite TV shows that weren’t healthy for them anyway. They are unsure of staying in a relationship that hasn’t been healthy for a number of years. In other words they are growing!

Pray for someone we don't like?

It’s a great question, why would we pray for someone we do not like?

Today is all of life! Nothing else is!

“WAIT ! That’s not even happening today!” Let go of the past.

Suicide? Negative Thoughts? Sleep Issues?

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:06:19 GMT

My failed suicide attempt in 1990 opened up huge opportunities to serve this world.

How to stop negative, recurring thoughts?

Most of us have those negative recurring thoughts, about our current partner or a former partner, negative recurring thoughts about our finances or our body or our health

Challenges with Sleep?

Sleep affirmations and tips that really really work!

Mind Power! Spiritual Healing! Negative Emotions?

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:49:00 GMT

We selected the videos below as a way to continue to share positive tools to stay grounded, successful and happy during these times! =)

If you need help in any area of life, simply sign up for your free 20 minute session on the phone with David right here... https://www.davidessel.com/contact

Have a fantastic day!

David and Team David

Your true power house? The subconscious mind!

There’s so many great tools we can use to help us grow and achieve goals.

A deep daily spiritual program will radically change your life!

How to quickly deal with any negative emotion? Step one.

A powerful endorsement from one of David's clients...

"David, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Working with you has truly been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Your guidance, insight, and no-nonsense approach have helped me make powerful, lasting changes—not just on the surface, but deep at the core. You helped me take back control, get honest with myself, and start building a life I’m proud of.

If anyone out there is serious about change, I can’t recommend working with David enough. It’s not always easy, but it’s absolutely worth it. You changed my trajectory, and I’ll be forever grateful." ~~Joseph Federico

The Mind? Choices? Forgiveness?

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:20:18 GMT

Do we really think, that we’re making our own choices in life?

How to Experience Heaven on Earth: A Life-Changing Story for Today. Tomorrow. Forever.

Do you believe in Heaven?

If so, how do you envision it?

Is it some far away place restricted for the dead, and only if they lived the “right” type of life?

Imagine for a moment, that our concept of Heaven is only partially correct. Can you do that? What if Heaven was available to you right here, right now? Would that excite you? Would you want to experience a piece of it right away?

Through this transformational book, David Essel was given the message that is about to change the way millions of people think, believe and act, as he proves that the heaven we seek, the one we believe we have to wait for, is right here and NOW!

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What are you planting in the fertile garden of your mind?

This is so crucial, too many times we don’t even realize that we’re absorbing negativity and repeated in our own self talk!

"David I will NEVER Forgive him! Never!"

Forgiveness is crucial for us to reach our highest potential in life! Now she is on her way...Healing.

The Matrix: Stuck? Break Out!

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:52:27 GMT

The Matrix: Stuck? Break Out!

So, what is the matrix?

And are you stuck in it?

Are you even aware you’re stuck?

Would you like to get out?

Then you’re in the right place…

If you’ve ever watched the movie, the Matrix, you know the concept of it is that we are being controlled by almost like an AI operation, that the decisions we make are not our own, and we are overlooked by an organization that wants to keep us in chains.

I’ve watched the series several times every time I’ve watched it I’ve gotten more information out of it, but I do have something I want to share that I think is a key to understanding the matrix and how to get the hell out of it.

Number one. Everyone has their own matrix, in their mind, but most of us are not following that.

Number two. Most of us are stuck in “societies matrix“, and we don’t even realize that we’re making decisions that we are really not making…

Let me repeat that.

When you’re in the matrix you’re making decisions that aren’t really your own. You’re making decisions based on marketing, advertising, social media, the news, peer pressure from friends, your neighbors, individuals you work with… All of these people are making most of your decisions.

Oh my Lord, and we think about the political insanity. If you allow it to get you emotionally frustrated by watching the news regularly, these programs are making your decisions for you.

How I’ve been able to help so many people in 46 years break out of the matrix, is understanding that there are two different matrixes: the one I listed above society matrix which is everything that you can imagine that lead us down roads we think we’re making our own decisions, but we’re really not.

And then the second matrix is “the personal matrix in your mind“, and this is the most important part of this article!

When I work with clients that have 30 pairs of jeans in their closet or 40 pairs of heels, or I worked with a gentleman with 200 pairs of sneakers in his closet, These decisions are not from a logical rational individual. These decisions are being made by society and you’re just following along.

If this doesn’t feel comfortable, it’s not supposed to feel comfortable.

We’ve been lied to in believing that we are individuals making our own decisions when there are very few individuals truly making their own decisions on this planet!

And I was one of those people stuck in societies matrix!

And how was I stuck?

I was a workaholic for 40 years of the last 46 years of my role as a counselor in the world of personal growth.

I followed my gurus. I followed successful people that convinced me that “as an entrepreneur, We have to work harder than everyone else we have to grind, we have to put everything aside to make more money to have more clients to get new cars to get new houses…

But I was stuck in other people‘s matrixes!

I was following the damn crowd!

It’s only been in the last couple years that I realized this, and started to extricate myself from being as little involved with societies matrix as possible.

So let’s look at some of the ways we can get out of this matrix, too many times the matrix will encourage us into the world of addictions, over spending, codependency,… The matrix is pure hell on earth and most of us don’t even know we’re living in it!

Let’s get the hell out of the matrix now!

Number one. Shut off the news! Completely! You will find out from a friend a neighbor or something else what’s going on but let me tell you this is so important, if you’re watching the news on a daily basis, you’re being swayed by individuals that only have one goal in mind: to get you to buy their crap, to get you to join their political party, to get you angry at a political party, to make you think that you are smarter than everyone else, lol, welcome to the matrix delivered by the news!

Without a doubt it’s one of the most dangerous things to be involved with in this world, because there’s no way in hell you’re making your own decisions on your own.

Your decisions are being influenced by the tone of voice of the news, reporters, about the passion and excitement that they talk about when bad crap is happening, you’re in the matrix baby!

Have you ever noticed that we take things on the news as gold, only to find out two weeks later or six months later or two years later we were being manipulated like hell?

If we don’t think we’re being manipulated by the news and social media and peer pressure, we are completely underground in the matrix!

As we get off the news, we start to see ourselves calming down.

Number two. Never ever ever argue on social media.

If you argue on social media baby, you are in the matrix big time!

Our country does not want to be united, that’s evident, our country wants to be divided, by everything that’s going on and if you’re engaged in social media, arguing Republican or arguing Democrat or arguing independent your part of the matrix..

If you feel strongly about your political views, get involved with peaceful demonstrations, peaceful protest from any side whatsoever is a hell of a lot better than wasting your time and energy trying to convince someone on social media that you’re right and they’re wrong, lol, good luck with that one!

Number three. Peer pressure. Oh my Lord, no one is ever affected by peer pressure when I ask them, no one ever says that no I have these 60 pairs of jeans. these 30 purses because of peer pressure, but come on now, what logical man or woman is gonna have 30 purses 60 pairs of jeans, 200 pairs of sneakers… That’s not logical at all.

So peer pressure is making you think that you need all of these clothes or a new car or a new home or whatever else when maybe where you are right now is absolutely perfect.

The matrix says that whatever you have right now is not enough.

The matrix says that you need to be in a relationship, and if you’re single, there’s something wrong with you. What bullshit.

The matrix says that to keep up with your friends you need to be able to do what they’re doing financially, and if it puts you in debt so be it.

Number four. Begin to live more simply. Take money out as your God, decrease your expenses, so that the finances are not a stress.

Number five. Get involved with deep philosophical work, deep, spiritual work, spend your time in proving your mindset, your mental attitude, And you’ll start to see what it’s like to be an independent person.

Number six. Learn to meditate, learn to live with less apps on your phone, learn to spend more time off of electronics and more time in nature.

Number seven. Eliminate peer pressure. If one of your friends or coworkers has a brand new car or brand new heels, or whatever it might be, congratulate them! Tell them they look great if you feel that way! Then walk away.

This is just the start. This is such a deep topic. Living in the matrix begins between the ages of zero and 18, our parents, highly influence our belief systems, high school influences our belief system, college influences, our belief system, the people we hang out with influences our belief system…

And the list goes on and on and on and on…

We have helped thousands of people shatter the matrix, they live very differently now than they did a couple years ago, and if you’re interested in turning your life around, simply send me a message through our website.

Go to our contact us option, and let me know that you’d like a free 20 minute session on the phone to help you shatter the matrix and I would love to do that!

You are never alone, I am here when you need me.

Love, David and Team David

Staying Young? Stressed? Attitude?

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:28:02 GMT

Stay young?? My Aunt Rita at 93 did ��

WE CAN ALL BE LIKE MY AUNT RITA AT 93!!!! WE NEED TO STAY YOUNG IN MIND/HEART/ATTITUDE..

Out of balance? Stressed? Let’s do this.

So many of us are out of balance in life… We may be eating too much or drinking too much not exercising an off, allowing stress to create overflowing thoughts that just don’t shut off!

My client shifted their attitude in 4 weeks! Do this

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We are so glad you are here with us as we all look for ways to be grounded in a crazy world!

If you need help in any area of life, simply sign up for your free 20 minute session on the phone with David right here... https://www.davidessel.com/contact

Have a fantastic day!

David and Team David

Codependency: The Largest Addiction in the World!

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:45:16 GMT

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Codependency destroys lives.

Codependency destroys self-confidence.

Codependency, destroys self-esteem, self love.

Codependency creates extreme procrastination.

Codependency can occur with a love relationship, family members, friends, coworkers, bosses… It comes from everywhere!

In 2002, we labeled codependency as “the largest addiction in the world“, And today I stand by the same statement that I made in 2002.

Codependency is so insidious, it can be so hard to see, to label, to identify, and then obviously it can be very difficult to remove.

I spent 46 years in the world of counseling and mental health and relationships and addiction, recovery and attitude and spiritually, and everything you can imagine, and in the world of addiction recovery, and codependency is one of the trickiest to overcome.

Why is that?

Because it comes laced in pretty colors, it shows up with good intentions… But the end result is always negative.

So when we jump and do something for a friend or a lover or family member time after time after time, and it puts us behind our schedule, or it takes time away to be with our family, or it takes time away to finish work… That is just one example of someone who is codependent.

There are over 2000 spokes, in the world of codependency, which means there’s over 2000 different ways it can appear, which is why it’s so tricky to label identify and get rid of.

Codependency can be looked at as walking on eggshells around people in your life, you’re afraid to be yourself or you’re afraid to have an opinion because certain people will put you down, so you become half of who you truly can be.

Codependency can be a form of peer pressure, buying the latest pair of shoes because your friends have them is an outrageously strong sign that you are a codependent person.

Codependency easily occurs in the world of alcoholism, where you might have friends that encourage you to come out and have a few drinks and you know it’s gonna end up with more than a few, but you go anyway because they’re giving you kind of a hard time they’re teasing you… And the minute you walk out the door, you are a flaming codependent.

Codependency can occur with money, where we want to impress people, so whether we can afford it or not we buy clothes or jewelry or cars or houses to impress others, and it always backfires, because when you’re trying to impress or buy people‘s attention, you are going to lose.

We have helped people who are extremely codependent to alcohol for 30 years become extremely independent to not only alcohol, but any other addiction.

One of my clients who is now clean for about four months, cannot believe that he hasn’t had a sip of alcohol in four months, and that his life is radically changing.

He has shattered his codependent relationship with alcohol.

Another client, a woman, was extremely codependent to sugary type foods at night, which not only made her gain weight, but interfered with her confidence, her self-esteem, and eating sugar at night will definitely disrupt most people sleep... Continued Below

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Since the age of 10, she had been calming her own internal emotions with sugar, instead of dealing with them.

Within six months, we had completely eradicated the 40 year addiction to sugar, which allowed her codependency with this substance to be completely obliterated, her sleep improved dramatically, as well as her confidence and self-esteem.

Another client, a woman had a very rough upbringing, not a lot of support from her mother or father, and had become codependent on finding men with money to take care of her financial needs.

Of course, most relationships like this are going to implode, and by the time she got to me after six really terrible ending of relationships with very wealthy men, she understood completely after about four months of working together that she had become codependent on wealthy men so that she did not have to level up, get a job, maximize her potential, instead she was codependent to men so she did not have to work!

10 months after we started working together, codependency with wealthy men was completely destroyed, and she entered her first healthy relationship in her life!

A major professional athlete, former client of mine, came to me because he was outrageously limited, in his ability to maximize his talent in his given sport, just four years earlier he had been rising and rising, and rising… He hit a massive plateau.

He had been feeling depressed, he had experienced thoughts of depression, but because this would’ve meant reaching out to a counselor, the peer pressure from other professional athletes, telling him that he didn’t need any professional help. He just needed to get over himself… Kept him depressed much longer than he needed to be.

And even with so many professional athletes today, making television commercials about mental health, there still is this underlying current amongst professionals that you just don’t talk about your personal life. You just don’t admit you have any kind of mental health issues because it might shorten your playing career.

Thank God, my client finally reached out and admitted that he needed help, that he knew he had waited a little longer than he should have, and he broke that peer pressure in that moment!

Six months later, we had totally taken care of his depression and he was back to playing at an exceptionally high level.

A male client of mine came to me, discussing the fact that he may be leaning on sexuality too much in his relationships, and he felt it was the driving force of why he would be with any woman was just to be satisfied.

How did he come to this mindset?

As young boy, he saw his father in one affair after another, and he noticed that his mother never said anything, didn’t wanna rock the boat, and so he looked at his father‘s behavior as normal.

As he grew up, he thought that you know it’s just great to have several women on the side that he can have sex with whenever he wants… But then it started to backfire.

He started to have women catching onto his intentions, and for the first time in his life, he was rejected three times within about three months because these individuals knew that he was just there for sex.

So he came in, and as we discussed why he got into this pattern, he was absolutely blown away that he was simply modeling his father from childhood.

This is another form of codependency, when we follow the role model of someone when we are young, that is not showing us the healthy way to live, we just repeat. The patterns we're seeing because we believe that if my father or my mother or this person of this age is doing this, it must be OK!

And another client, a woman, was role modeling her mother‘s behavior when she was a child that was codependent as well. On weekends, when her father worked, her mother would take her shopping for clothes, and hide them in the closet not letting her husband see the price tags.

As you can imagine when this woman got older, she started repeating the same pattern until her husband caught her, which sent her to me.

And yes, we shattered that codependent pattern that she had picked up from her mother and childhood as well.

As you can imagine I could list 1000 different forms of codependency, with examples from clients over the last 46 years.

I had become codependent to workaholism.

A long time ago, I was also codependent in my intimate relationship by not really sharing as much of my emotional honesty as I do now, and all of this changed in 1997 when I spent 12 months working with another therapist who was an expert in codependency.

She educated me in a way that was absolutely stunning, and from that year on this has been one of our greatest topics to help people heal with, codependency, because it comes in so many different shapes and sizes.

For your free 20 minute session on the phone to discuss how you may be codependent, or maybe you understand your codependent and you’re looking for a little help to get out of it, just text us 941.266.7676 and our office will set you up with that call.

This addiction can be defeated!

Never give up hope ever!

Too many people we’ve worked with have shattered codependency, our program is outrageously effective, and part of it is outlined in our book, “Love and relationship, secrets… That everyone needs to know.“

Now is the time to level up. If we can help you in any way whatsoever, I would love to.

Sending love, David and Team David.

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The world of spirituality, the world of religion, has always been a place people have run to, or walked to, or crawled to during challenging times.

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The Best Life Coach in Fort Myers

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:45:47 GMT

#1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, LIFE COACH & COUNSELOR DAVID ESSEL M.S. HAS BEEN

SELECTED AS "THE BEST LIFE COACH IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA" BY THE 2024 QUALITY

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**ACHIEVING A QUALITY SCORE OF 95% OR GREATER**

August 5, 2024 (Fort Myers, Florida) — The Quality Business Awards has just awarded David Essel, M.S. as The Best Life Coach in Fort Myers for 2024. An overall quality score exceeding 95% was achieved, making him the top ranked in Fort Myers. The Quality Business Awards recognizes businesses that achieve an average quality score of 95% or greater over the previous 12 months.

Check out the award HERE

“To receive this high of an award from the city that I have lived in, put my sweat blood and tears into for the past 40+ years, makes me feel so incredibly grateful and happy that I’ve chosen this profession in this incredibly beautiful city that we all live in. Achieving any reward is phenomenal, but when it comes from your own city, it means something really deep and special!”, said Essel.

David Essel who is a resident of Fort Myers and has always been a strong pioneer for his community.

During Hurricane Ian, NBC-2, endorsed David as a helpful resource for those affected by the impact.Life is Stressful.. And change is here! For over 40 years, David has helped clients from all over the world, to learn how to deal with the stress of life: grief recovery, relationships, self-esteem, permanent alcohol/ addiction recovery, emotional confusion, finances, relationships, personal identity, career choices, attitude, the breaking of family cycles, codependency and more.

"One of the top Life Counselors/Life Coaches in the USA.“ — Lifetime Television.

"The top relationship counselor.”— Marriage.com

“David has changed my life! He guided me through my emotions to break away from an addiction to alcohol and I am over 2 years sober. Next, he helped me change my beliefs around money and walk through my uncomfortable fears and blocks. I now have greater income and a financial partnership with my significant other. I know that none of this would be possible without David’s amazing coaching!” - Patti Lacey, Fort Myers Resident

“I haven’t had a chance to say this out loud yet, my husband and I working closely with David Essel for the last 13/14 weeks has changed our lives significantly. We saved almost $30,000 which helped us buy our first home, pay off my car, enjoy being on a budget, create a closer relationship and working towards being financially free. His “Financial Freedom Workshop” is life changing! Thanks David from the bottom of our hearts!” — Candace Tranter Cool, Fort Myers Resident

David has been highly respected by the following national organizations as well:

For more information about David Essel and how he can help your community please visit www.DavidEssel.com

Sex and/or Porn Addiction?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:11:18 GMT

Even though I’ve been in this industry counseling people on sex, addiction, and porn addiction for 45 years, we have never seen the increase of these two addictions, and they can be quite different, that we’ve seen over the past five years.

Porn addiction hijacks the brain, and it makes it very difficult to stay in any type of a committed relationship, because individuals become so used to the constant variety and changing of the different fetishes as well as body types and experiences that the Internet offers up even for free!

SEX Addiction, when we’re talking about an individual that must have multiple partners, or someone that even forces their partner to have sex more than maybe the partner wants, it can be a completely different ball game in regard to treatment and recovery.

And that’s because of the emotional involvement that many people get into when they have a sex addiction with real people, where that doesn’t happen as frequently if someone is addicted to porn, they may like certain porn actors or actresses, but they don’t create an emotional bond.

But as I mentioned above, porn, addiction is nothing to take simple or easy, I have multiple clients right now in their late 20s that started their porn addiction at the age of 10 and even though they have wonderful partners they can’t have sex on a regular basis because they cannot keep an erection due to their craving for variety versus just being with one person.

Every Addiction, we treat in a very similar way which might sound surprising, even our new book on permanent alcohol and life recovery, we use most of that information in that book with people who are addicted to sex or porn or food or social media or video games… I think you get the idea so many addictions when we get into treatment are treated in a very similar fashion.

First we find the origin of the addiction, which means when did it start, why did it start, how did it start, and how long has it been going on?

And we treat the whole person not just the Addiction part of it, because we want the whole person to gain that self-confidence back and self-love, which we lose when we’re involved with any addiction whatsoever.

If you’re struggling with porn or sex addiction, go ahead and look at our permanent addiction, recovery page, study deeply study this page and that should give you some good ideas and how we approach all addictions.

In 2024, the top addictions that we are working with of course are sex and porn, food, alcohol, pot and social media addiction.

The addictions continue to rise in this country and until we get to the origin, which we do our practice, and then add solution steps, so people will not cross addict, or relapse, we have answers for everything.

Here is a quote from a woman that I worked with several years ago who never thought she’d be able to break her sex and porn addiction as she was struggling with both.

"David shared with me information that was so deep, I had no idea the difference between the porn addiction I had or the addiction I had with phone sex, or with men in general.

It was a way for me to escape reality, my work demands a lot of hours, and I was using my sex and porn addiction as a way to give myself a break, sort of like a reward for all the hours I worked. However, it almost cost me my job as I started showing up late on a regular basis because I wanted to get one more orgasm at home before I left for work .”

She is now free of both addictions and has been for over 15 years after going through our program. I know you’ll find the same success regardless of what type of sex or porn addiction you’re struggling with right now. Never give up! I will be by your side showing you the way, to complete freedom.

Learn more here https://www.davidessel.com/permanent-alcohol-addiction-recovery

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michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:12:05 GMT

Save 50% right now working with David!

Since Covid, we have been one of the many leaders creating ongoing programs to help all kinds of people from veterans to first responders to you and me.

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Join me for 8/30-minute sessions at 50% off, and we can begin to see the path moving faster than you might think.

Simply go right here to register, https://www.davidessel.com/ , whether we’re dealing with addictions, grieving, relationships, finances, attitudes, mental health issues, or career… for 43 years I’ve covered it all.

I look forward to helping each and every one of you!

Love, David

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Chadding with Dads

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:17:47 GMT

New Chadding with Dads:

A Conversation with David Essel Part 1 & 2

This interview was done with a podcast host named Chad Nagel, and it’s an extremely powerful interview.

As most of you know I’ve been interviewed for the past 30+ years for books and all the other things I’ve done, Chad did this incredible job with this interview and I believe you’re going to find a few pearls of wisdom that Chad and I share with each other and also just a ton of inspiration!

We did this because the world is hurting. We did this interview because we really want to make a difference. Please enjoy it. Share it. Use it in anyway you can.

We are all in this together, let’s support each other as we go forward in times that are so uncertain.

You are loved. Never forget that.

Love, David

WORLDWIDE PRAYING CIRCLE

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:28:50 GMT

We all understand the world is challenged deeply right now. We also understand that prayer is a powerful medium to help everyone go to that next level regardless of what they’re struggling with.

We encourage you to click the link and put your first name or your initials as well as any other friends or family members that you know need to be prayed for.

We will be praying every day for the list as it comes in, and please let your friends and family members know this is available as well.

If you want to read an excellent book on the power of prayer, please pick up “Prayer is Good Medicine“, by Dr. Larry Dossey

Love,

David, Ordained All Faiths Minister

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David Essel Gives Advice for Singles: How to Set Standards, Avoid Codependency, and Find Happiness

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:51:12 GMT

T he Short Version: David Essel is a coach, counselor, and codependency expert. Over the past 40 years, he has helped people from all walks of life overcome what holds them back from achieving their goals. When it comes to relationships, David says singles should date with a knowledge of who they are and what they want. David’s 3% rule , which says that all singles have a small number of relationship non-negotiables, helps singles navigate dating with more confidence and authority.

Most of us can look back at some of our romantic relationships and know they probably should have ended before they did. I look back at a few of mine and can pinpoint things that happened at the beginning of the relationship that were indicative of the problems that ultimately ended it.

Sure, hindsight is always 20/20. But for me, there have been times when I could have avoided additional heartbreak if I had listened to myself a little better — trusted my intuition just a little bit more.

When dating, the most attractive thing you can be is a person who knows what they want.

David Essel is a coach, counselor, author, and speaker whose expertise has helped countless people. He told us about how singles can forge a more positive dating experience through self-reflection, avoiding codependency, and finding happiness within themselves.

“When you’re happy, the odds of attracting someone else who’s happy is going to increase dramatically,” David said.

You can read the full article here... https://www.datingadvice.com/for-men/david-essel-gives-advice-to-singles

Alcoholism and the dysfunctional family: it’s time to awaken to the damage that’s being done!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:51:35 GMT

For those of us who work in the world of addiction and recovery, what I’m going to write about today is no surprise at all. As a matter of fact, it’s been going on since the beginning of time.

Alcoholism, has and is currently destroying more families in this country than anyone would ever want to believe!

And just by reading the above sentence, we’re not talking about homeless individuals living under bridges , were talking about mainly “high functioning alcoholics“, I actually hate that term, who are individuals able to hold down a job, have a home even a family, and I will say that an alcoholic having a family is one of the most unfortunate things in the world.

Does that sound highly judgmental? It’s not. It’s simply a fact.

And even though there are thousands of articles and studies from all walks of life showing the damage that an alcoholic does to their partner and or their children, we still have this ridiculous dysfunctional pattern happening more and more over the last several years.

As a Counselor in the addiction recovery world, over the past 43 years I’ve never seen as many people contacting us for help with alcoholism and the family as we have since the beginning of Covid.

It has risen dramatically.

And what are some of the damages, just a few of the deep damages that an alcoholic can do to a family? Let’s take a look:

Number One. Destroy family finances. Now if you’re an alcoholic who has a family and you’re making a ton of money, this may not affect you at all, this point may not have anything to do with you.

But you will find other points that will be highly related to your situation.

And for people, especially now with inflation, struggling financially, the struggle that comes from putting the extra burden of purchasing alcohol on a regular basis can destroy our families budget and even their financial future.

Number Two. Children are ignored. In a family where either one or both parents are alcoholics, one of the most damaging affects that happens to children, is they are missing out on the deep emotional bond that they need to become healthy, happy adults.

Children often develop incredibly low levels of self-confidence and self-esteem, which limits the amount of happiness that they can find in their young lives.

Number Three. Alcoholism in a family can create codependent children and partners, who are afraid to rock the boat, so they put up with the alcoholics antics for years upon years upon years.

We have seen this happen so many times and it’s one of the saddest things in the world of counseling, to see children completely neglected emotionally, it doesn’t matter how many gifts the parents or the alcoholic parent buys, the emotional connection is what’s most important and all alcoholics are missing their own emotional connection!

So they’re in no position to emotionally connect with their partner or their children either. And what about the negative affects that alcoholism has on the marriage? Let’s take a look:

Number One: One of the main reasons that couples seek counseling, from someone like myself, is because of alcohol and other addictions! Alcoholism is probably the number one reason that we’ve seen such a huge increase in couples coming to our private practice, but there’s also addiction to drugs and food and social media and everything else... But alcohol leads the way.

Number Two: For the partner, their alcoholic husband or wife or boyfriend or girlfriend can start to create a deep level of shame and guilt in the “non-alcoholic”, as they make up stories to cover for their partners behavior, or their partners absence from work, or their partners absence from their children’s games or birthday parties.

The codependent partner can start to live a life of hell, also beginning to suffer from low self- confidence and low self-esteem because of their fear of rocking the boat.

Number Three: Alcoholism can be one of the major causes of ongoing arguments and a lack of trust in a marriage or relationship. Love is not the most important thing in regards to a relationship, but trust is the most important thing in regards to a healthy relationship!

Without trusting, without being able to trust your partner, it doesn’t matter how much love you have , all we’re doing is becoming codependent with the addicted partner.

One of the saddest things that I’ve seen, and I stated above, is what happens to children of alcoholics. We see them quite frequently developing early stages of anxiety even at the age of four or five or six, many times they will go into a depressed state, they may isolate themselves from family members and friends.

As they grow up, because they’ve seen such dysfunction in the family, their relationships can be filled with struggle as well, because that’s all they’ve seen as a child growing up in an alcoholic family.

And of course, there is an increased chance that growing up with a parent Who is an alcoholic, can also open the door for a young child to start experimenting earlier and to become an alcoholic themselves as well.

Here are two different stories of families I’ve worked with recently in the world of alcoholism that I think paints a picture very clearly.

Family Number One. The wife contacted me first telling me that her and her husband had married for about 30 years, and they had battled for 20 years over his deep addiction to alcohol.

As we spoke on the phone during our session my first question was, “how are your children doing?.“

She was shocked, and asked me why I asked that question so early in our first session.

And I told her the fact was that most time young children , I think her children were like the ages of maybe six and 12, will start showing signs, unhealthy signs in their emotional reaction to mom and dad or their friends etc.

And that’s when she landed the bomb on me: the oldest child would get up at 4 AM every day and pace the hallways until it was time to go to school after hearing dad up all night drinking, his anxiety was so high he couldn’t handle it and mom would find him early in the morning simply pacing back and forth and back and forth.

The younger child, became belligerent, and pushed back on everything mom or dad would ask him to do.

He was modeling his fathers behavior! Every time the wife would ask her husband to do something simple like go to the store for milk he would blow up, and turned it into a huge argument!

The youngest child, was already becoming the worst side of this child’s father.

When she ended up coming into counseling, she admitted 100% that she had been codependent for 20 years, but she was so petrified to leave the relationship even though it was the most toxic thing in the world she had ever been involved with, and even though she saw the damage to her children.

She was a great client, she did all of the work that I gave her, but she couldn’t come to that final decision that it would be better for her and her children to be on their own then to be stuck in this insanely drama filled alcoholic household.

I pray today, that she will make that decision for her own sanity and her children.

Family Number Two . This has a little bit of a different twist. After 20 years of admitting that he was a serious alcoholic, I got a call one day from a gentleman who said his wife wanted me to work with him because she felt that his alcoholism had gotten out of control.

The first session we had he was in denial, the second session we had he was in denial, the third session we had he woke up and instantly began to realize the millions of mistakes he had made with alcohol over the past 20+ years.

The difference here is huge. His wife told him that he needed help and that she would even attend sessions with him so he didn’t feel alone, and it worked!

After a year of working together he was completely sober, and his 16-year-old daughter wrote me the most beautiful letter telling me “I finally have a father I’ve always wanted!“

This family had a happy ending. An incredibly happy ending. They have gone on now to create the most incredible bond between all the children and mom and dad, that was vacant for years.

Never give up. If you need help reach out to me, we have helped so many families over the past number of decades, and we are available to help you as well.

Don’t delay. Don’t procrastinate. Those are the tools of the codependent person. Don’t delay, don’t procrastinate. Those are the tools of the alcoholic.

We are here ready, willing, and able to help.

As a former alcoholic myself for 30 years, I know the stress and strain I put on my intimate relationships, and I am grateful every day of my life that that substance, nor any other substances, are in my life at all.

The same can happen to you. Let’s go.

Overwhelm: The world is struggling. Let’s do this.

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:39:53 GMT

Overwhelm: The world is struggling. Let’s do th is.

We can help with the overwhelm...

Let's work together at http://www.davidessel.com

Free Audible Book? Yes! Grab David's newest book FREE!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:57:25 GMT

Free Audible Book? Yes! Grab David's newest book FREE!

For all professional athletes and their fans, David's newest book will surely entertain and educate!

As a former Division 1 walk-on basketball player at Syracuse University, who utilizes his experience and love of sport with his professional and collegiate clients on a weekly basis, David shares in the free audible below, the challenges and solutions these players go through at every level of sport!

He also shares his own stories of how meeting NBA superstars Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and Moses Malone, inspired him to create an even deeper passion for sports, which led him to become a sports psychology coach!

You will love listening to stories of Olympic athletes that David has worked with or interviewed, and how they overcame immense challenges on their way to stardom!

Here is your free audible...enjoy....share....have fun!

AUDIBLE: "MENTAL MASTERY, MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES"

And, if you'd like to order your own copy of the book, CLICK HERE!

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What are some key steps for inner peace?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 18:23:16 GMT

What are some key steps for inner peace?

Find out here!

We all need more inner peace!

We offer 3 books to help at http://www.davidessel.com

Simone Biles bounces back. Can you?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:20:22 GMT

Simone Biles bounces back from her mental health challenges.

Can you?

We can help! We have helped others for 43 years in the world of mental health.

Join us.. http://www.davidessel.com

David shares tips on curbing back-to-school anxiety!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:37:45 GMT

David Essel shares tips on curbing back-to-school anxiety

It may be a bit early to start thinking about going back to school, but that doesn’t mean it is too early to address some of the anxieties that come with that for many kids. Life coach David Essel joins us this morning for some advice on how to handle those feelings of stress and anxiety.

David recommends sitting with kids who may feel lonely and letting them know that they are loved and accepted. It’s important to make sure they aren’t spending too much time comparing themselves to others.

David also recommends that parents limit screen time for kids and teens.

David shares details on his book, “The Real-life Adventures of Catherine “Cat” Callaway The First,” which deals with some of these issues. The book revolves around a new girl in school who feels very uncomfortable, shy, anxious, and nervous because she knows nobody there. That is until one of the popular girls in school takes Cat under her wing.

Get more tips from David Essel or check out one of his books at http://www.davidessel.com

Watch full video here... https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/david-essel-shares-tips-on-curbing-back-to-school-anxiety/

Intellectual Humility?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:50:12 GMT

INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY?

THE FASTEST WAY TO REAL SUCCESS!

This topic is huge! Need help?

Visit http://www.davidessel.com

The Healing Place Podcast: David Essel - Helping Two Million People a Day: The Empowering Mission

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:42:46 GMT

We are thrilled to share this positivity-packed conversation with Terry Wellbeck, of The Healing Place Podcast.

Please join us as we discuss:

* my personal story of addiction, recovery, suicide attempt, and mental health struggles

* my empowering mission of helping two million people a day

* what do I mean by "taking charge"

* my explanation of addiction recovery processes

* free gift offers

* and so much more!

https://youtu.be/f5_GKWG9-3k

Affirmations? Is there a correct way to do them?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 22:01:40 GMT

Affirmations? Is there a correct, more efficient way to do them?

Check this out!

THE WORLD OF AFFIRMATIONS IS POWERFUL! IF DONE CORRECTLY, AS WE SHARE HERE. NEED HELP?

JOIN ME AT http://www.davidessel.com

LeBron James: From good to great… How does he do it?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:23:02 GMT

LeBron James: From good to great…

How does he do it?

You and I can also greatly improve our lives!

Join me at http://www.davidessel.com

We Need to Change the Conversation About Suicide!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:36:52 GMT

WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SUICIDE!

If you need help please email me at http://www.davidessel.com

Addiction to social media? Video games? Are you addicted?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:39:39 GMT

Addiction To social media?

Video games?

Are you addicted?

Need help with any addiction? Visit me at http://www.davidessel.com

Feeling overwhelmed? Where do we begin? Answers right here!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:30:59 GMT

Feeling overwhelmed? Where do we begin?

Answers right here!

THIS IS MASSIVE!

FOR HELP join me at http://www.davidessel.com

Are you a leader? Executive? You can learn from NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:21:05 GMT

Are you a leader? Executive?
You can learn from NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler!

All business leaders need other leaders to continue to learn from. Need help?

Join me at http://www.davidessel.com

Is it even possible to write a book in 30-60 days? YES IT IS!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:25:32 GMT

How to write a book in 30 to 60 days? Is it possible?

Yes and let me show you how!

Join me here at www.davidessel.com

Can we dance with God? Yes! Do This!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:00:39 GMT

Can we dance with God? Yes! Do This!

Dancing with God will bring you to ecstasy!!

Need help? Join me http://www.davidessel.com

The Secret of Grief? This is amazing!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:17:47 GMT

The Secret of Grief? This is amazing!

We have a new program for grief recovery!

Join me at http://www.davidessel.com

Your Challenges Might Make You a Great Life Coach? Yes!!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 18 May 2023 22:22:55 GMT

Your Challenges Might Make You a Great Life Coach? Yes!!

This is so true!

Many great Life Coaches became coaches after overcoming their own struggles.

Join us to help others at http://www.davidessel.com

Are all Addictions Mental Health Issues? Yes!!!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 10 May 2023 11:06:29 GMT

Are all Addictions Mental Health Issues? Yes!!!

Amazing yet true.

All addictions have their creation in mental health conditions.

We can change!

Visit... http://www.davidessel.com

Is it Workaholism? Or Love of Work? Good News!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 03 May 2023 22:12:13 GMT

Is it Workaholism? Or Love of Work?

Good News!

Need Help? Visit... http://www.davidessel.com

Powerful Attitude? Good News with David!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:49:07 GMT

Powerful Attitude?

Good News with David!

We can create a more powerful, positive attitude by following a few easy steps!

Never Give up on Love! Good News with David

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:08:09 GMT

Never Give up on Love!

Good News with David

Yes! Love has such a healing force when we are with the right partner, friend, family member, and more!

Need help with love?

Join us at http://www.davidessel.com

Financial Scholarships Now Being Offered!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:16:07 GMT

TOP COUNSELOR & EXECUTIVE COACH IS OFFERING FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES WITH OVER 50 PERCENT SAVINGS!

VISIT WWW.DAVIDESSEL.COM AND SIGN UP TODAY!

Fort Myers, Florida (April 11, 2023) – David Essel, a top counselor and #1 best selling author for over 30 years has been helping people his entire life. Due to the economic struggle that many people are facing, David wants to still help as many people as possible during these challenging times.

If you recall the economic melt down back in 2007, David offered a discount for his services in order to help people heal and now due to today's inflation, and economy, David is offering an even bigger discount than ever before.

Financial scholarships with over 50% savings are now available at David’s website. Essel is verified through Psychology Today, Theravive and Therapy Tribe as one of the top Counselors and Executive Life Coaches in the USA, and is verified through Marriage.com as one of the top relationship counselors and experts in the world.

The financial scholarships are available now towards David’s programs each designed to help people who are either struggling with alcohol, marriage and relationship help, executive coaching, mental health healing to grieving. David understands the challenges that this country and world are going through, and he is here to help you today... Visit www.DavidEssel.com and take advantage of these unprecedented discounts today!

DAVID ESSEL,M.S. Counselor/Executive Coach Programs include:

-Executive Coaching

-Permanent Alcohol/Addiction/Life Recovery

-Marriage and Relationship Recovery

-Mental Healing with a Proactive Mindset

-The Secret of Grief

“David's destiny is to help you feel more alive in every area of life! - Dr. Wayne Dyer

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About David Essel, M.S.:

David Essel, M. S. O.M., is a number one best-selling author (12), counselor, master life coach, international speaker, radio/tv host and minister whose mission is to positively affect 2 million people or more every day, in every area of life, regardless of their current circumstances.

Celebrity Jenny McCarthy says "David is the new leader of the positive thinking movement."

Treatment Center Owner Drops the "Twelve Steps"

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:02:16 GMT

TREATMENT CENTER OWNER DROPS THE "12 STEPS" AND ENDORSES DAVID ESSEL’S NEW PERMANENT RECOVERY PROGRAM!

DAVID’S NEW BOOK “PERMANENT ALCOHOL & LIFE RECOVERY: A NEW APPROACH TO GO BEYOND “THE STEPS” TO PEACE, HEALTH AND JOY IS FREE ONLY AT WWW.DAVIDESSEL.COM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 28th, 2022 (Fort Myers, Florida) — #1 best selling author, executive life coach and counselor David Essel just put out his new book Permanent Alcohol & Life Recovery: A New Approach to Go Beyond “The Steps” to Peace, Health, and

Joy for Busy Executives, and YOU! It’s been getting a lot of buzz from treatment center owners surrounding the fact that David’s approach goes beyond the 12 steps.

Does the 12 step program really work?… Then why does recovery have a 90% failure rate — David wants to FIX THIS!!!

David is the pioneer for his new recovery program with his approach to recovery that brings the reality out of the shadows of the past and still present programs that do not have a very good success rate of PERMANENT recovery!

His personal challenges with alcohol, helped him to create a program that is guaranteed!

Get the new book today - FREE PDF copy available only at www.DavidEssel.com

It’s time for permanent recovery! And this book, is your starting point!

• The current “recovery model in the USA” has a 90% failure rate! 90%!
• You are not an alcoholic for life. Never believe it.
• Anyone can heal permanently from alcohol or any other addiction.
• Alcoholism is not caused by your genetics!
• Alternative supplements that boost our moods and diminish cravings are here now!
• Healing trauma/grief/wounds is essential for permanent recovery.
• “One day at a time programs”, offer no real commitment to recovery!
• Healing our underlying depression/anxiety/PTSD is essential for permanent recovery.

Please see the full endorsement from 20-year owner of treatment centers in Malibu, California, Tami DeNio.

I just finished reading Permanent Alcohol and Life Recovery and I couldn't put it down. I have been sober many years and have owned 5 treatment centers and have worked tirelessly in the field for almost 20 years. We were knee deep in the Opiate Crisis before it was called the Opiod Crisis. When Covid hit I watched the ratio of addicts to alcoholics completely flip. During the year of Covid the State of Addiction Treatmenst released the numbers of deaths directly related to alcohol and opiates at over 90,000. That's approximately 233 per day. A staggering number that prior to Covid had plateaued. That number has only increased and continues to rise.

We as treatment providers must be realistic and honestly face the facts that treatment as we've always done it is no longer effective. The 12 step programs are amazing and I'm personally grateful for my early years that gave me stability and a plan. However, if the numbers are rising then we have to honestly face the facts that there are other modalities that may be more successful.

I spoke with our local police department last year and they said that fentanyl is beginning to have behaviors that we associated with PCP and other drugs in the past. Tasers and tear gas are having zero effect on some people that are high on fentanyl. I've interviewed a number of treatment centers to see whether if anyone is having success and those that answered honestly said no. Two weeks seems to be as far as clients are getting.

In the face of this epidemic I believe that trailblazers such as David are the key. If trauma is the gateway drug then we must change the way we treat trauma. This book is a blueprint of the future. We have to be brave enough to do something different. I reached out to a David because of his work with microdosing. I've worked with Vets who's treatment with microdosing saved their lives. Permanent Alcohol and Life Recovery is a call to action. David's work is impeccable and do we not as professionals owe our clients treatment that works? Being brave enough to face being ridiculed and ostracized for stepping outside the box is a price I for one am willing to pay.

In late 2018 we were burned out by the Woosley Fire and we lost everything. Then came Covid. This last Thanksgiving my brother who was diagnosed with FTD, a rare type of dementia, killed his wife and dismembered her. In Thanksgiving Day I found them. My sweet brother committed the worst imaginable crime and I was left to deal with what I saw. The story went viral and I know 100% this trauma will need something bigger than the standby. It will be through the work of David and those brave enough and open minded enough to understand that we should always be evolving and changing with the times that I will find relief.

Again, I wish to thank David for this book and his work. It is a call to action. “We rise by lifting others”

Tami DeNio

How can we be happier...Right now?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:04:16 GMT

How can we be happier...Right now?

Good News with David!

Through a few different choices, we can become happier now...Love David

Join us at http://www.davidessel.com

What is Your Purpose in Life? Good News with David!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:29:40 GMT

What is Your Purpose in Life?

Good News with David!

When we find our purpose life becomes more meaningful...Love Davi d

Join us at http://www.davidessel.com

Finding Peace in Challenging Times? Good News with David!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:44:59 GMT

If we adjust our mindset and daily actions we can create more peace right now... Love David

Join us at http://www.davidessel.com

Free Seminar! "Permanent Alcohol Recovery"!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:52:10 GMT

**MEDIA ALERT *** MEDIA ALERT *** MEDIA ALERT ****

#1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR IS OFFERING A FREE SEMINAR ON HOW TO BE SOBER FOR LIFE!

DAVID ESSEL’S PERMANENT ALCOHOL RECOVERY FREE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 22nd FROM 7-9 PM EST VIA ZOOM ON DAVID’S WEBSITE

www.DAVIDESSEL.com

Are you struggling with an addiction? Are you sick of not getting the results?... Well, here is your opportunity to join a free seminar on Permanent Alcohol Recovery!

Join this free seminar to learn the secrets to being sober for life with #1 best-selling author, executive coach, and counselor David Essel,M.S.

When? : Wednesday, March 22nd

W hat time? : 7-9 p.m. Eastern standard time

How d o I attend? A zoom link will be sent out on the day of this event.

"I believe so strongly that this program will help alleviate so much suffering with individuals and their families that we are going all out to make sure that treatment centers have access to our information, that individual therapists and counselors and Addiction coaches have access to our information, so we can finally change the trajectory of recovery, from a spiraling down…….That we are currently experiencing, to one of the most uplifting times that the human race has seen on this earth.

Permanent alcohol and life recovery is here to stay. And I welcome you to our world said David Essel. “One of the things that separates “Permanent Alcohol and life recovery program“, from most other programs, is that we fully believe that the depth of counseling, one on-one, is really needed for most of us in the world of addiction recovery when we’re looking to be recovered for life. This is what got me through the most difficult first year of sobriety. We will do the same thing for you. I am the only one that works with clients in my practice, so when you join, it will be you and I one on one, bringing you into this in credible world of permanent, Life, recovery!“

JOIN TODAY: VISIT www .DAVIDESSEL.com and SIGN UP FOR THIS FREE OPPORTUNITY TODAY!

"Good News with David Essel!" Morning Attitude?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:02:22 GMT

Morning Attitude?

How you start your day or your "Morning Attitude" is everything. Learn how to start your day off right with us!

You can see more "Good News with David Essel!" Videos here... https://youtu.be/rJfsUccbIdo

Depression is Rising. What can we do?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:18:32 GMT

Depression is Rising...What can we do?

Over 40% of Americans are deeply struggling...

If you need help reach out to me at http://www.davidessel.com

Tough Times? Try These Tips!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:49:41 GMT

Tough Times? Try These Tips!

It's hard today, for so many different reasons.

Alcohol, anxiety, depression...But we can help.

Reach out now!

http://www.davidessel.com

Free 20 Minute Discovery Call?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:08:41 GMT

Free 20 minute discovery call? Yes! Let me help you succeed.

Since 1990 we have offered this free call to help you get moving in the right direction!

http://www.davidesssel.com

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Alcohol is causing challenges...We can help

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:38:31 GMT

Alcohol is causing challenges...We can help

There has been a surge in executives using alcohol to help them during these challenging times. This can create issues with our productivity, attitude, and even home life.

I have been there as an executive who also struggled for years. We created a program just for you! "Permanent Alcohol and Life Recovery" Join me 1 on 1 from anywhere. 100% confidential at http://www.davidesssel.com

Constant Worrying? Is it Genetics?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:20:04 GMT

Worry...Anxiety...Make it hard to live at our highest level!

Let's work together. Solutions are available at http://www.davidessel.com

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Addictions will continue to rise… Until we do this.

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:10:13 GMT

The pandemic has brought so much stress to this world, and one of the ways people try to deal with stress is through the world of addiction.

Alcohol, food, sex, spending, social media, video games, and gambling addictions have all been rising over the last several years.

Yes, we can say that the pandemic had a role in this. The stress that’s been created creates a desire within human beings to escape that which stresses us, so addictions do offer benefits when it comes to stress reduction.

Did you just hear what I said? There are benefits to addictions?

For a short period of time, any addiction can take us out of reality, and make us forget about the stressors that we don’t want to deal with, which is one of the reasons that they’re on the rise so much with the pandemic, inflation, and just the insanity in the world.

So let’s take a look at some of the steps we need to move into to change this discussion, and see a drop in addictions:

Number One . Permanent addiction recovery only! This is something that we have taught for 30 years, and we’re having a hard time getting The Addiction community to join us.

Permanent Addiction Recovery means that we commit to being sober for life!

And that scares so many of us! Being sober for life is the first step that we need to take, not recovering one day at a time, but instead making a declaration that we will be sober and recovered for the rest of our lives.

Permanent Addiction Recovery is the only way to go, and we all need to get on the same bandwagon to help this world heal.

Nu mber Two. Understanding the origin of addictions is something that we have fallen short on for the last several years.

Finally, individuals like Dr. Gabor Mate, are showing in their research that addictions are caused by undiagnosed or untreated grief/ trauma/wounds that can come from childhood or as an adult.

When we drop the old thoughts that addictions are a disease, or addictions are caused by our genes, and we just got short-changed in the genetic pool, which is why you’re an addict.

These worn-out belief systems do not help us in the battle against addiction or in the hopes that we can see more people recover every year.

The lack of nurturing as a child, the stresses of having children, the stress of relationships, and the grief that so many people have gone through since the pandemic began when they started losing loved ones can all lead us toward addiction.

And if you look at all the examples above, there’s a massive emotional component that we are not taking care of today that we need to decrease this incredible increase in addictions.

N umber Three. Teaching those individuals struggling with addiction the power behind emotional regulation. Emotional regulation simply means that when we come to a point of stress or peer pressure we slow down… Think… And then make the right choice.

Emotional regulation means that we can spot stressors in the distance, and take proactive steps so we don’t go back to our old ways of using substances or behaviors to diminish stress.

Emotional regulation means we have the tools like meditation, prayer, breath work and so much more in order to regulate our emotions and be more in control, rather than seeking to escape them.

N umber Four. Amino acid supplementation. For years now, we’ve known about DLPA and tyrosine as amazing amino acids to help enhance the functioning of our dopamine system in the brain.

Dopamine is probably the number one neurotransmitter involved in the world of addictions.

After being in an addictive state even just for a few months, our brain chemistry can be way off, and while amino acid supplementation is not a silver bullet that’s going to cure all of our problems, it really does make recovery easier.

My addictions began at the age of 12 due to peer pressure and my inability to deal with the emotions I was experiencing at home and at school.

When I got sober many years ago, we didn’t have the knowledge we have now about all of the aforementioned topics in this article that can make the biggest difference in the world when helping people to heal from any addiction permanently.

Never give up. Ask for help. If it takes you one time or 200 times to get clean and sober, it will be worth it!“

David Essel‘s work has been highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified, by organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe , Theravive , and marriage.com have verified David is one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world

For help with any addiction, reach out to David directly at http://www.davidessel.com

The One Goal that Works for Everyone in 2023!

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:20:43 GMT

The one goal system that works for everyone in 2023!

Wait! This is very real!

Since 1996 we have helped millions achieve huge goals with this program.

Let's work together at http://www.davidessel.com

Post Holiday Blues? Real?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:32:56 GMT

Post holiday blues? They are real!

We discuss causes and solutions here...if you need help join me at

www.davidessel.com

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2023… What do you want? Are you sure?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:32:49 GMT

Heading into a new year for some people is outrageously exciting but for others… well, let’s just say… they’d rather go back in time and live in the 1500s.

But since that’s not possible, at least as far as I know, now is the time to get excited and grounded about what we’re going to do to make 2023 much different for most of us than 2022.

So where do we start?

What’s your major goal?

You mean you haven’t thought of it yet?

OK, today is the day to do it. Grab your pen and paper right now. Do not pass go. I want you to write down three things in life, we’re going to maximize them at three, three powerfully important goals that you would like to accomplish in 2023.

Write them down, right now.

Then prioritize them.

Which one will have the greatest impact? Don’t go after the easiest goal… That’s an absolute waste of time!

In 1996 we created something called “The One Thing Theory“, for goal achievement.

Because of this goal-setting procedure, which we explained in great detail in our number one best-selling book, “Focus! Slay your goals“, this book became ranked as one of the 100 top goal-setting books ever written by bookauthority.org .

We have a really good idea of what we are talking about here, and the process I’m sharing works for everyone… If you do the work.

I want you to pick the most difficult of your goals, the monster under the bed, as they say, the one that you would rather not do, the one that maybe you’ve procrastinated on, this is the one to go after!

The clock is ticking. What is it for you now?

Does it have something to do with addiction? Relationships? Money? health? Your body? Career? Attitude? Mental health?

The categories go on and on and on but which one is the biggest for you?

Which one do you not want to go after… but you know you must?

A very long time ago this goal for me was becoming sober and then fully in recovery and I’ve accomplished both.

But I never accomplished this massive goal on my own, after struggling for 30 years with alcohol and cocaine.

I reached out to accountability partners. Programs. Videos. Books. But most importantly, an established counselor that could hold my feet to the fire as I went after the most important goal in my life at that time.

And it worked. Perfectly. Perfectly.

And the same will happen to you!

Don’t take the easy route, take the more difficult one, and here’s the reason why:

When you go after the toughest dirtiest nastiest goal the one that you’ve avoided the one that you don’t want to put the time and effort in, and then you put the time and effort in, every other area of your life improves!

If you need help, reach out to me. I work with people from all over the world, and we’ve been doing this for over 43 years. Our track record is awesome and more important even than my track record, is the fact that I have one goal for you, and that’s for you to accomplish your most important goal in life!

Make 2023 your year… do it with me… or do it with someone else… But we all need an accountability partner to make it our reality.

I know you can do this. If I did, you can. If I went after a massive goal that I had denied for 30 years and mastered it in one year, I know you can do the same!

Let’s root each other on! Let’s be each other‘s cheerleaders! Don’t stop until you master that most important goal for 2023.“

“David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified, by so many organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe , Theravive , and marriage.com have verified David is one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world.

To reach David to work with him one on one on any goal that’s important to you simply visit David Essel, M.S., O.M., Executive Coach, Counselor

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Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:41:34 GMT

Does everything actually happen for a reason in life?

This debate has been going on probably since the beginning of time. I can imagine 2 caveman sending back-and-forth clubbing each other as one says “yes everything happens for a reason!“, while the other one says, “no everything doesn’t have to have a reason to happen somethings are just coming out of thin air.“

So who is correct?

Is it the “believer“, that everything happens for a reason, who is correct in this discussion and correct in this approach to living?

Or is it the “nonbeliever“, that says things can happen for no reason whatsoever, there’s no divine plan it’s just a spin of the wheel to see which hand you’re given in life.

And which do you believe? Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Or do you think somethings just pop from out of nowhere for no reason at all?

Let’s take a little deeper look.

Everything in life happens for a reason! Now, the reason may not be seen for two weeks or six months or 20 years or 50 years… But on the side of the equation everything in life happens for a reason!

The divorce? To open the door way to learn the art of forgiveness could be one of the reasons. Another reason could be that it was going south, and it was only going to get worse so you were smart enough to get out before The train wreck, the real train wreck occurred.

So in this case, a divorce could happen for a very good reason! A divorce could free both people to find partners that were more compatible, a divorce could allow people to learn as I mentioned above the art of forgiveness that so many of us need to learn, the divorce could happen for us to learn how to be vulnerable, not to gossip, about our former partner.

A divorce can actually be a new lease on life!

What about addictions? Do they happen for a specific reason? Since we’re in this category the answer is absolutely yes.

Addictions serve an incredible purpose in life, to awaken us that something is wrong within! To awaken us that our life is being controlled by substances or behaviors or practices that will become addictions in our own existence.

I know in my personal life, I was an addict starting at age 12 for 30 years, alcohol and cocaine were my go to drugs. And it was divinely given!

Now some people might think that I’m crazy saying that my addictions were divinely given, they were a crucially important part of my life, everything happens for a reason and the reason that I went through these addictions was so that I could come out the other side a powerfully sober, fully recovered human being that helps thousands of other people get sober every year!

So absolutely, in this case, my addictions happened for a reason. To wake me up, to make me vulnerable, to make me reach for help, to increase my integrity by being honest with everyone around me… And then the big one… understanding what it’s like being under the throes of addiction and then understanding what it’s like to be free in recovery, are great reasons for my addiction in the past.

Now let’s look at the other side of the equation.

Everything does not happens for a specific reason!

With this philosophy, life is a crapshoot. Good things happen, bad things happen but there’s no real reason behind any of them happening.

Let’s take a look at divorce. Two people get tired of each other, and instead of doing the work with a counselor or therapist to figure out how to save the marriage, they just decide to divorce.

No really good reason, other than boredom or they want something more exciting I guess you could say those are reasons, but nothing really big or horrendous and so they both go through life saying wow we married for whatever reason we’re divorcing for whatever reason let’s just move on in life.

In this case, the belief of these two people would be there’s really no reason that we divorced other than were bored, we didn’t feel like doing the work, and we’re just going to go or merry ways.

And what about addictions? For those who don’t believe that addictions happen for any good reason we could say, I was unlucky and got into a family where my genetics caused my addiction, I have no control over it, it’s a disease, and I’m stuck with it. There’s no real reason for being addicted other than I got a bad hand from God in the genetic department when I was born.

Now if we take this a little deeper we could look at that quote, anonymously given years ago, “everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that we’re just stupid and don’t want to learn from the past.“

But then there’s still a reason right? The reason is is that were stupidly making the same mistakes over and over and over again so the reason that is that it’s us!

But of course we don’t want to look at it as “us“, when it comes to addiction, we want to try to find some kind of excuse like genetics or it’s a disease it’s out of our control.

Now some people may look at those as reasons that we’re addicted, I personally do not.

This one falls more underneath the “crapshoot of life“, that we just got bad genes. End of story.

So what is a summary of these two opposing views?

Number One. If you believe everything happens for a reason, you can find a reason at some point in life down the road. It may be a while, but most experiences do happen for a specific reason to wake us up, to have us change our ways, maybe it took three days in jail after a DUI to wake us up to get sober. But there are reasons for everything.

Number Two. Things that happen in life can be incredibly random, with no reason or meaning at all. I understand why people would gravitate towards this one as well. It means that certain things are out of our control. It means that no matter what we do, X is going to happen so why worry about it.

Where do you stand? That’s the most important question to answer right now.

If everything happens for a reason, then we can be a little bit more relaxed, when things that we term bad happen to us, and understand it is life and we will find out down the road why it happened.

If everything is random, and things that happen have no reason behind them at all, then maybe if you like this philosophy you can relax and say life is out of my control and I’m just gonna flow with it.

So where do you stand?

If you need help with these life decisions or other philosophical arenas that you’re going through and not quite understanding what to do, reach out to me and let’s chat at David Essel, M.S., O.M., Executive Coach, Counselor

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A Best Seller for $.99?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:00:33 GMT

A #1 Best Seller to help people heal....for only $.99?

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Are We Really Worthy of our Biggest Goals?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:19:43 GMT

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michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:37:59 GMT

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About David Essel:

David Essel, M. S. O.M., is a number one best-selling author (13), counselor, executive coach, international speaker, radio/tv host, and minister whose mission is to positively affect 2 million people or more every day, in every area of life, regardless of their current circumstances.

Celebrity Jenny McCarthy says “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.”

David’s newest book “HELPING AMERICANS HEAL: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HEALING DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES”, just became another #1 best seller!

” THE ULTIMATE GRATITUDE JOURNAL: 52 WEEKS TO A NEW YOU!”, a unique gratitude program, was just released in 2022.

His previous book, “Love and relationship secrets….that everyone needs to know!”, has been labeled as the “New bible on love and communication.”

His 10th book went #1 bestseller in 3 months, a mystical romance novel set in the Hawaiian Islands called ” Angel on a Surfboard”, which offers the 6 keys to deep love.

Another #1 best seller ” FOCUS! SLAY YOUR GOALS…THE PROVEN GUIDE TO HUGE SUCCESS, A POWERFUL ATTITUDE, AND PROFOUND LOVE”, was recently selected by the influential blog BOOKAUTHORITY.ORG as one of the top 100 GOAL SETTING BOOKS OF ALL TIME!

David’s work of 43 years is also highly endorsed by the late Wayne Dyer, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” author Mark Victor Hansen, as well as many other celebrities and radio and television networks from around the world.

He is verified through Psychology Today, Theravive, and Therapy Tribe as one of the top Counselors and Executive Life Coaches in the USA, and is verified through Marriage.com as one of the top relationship counselors and experts in the world.

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Permanent Alcohol Recovery is Taking Over

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:29:09 GMT

“Permanent alcohol recovery is replacing “the one day at a time” sobriety philosophy!”

Finally, our day has come.

We walk away from an old, over-utilized, and ineffective concept of sobriety into a new world that we call “David Essel‘s Permanent Alcohol and Addiction Recovery Program.“

Yes, I walked the line as an alcoholic and addict for 30 years, starting at the age of 12.

The first several times even as a professional, who was helping other people get sober while I was still struggling, I tried to get sober by doing it just “one day at a time”.

It’s an old formula that people rave about, which is extremely ineffective when it comes to long-term recovery. So 30 years ago we dropped following the crowd, and we created an alcohol and addiction recovery program that’s based on a permanent commitment for the rest of people’s lives.

And it works! As a matter of fact, it works every time!

The concept of getting sober one day at a time has been around for 80 years, and while it may have been a lifesaver for people 80 years ago, because of the increased information coming out in the world of addiction recovery, we needed to do something different.

The last time I checked, programs that are following and promoting the “one day at a time” sobriety concept, have about a 10% success rate… That means they have about a 90% failure rate!

And why is that? Because there’s no commitment!

Anyone can say they’re not going to drink for one day at a time… But the people in those programs rarely are successful long-term, as a matter of fact, rarely do many of them average 365 days in a row of sobriety.

In our permanent alcohol and addiction recovery program, we share with people within the first several weeks of working with us, that we’re going to make a full-time commitment, we’re going to make a 100% commitment to sobriety and recovery for the rest of our lives.

It just doesn’t make sense to ask someone to commit one day at a time when they’ve struggled with their addictions for five years or 10 years or in my case 30 years or longer!

We need to get serious in the world of recovery, and one day at a time just isn’t cutting it. But when I can talk to people about permanent, full-time, sobriety and recovery for the rest of their lives, and share with them the benefits that thousands of people who have followed this program have received over the past 30 years, we get people excited about getting sober!

We get people excited about becoming fully recovered!

When they leave our program, we tell them that there’s no need to call themselves a recovering alcoholic or a recovering addict, we just say to use their full name with nothing else needed.

Even though it’s been a very long time since I have completely recovered, I never say “Hi I’m David Essel a former alcoholic or a former addict“, I just say “Hi I’m David Essel.“

That’s it. It’s permanent.

And let me give you an example of how powerful this program is, and this is a personal example and I’ll also give one of someone else as well.

When I decided to get sober a very long time ago I knew that the recovery system was in great trouble, the treatment center that I went to was adequate but not good.

So I started talking to my clients about committing to recovery for life. To commit to sobriety for life. And it’s not hard to do when you have them write their story of addiction, how they’ve lost relationships, money, maybe they’ve run into health problems, maybe they’ve run into relationship or career problems, and when you get them to see in writing all the chaos their addiction has caused over the years, it’s much simpler to get them to commit to full-time, lifetime recovery because they understand the chaos they’ve had for the last number of years.

In the last year and a half both my mother and father passed away, I was deeply in love with them both since my mid-20s when I finally realized how incredible they were as my parents.

I loved them with all my heart, constantly posting social media pictures of my mom, my dad, my brother, and my sister so that everyone in the world knew how much I love my family. When they both got extremely ill four years ago, it would’ve been so easy through the stress, especially watching my mother die of dementia, to reach out for a drink or to escape for a weekend with a bag of cocaine. But instead, not one time over the four years of their suffering and dying did I even think about having a drink!

Over the four years of their death and dying, which was so painful not only for them but for the whole family, not one time did I ever consider doing any type of drug or alcohol to escape the pain.

I have taught myself, the same principles I teach all of my clients, that once we are fully recovered there will be no temptation regardless of what we go through to have a drink again or to go back to the drug lifestyle we were used to.

It’s very interesting when I have a client that accepts the commitment of a life free of addiction, how over just a few weeks they start to get excited about how their life is going to radically change. But this “one day at a time” stuff just doesn’t cut it.

Can you imagine, if you’re dating someone and you ask them to marry you, and they look at you excitedly and scream “yes!“ But what would they say if you followed it up with this line: “Honey I’m so excited to marry you, we’re going to have an amazing life together, but I’m only going to marry you one day at a time. So every morning when we get up we will get married again.“

Do you think your partner would be thrilled? Excited? Neither do I. If they were smart, they would grab their belongings and run out the door.

We’ve got to change the philosophy of recovery in this program.

A client that I helped get sober over 10 years ago recently sent me an email and I’m going to paraphrase what she said:

“David, ever since I got out of the mindset of trying to get sober one day at a time and bought into your permanent alcohol recovery program, my life has radically changed as you said it would. My husband, who had multiple times actually tried to get me out of his life, loves me more now than I could ever believe.

But more importantly David, I love myself now more than I could ever believe! In my world of alcoholism, I was drowning in self-pity, guilt, and shame looking for any opportunity to escape the real-world emotions that I didn’t want to deal with.

After you taught me the tool of emotional regulation, combined with a commitment to sobriety for life, everything, and I mean everything in my life changed!

I’m so glad I dropped the old model and followed your new proactive model into a full-time, and full-blown commitment to sobriety and recovery. I talk about you all the time to my friends still struggling. They understand the concept, and I encourage them to work with you every day.

Thank you, for saving my life, and for giving me my life back.“ Patricia, New York

There are hundreds of stories I could share just like the above. Join our “permanent alcohol and addiction recovery program today“, at www.davidessel.com

This new permanent recovery program will become the wave of the fu t ure, so let’s ride the wave together.“

David Essel‘s work has been highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified, by organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe , Theravive , and marriage.com have verified David is one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world

To reach David simply visit https://www.davidessel.com

Work/Life Balance for Executives and Entrepreneurs??

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:42:45 GMT

Executive and Entrepreneur work/life balance? Here is step one. Start today.

Over the last several years, we have been working with more executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs than probably any time in my last 43 years on the whole concept of work/life balance.

It’s not an easy subject to master!

Most executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners are type A personalities that love the grind, love the excitement of success, and love reaching higher levels of achievement on a daily basis!

And these types of approaches to business, these personality types, which I fall into this category 100%, rarely think about work/life balance until we start to feel signs of burnout.

The signs of burnout can include an inability to sleep deeply every night, there could be a potential increase in dependencies or addictions, irritability, anger, lack of self-care regarding diet and exercise… The signs go on and on and on.

But I want to give you an example of step one, where we are looking to try to monitor our work/life balance so that we have ourselves in a position for better health, better relationships, as well as a decrease in anxiety, burnout, and depression… It starts right here.

Step One: Work/Life Balance

We use the phrase, “remove 1st/add 2nd“ when we’re beginning to work with executives and entrepreneurs whose work/life balance is out of control, whose stress has increased, maybe whose conflict in relationships continues to rise, we may have gained weight over the last number of years simply because of the fact that our balance is so… off-balance!

So we want to look at our life and see what we need to remove.

Too much Television? Two little delegation? Too much delegation? A lack of social activities? Too much alcohol or food? Too little sleep?

In our philosophy, which we have taught to executives and entrepreneurs for the past 43 years, we know that if we remove the blocks to success, and add self-care and more, we will start to inch our way more toward work/life balance which is a crucial part of why we’re on earth!

We’re not here just to work work work work work… That used to be my philosophy and it did well for a while until I consistently hit year after year of burnout, and I knew I had to change my ways.

Let me give you a couple of examples of executives I’m working with right now:

Number One. A young entrepreneur from Europe facing extreme burnout as he’s in his third year of growing his business found out that his social media hours were off the charts, and his inability to delegate was holding the growth of his small company back.

So in our philosophy of remove 1st/add 2nd, we eventually got him to give up all social media on Saturdays and Sundays which was a huge effort on his part! The addiction had set in. He had convinced himself he needed to be online all the time, but the truth was that his time online was taking away from him the ability to take care of his health and his brand-new relationship.

The second thing that we added was greater delegation skills, which means we took away his inability to delegate.

Like many young entrepreneurs and even seasoned executives, we can fall into the trap that “we better do it ourselves because no one can do it as well as we do.“

This leads to burnout! This leads to a lack of confidence in our teammates! This leads to eventually eroding the company culture and losing the opportunity to see how successful we could really be.

His success is now on a pathway to becoming absolutely phenomenal.

Number Two. This was a totally different type of client, a very high-powered executive, with 30 years of running a major corporation who has lost joy in life. At the company that he began years ago, he used to love coming into the office early, and now he was dragging himself in by 9:30 or 10 every day, which also had a negative effect on the staff. Remember everything is top-down!

He had a goal of writing a book for 40 years, but he had never even started to create space for an outline.

So what we ended up doing is looking at his workday hours, and what tasks he could delegate out, what tasks should he be doing first thing in the morning to get them off his plate, so that he could create more space in order to do something outside of his business, that would have a positive effect on his business at the same time!

His book is all about helping young business executives and entrepreneurs learn the ropes of creating a successful business he had over the past 30 years, but the one thing he had missed was following his passions outside of his own company.

In the back of his mind, the fact that he had been talking about writing a book for so long but had never even put pen to paper was really hurting his self-confidence and self-esteem.

When coworkers or friends would ask him over and over again how the book was coming, he just shook his head look at the ground and say “I’m burned out I don’t have the time.“

So by removing tasks during the day that were not necessary for him to be handling, before we knew it we were finding two-hour periods three days a week that he could focus on beginning the outline of his book.

Within 30 days he had the outline completed, and the energy on the phone during our sessions was off the chart!

So if you’re facing burnout, if you’re facing workaholism, always remember “remove 1st/add 2nd.“ By doing that you’re freeing up time, to accomplish things that are crucially important to your mind body, and spirit.

Remember, we’re not here to just be workhorses, we’re here to actually have a life… And live it to the fullest!“

David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified, by organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe , Theravive , and marriage.com have verified David is one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world.

To reach David and to work with him in his “Executive and Entrepreneur Whole work/life balance program“, simply visit DavidEssel.com .

What? This Happened at the US Open?

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:47:17 GMT

I love tennis!

I love seeing the best players in the world battling each other… and the US Open has been an amazing event!

But wait a minute… This article isn’t about what an incredible event the US Open is in New York City in 2022, this article is about the biggest “blackeye“, the United States Tennis Association, the US Open, the sponsors, and the players could ever receive in my opinion, that just happened the other day.

One of the top-ranked women’s players in the world is an American named Jessica Pegula, and she battled mightily against the number one player in the world at the U.S. Open the other day and lost a really great match.

I was so impressed by her I had never seen her play before and I kept thinking, wow.
Wow.

However, my wow turned into disgust a little while later.

After she lost the match, they immediately went to another match with two men in the singles quarterfinals I believe it was, and halfway through that match the announcer said, “we’re going to show you a clip from Jessica Pegulas’s press conference that happened a little while ago.”

And this is where it gets disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

They go to this recorded clip, where she’s sitting at a media table answering questions from radio and television reporters from all over the world, and sitting in front of her of all things is a Heineken Beer!

And finally, one of the reporters says “Why would you have a Heineken Beer at a press conference?“

And Jessica, in the fashion of all alcoholics like I used to be, responded “it helps take the edge off, the frustration of losing a match.“

WHAT? What the hell did she just say?

Those are the perfect words that I used to say as a former alcoholic!

I used to use those same words! “I’m having another glass of wine because it was just a really, really long day.“

Now, wait a minute… Before you think I’m some anti-alcohol cop, I’m not at all. I could care less if people are social drinkers, but if you’re having a beer on national television after losing a match you are not a social drinker!

And it gets worse!

Jessica Pegula whether she likes it or not, is a role model to six-year-old little girls, 10-year-old little boys, 14-year-old little girls, 16-year-old little boys, 28-year-old young women…

And what is she teaching them?

When you struggle in life, when you’re sad or frustrated, drink. Numb yourself out. Don’t deal with reality.

To have the guts to have a freaking beer at a press conference when there are millions of people around the world looking up to her as a role model in my opinion is absolutely disgusting.

And I used to be just like her. I used to drink over my frustration. I used to drink over the disappointment. I used to drink over anger. So I used to be just like Jessica. Yes, I was an alcoholic.

But it’s not only her problem. Why the hell would the United States Tennis Association allow a clip like that to be shown across the world?

Why would the United States Tennis Association want one of their star players to be giving the message that it’s OK to drink alcohol when you’re sad or frustrated… Have we lost our minds here?

Or is it really about money, power, and greed?

If that was a Bud Light, who is not a sponsor of the event with the USTA allow that clip to be shown again?
I doubt it!

Because Heineken is a sponsor of the U.S. Open, the U.S. Open obviously shows their codependency with money, and codependency with sponsorships by showing an athlete drinking beer because she’s sad that she lost a match!

Has no one taught Jessica how to use emotional regulation techniques to deal with sadness, frustration, and anger after losing a tennis match?

This message tells all younger people and even older people, that the best way to deal with challenges in life… Is not to deal with them.

Is to numb out.

I hope this article reaches Jessica Pegula, the USTA, Heineken, and the U.S. Open committee and I hope they all feel embarrassed as hell that they’re being called out for doing something so ridiculous at a time when Addiction has gone through the roof in our country alone.

We need logic. There’s no logic between Jessica, the USTA, Heineken, and the U.S. Open committee.

I hope that they have the internal strength and integrity, to make a public apology announcement from all four players here, because of the damage that they’re doing to our young and even middle-aged individuals that love tennis, giving them the message that the best way to deal with a loss… Is to drink alcohol.

Wake up America.

As a former division one basketball player, I can’t imagine going to a press conference after we either won or lost the game and being in front of reporters with a glass of wine in my hand. Are you freaking kidding me?

Would LeBron James, I pray to God he wouldn’t, at a press conference after losing a game have a Bud Light in his hand?

Do you see how ridiculous this is… And the message we’re sending out to people all over the world?

It’s time to wake up Jessica. It’s time to wake up the US Olympic committee. It’s time to wake up USTA… Of course, Heineken is a winner here because they get additional advertising for being a sponsor at no cost!

Heineken is probably ecstatic that they showed that clip!

But as a professional counselor, number one best-selling author, executive coach, and minister I say enough!

Apologies are needed, from all parties involved. It’s a disgusting relationship between athletics and alcohol.“

“David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

To work with David on your goals in a logical, sensible way, like he’s been doing for the past 43 years simply reach out to https://www.davidessel.com .

Permanent Alcohol Recovery: What is a Bottom?

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:55:19 GMT

When people desire to become sober from their battle with alcohol, we have taught individuals for 30+ years about the importance of going after “Permanent Alcohol/Addiction Recovery“, instead of anything less than that.

Permanent alcohol recovery says I am making a commitment for the rest of my life to stay sober… Not just one day at a time or one week at a time or one month at a time… But I am looking to get sober for life.

That’s the program we’ve been teaching with such an incredibly high success rate for 30 years.

Now, the question we often receive in our work is, “what is a bottom?“

A Bottom is simply a choice to get sober.

Some people hit a bottom at 15 years of age after their first hangover and they choose never to drink again.

Other people wait until their husband or wife is going to leave them, and then they decide to save the marriage by getting sober, so the fact that their partner was going to leave them was their bottom.

Now, on the other hand, I’ve worked with clients that have lost their driver’s license because of too many DUIs, and who continue to drink on a daily basis, they will leave our program and on the way out the door they will say “I really love this alcohol I’m never giving it up.“

And for these individuals? They may never hit a bottom.

So a bottom is a choice. A choice to stop drinking.

The bottom is also a choice in which is the perfect time to ask for help.

Very few of us, including myself a former alcoholic for 30 years, can ever truly get sober for the rest of our lives by ourselves.

So you don’t have to wait for a divorce, or a DUI, in order to say I finally hit my bottom.

You can just say, today is my bottom. Today is the day I end this nonsense with alcohol.

And after making that declaration, get help! Hire a counselor, an addiction recovery coach, a therapist… Whatever it takes just don’t go alone!

Our permanent Alcohol/Addiction Recovery program works for any type of addiction, from alcohol to pot to social media to video games to food to sex to emotional spending… We use the same protocol with all addictions, we want everyone in the mindset of “permanent addiction recovery.“

And you don’t have to be ready to get sober! I’ve never met a soul in my life who was ever truly ready and excited to get sober. I know I wasn’t. But when I hit my bottom, which I will describe in another article, I still wasn’t ready to give up alcohol but I just did the work and my sobriety led to a lifetime of recovery.

I want the same for you. Text me directly at 941.266.7676 or visit our site https://www.davidessel.com

You are never alone!

As an executive master coach, counselor, and number one best-selling author who also battled with anxiety and depression for over 30 years, I am here to help.

“David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified, by so many organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe , Theravive , and marriage.com has verified David is one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world.

Anxiety? Actor Jonah Hill, Admits to His Long-Time Battle Wth Anxiety!

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:01:15 GMT

Do you notice a pattern among athletes, actresses, and other people in the public eye over the last few years?

Ever since the pandemic began, we’ve had more and more people coming out admitting their own mental health issues.

The very well-known actor, Jonah Hill, recently deleted his Instagram account after talking about his long-time battle with anxiety.

Many super successful people struggle with the constant pressures to have their products explode successfully, to be viewed as amazing individuals, but with the pressure they’re under, they could be denying their addictions, depression, PTSD experiences as well as anxiety.

Think about all of the athletes including Simone Biles and Michael Phelps, the Olympic gold medalists, who have spoken about their battles with mental health issues just within the last year.

In my private practice of 43 years, we see more and more executives and entrepreneurs coming into our practice struggling with anxiety, self-confidence, and self-esteem! The world would never believe it!

This year I’ve worked with a major-league pitcher who had been battling depression for a number of years. During our work, we got to the core of it, and actually got him off of the anti-depressive medication he was on because it was creating a void in his life, everything seemed numb, and nothing excited him anymore.

When major league athletes and actors come to counselors like myself, you know that they’ve been battling this for a very long time, whatever the issue is, before reaching out for help because they are supposed to be the strong ones! The successful ones! The ones that have their lives all together!

Jonah Hill just did the entire world a benefit by deleting his social media accounts, he has also said that he will not do any more promotional tours for his movies, as a way to take greater control of his mental health.

I love what he’s doing and what he stands for!

More and more people are starting to come to realize that the pandemic has created a lot of mental health issues but it has also simply exposed these issues that have been with these people for so many many years.

If you need help simply visit our website https://www.davidessel.com or text me directly at 941.266.7676.

As an executive master coach, counselor, and number one best-selling author who also battled with anxiety and depression for over 30 years, I am here to help.

“David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

How Do We Live a Life...Full of Bravery?

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:42:41 GMT

How do we live a life… Full of bravery?

When most people think of living a life filled with bravery, they think of standing up for the underdog, defending someone against a bully… Or maybe even going to war.

And these are all examples of bravery, but there are many more examples that you and I can benefit from to start to create a life filled with not only bravery but success, motivation, and more.

I look at bravery as one of those words rarely used these days, but it’s very important to bring it back into our vernacular because it describes so many people that I’m going to talk about below.

These stories will include so many characteristics of individuals who are extremely brave and extremely successful and extremely happy in life!

For the past 40+ years, as a counselor, number one best selling author, and more, I have worked with thousands upon thousands of extremely brave people, who have radically changed their existence, who have radically changed their life, from one of trying to survive to one of absolute thriving.

As an example, my client that was raped and left for dead came to me approximately eight years after the experience and we worked together for a complete year to help her overcome this incredibly tragic almost life-ending event.

Why do I consider her so incredibly brave? Because she faced her greatest fears during our sessions. She did every ounce of homework I gave her, which is very intense when we’re dealing with overcoming something like rape, incest, etc.

She is definitely one of the bravest people that I’ve ever met.

Or how about Evelyn Keiling, who was weighing in at 420 pounds, and had herself wheeled into a health club in a gymnasium to begin her weight loss program.

Now that’s bravery!

Or how about the alcoholics in the world, that finally reach out for help, and stay consistently in a humble mindset so that they can get rid of this addiction for life.

I happen to fall into that category, and yes I consider myself extremely brave for being able to call a treatment center, even as a counselor, to admit that I was an alcoholic and I needed help.

That one step of bravery, checking in to a 30 Day Treatment Center, radically changed my life… So much so I don’t even look at myself as a recovering alcoholic, I simply look at myself as David Essel, the addiction is in the past there’s no need to even carry it forward in any way whatsoever.

Or how about if I mention the name Rosa Parks? Pure bravery.

Or what about one of my clients, an emotionally abused woman in a marriage, who finally agreed to go to a women’s shelter, that not only saved her life but also save the life of her children.

Pure bravery.

Or how about my friend, who I’ve written about in several of my books, Ray Higdon, who was facing foreclosure as a single dad of two young children, and decided to go after 20 rejections a day, selling a network marketing product which ended up creating an incredible new life for him filled with financial freedom!

When I first met him, he was absolutely broke, and over the last number of years has reached up to an income of over $1 million per year!

It took bravery to pick up the phone and actually go after 20 rejections a day. Bravery.

I could go on and on with all the clients I’ve worked with, the people interviewed who have overcome huge challenges in life, but they could only do it by choosing to be brave!

Let’s look at three traits of extremely brave people:

Number One . They asked for help. They are so humble, so vulnerable, that they know that there’s no way they’re going to get themselves out of their jam by themselves, so they reach out and humbly ask for help from a professional who has experience with the challenge they are facing.

Number Two . They just don’t give up! It doesn’t matter how much weight they’ve lost, and maybe they’ve slipped back and regained a large portion, they keep moving forward.

Or when friends may say to someone who’s not drinking, “come on you can just have one, join us you’re missing all the fun!”, And that person decides to pass on the drink and stay on the path of sobriety.

Number Three . They carefully began to select the people that they want to interact with, their core friends, their core associates, who will support them during their major challenge regardless of what it takes.

Very brave people are not afraid to start to spend less time with individuals who doubt their ability to overcome their challenge, and start to look to fill their life with incredibly supportive people, maybe many people who have gone through the same challenge they have in the past!

Today is the day for you to be brave.

Today is the day for you to reach out and ask for help.

Today is the day for you to celebrate your strength, your bravery, by walking into the pain, by walking into the challenge versus trying to escape it.

Are you ready to be brave?

If you are, let’s work together to create a plan, a pathway to immense bravery and success in your life today.

We work with people from all over the world via phone and Skype, just reach out to us at http://www.talkdavid.com and we will make sure, along with your bravery, that we add the tools, habits, and beliefs to make sure that you achieve your greatest goals in life.“

David Essel‘s work has been endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

His work as a counselor and minister has been verified by so many organizations like Psychology Today , Therapy Tribe, Theravive , and marriage.com has verified David as one of the top counselors and relationship experts in the world.

For more information on all that David does please visit https://www.davidessel.com

The Root of All Addictions? Mental Health Issues

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:05:38 GMT

Now this concept might surprise many people in the world of addiction recovery. We hear so frequently about how addictions are caused by our genetics, and I have challenged that philosophy for over 25 years.

I’m not saying that genetics has no role in the world of alcoholism, but it’s not the cause of alcoholism.

If it was the cause of alcoholism, if our genetic code was actually the cause of alcoholism, the only cure would have to be something from the world of medicine, surgery, prescription medication, or something like that.

But as far as we know today, there’s nothing in the medical world that can completely heal any addiction.

So we come back to the premise: underneath every addiction is a mental health issue.

And what does that mean? What does it mean that behind every addiction is a mental health issue?

Well everyone in the world of addiction recovery already knows the term, “dual diagnosis“, which simply means that with the addiction of alcoholism, there is both a mental issue or disorder as well as a substance disorder.

When I was diagnosed with my alcoholism I was also diagnosed with untreated low-grade depression as well as generalized anxiety disorder.

A double whammy when it comes to healing the addiction for sure.

So let’s take a look at some of the mental health issues that are completely related to the world of addiction:

Number One . Low self-confidence. Almost every addict that I’ve ever worked with as a counselor and master life coach in the past 43 years, struggles with low self-confidence. This comes out in the form of peer pressure.

When an addict, whether it’s alcohol, spending, eating, or whatever it might be, faces the peer pressure of friends or people that they put on pedestals who are also engaged in this addiction, it’s a sign of low self-confidence when we allow peer pressure to come in to play encouraging us to drink or to do some other type of addiction.

At 12 years of age, this is how my first primary addiction began. I wanted to fit in with a group of older guys on the beach, I was 12 they may have been about 15 or 16, and the only way they would let me hang out with them is if I drank a warm 16-ounce Budweiser beer. Which I did. The peer pressure got to me I wanted acceptance, so here begins my world of addiction.

And it worked! By drinking that warm Budweiser, I was instantly accepted into their group and would try to sneak away from time to time and join them and drink while I was an extremely young man.

Number Two . A lack of self-esteem. Self-esteem is simply, self-love. So when we are in an addiction of any type, it’s a sign that we’re not loving ourselves at the deepest level possible. Another mental health issue.

Number Three . Codependency. I believe, codependency is the largest addiction in the world, and it’s a mental health addiction for sure!

When people are codependent, they don’t want to rock the boat, they don’t want to upset people by being honest, so we are codependent in the way we live, we are codependent on the type of people that we hang around with if they are not healthy in nature as well.

Codependency has 2000 spokes, it’s a very complicated addiction, but it’s mainly a mental health addiction manifested in our relationships.

Number Four . Depression. Low-grade depression, many times encourages us to look out for ways to self-medicate, so that we don’t feel the depths of the depression or the apathy or the hopelessness that’s going on.

So, many of us, including myself, found great relief, short-term from our depression, via alcohol, cocaine, pot, food, and more.

So instead of getting to the core of what is creating our depressed feelings, we mask them with food or other substances or behaviors like spending, which make us feel good at the moment but once that feeling fades away the depression actually becomes deeper in our system.

Number Five . Anxiety. Low-grade anxiety can drive people to the easiest addictions such as pot, or nicotine, which both have very powerful anti-anxiety properties. When we’re not aware that we have anxiety or we’re not learning how to deal with it in healthy ways, we will look for substances or behaviors that will numb or minimize the anxiety at least short term.

Number Six . PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental illness caused by trauma, that is often one of the major reasons that someone might reach out and become addicted to a substance, behavior, or relationship that is unhealthy for them.

But as we write about in our new top-selling book, “Helping Americans Heal! The ultimate guide to healing during these challenging times “, I share a story of a client struggling with PTSD that came from her getting hit from every angle possible during the pandemic with extremely stressful experiences.

Most people think of PTSD as only related to the military, but during the pandemic we see a totally different reality in the world of counseling and coaching.

In one year she had lost her husband to divorce, lost her job, lost two dogs as well as her home… And was starting to lean on a variety of different substances, to try to help numb the extreme PTSD experience she was going through.

The mental anguish of everything she had experienced had turned into a full-blown condition, which then led to her reaching out to try to find ways to numb some of the pain she was going through.

Number Seven . Procrastination. Procrastination during these years of the pandemic has become a full-blown addiction, in the world of addiction! So many people have realize that they’ve gained 50 or 100 pounds over the last couple of years, but they are procrastinating on solving their health issues.

I just had a couple start working with me in regards to an addiction to alcohol, that they started increasing their intake at the beginning of the pandemic as a way to have the time fly by in their words, and for the last three years, they kept saying they were going to cut back or quit drinking but never did.

They procrastinated for such a long time, that the uptick in their alcohol intake now has them on the verge of divorce.

Procrastination is a huge driver in the world of addiction, and I believe at some point for many people it is absolutely becoming a mental illness, or at the very least a mental obstruction to success.

All of the above examples I believe point quite clearly to one answer: every addiction has an underlying mental illness or mental challenge that we need to look at very deeply as we try to help people recover during these incredibly challenging times.

And this whole article is one of the reasons why I created a brand new life coach certification aimed at helping people finally learn how to heal and to become clean from any addiction in the world.

We are looking to create a “small army of mental health coaches “, that can go out into this world and do even what our government cannot do: offer one on one care for people struggling with mental health and or addiction challenges.

The Mental Health Certification Course is a 30 hour certification, in which no pre-training or pre-education is necessary, will give you all of the tools necessary to be able to help your clients find the origin of their addictions or mental health challenges, as well as help, empower them to find the solutions for what they are going through.

These certified coaches will also now have the opportunity to earn a full-time or part-time income. The coaches that go through our certifications, and we have been certifying coaches since 1996 all over the world, earn between $50 and $250 per session.

So if you’re looking for a way to make a major difference in this world, helping people heal, and at the same time create a part-time or full-time income, this is probably one of the best ways you could ever do it in a short period of time.

Individuals that go through our training, can complete everything and be in the world of life coaching helping others in his little is 90 days, while other people will take six months to go through the training.

As I have been saying for the past two years, if our country doesn’t start putting a major emphasis into helping diminish the mental health issues, helping people to heal from their mental health issues, the world of addiction is going to continue to rise, health challenges will continue to be a number one concern in this country and relationships will continue to go down the tubes.

And all of this is related to our mental health.

Join me, be one of the proactive individuals in this country that truly wants to make a difference in helping people to heal. And at the same time, we might just find healing within ourselves as well.

The time is now. We have no time to waste. We need to move together and attack the challenges our country is facing in a logical, and powerful way.

We are ready, and encourage you to join us. You can learn all about our certification course and options right here… https://davidessel.com/mental-health-and-master-life-coach-certification/

“David Essel‘s work is highly endorsed by individuals like the late Wayne Dyer, and celebrity Jenny McCarthy says, “David Essel is the new leader of the positive thinking movement.“

Mental Health Healing

michmich20015@gmail.com (David Essel) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:43:13 GMT

#1 Best-Selling Author, Life Coach, and Counselor David Essel Announces A New Mental Health Movement – join at: http://www.mentalhealthhealing.org The website is a free clearinghouse that offers information about organizations and individuals that can help you lead your way to healing in many ways. With the demand for mental health care so high, David has created a new movement right now in America with resources and help, which both are currently lacking in our Government.

#1 best-selling author, life coach, and counselor David Essel has struggled with anxiety, depression, and addiction for several years. With over 43 years as a counselor and master life coach, he has dedicated his life to helping others who struggle with the same issues he has faced and overcame. Today, David Essel has announced a new platform where people can go for help ( http://www.mentalhealthhealing.org )

Essel has been a long-time advocate for mental health, and now with the demand for mental health care so high, David has created a movement right now in America with resources and help, which both are currently lacking in our Government.

“We need the attention to the mental health situations that are becoming more and more of a challenge for Americans as well as people all over the world. And the stigma around mental health is still so incredibly powerful! Recently, I had the opportunity to interview one of the leading EMS captains in New York City, who point-blank told me on the show that they did not have enough mental health support for everything the first responders have been going through. He also noted, an incredible increase in suicide rates amongst first responders just in his department! And then when we look around at the number of people that are struggling with weight, struggling with addictions, struggling with relationships, struggling with careers, struggling with finances… anxiety! Depression! PTSD! Insomnia! All of these will lead to mental health challenges even for the strongest amongst us,” said Essel.

The resources available at mentalhealthhealing.org/ include the following:

“The Mental Health and Master Life Coach Certification”: Essel’s newest certification, “The Mental Health and Master Life Coach Certification“, was designed for the very times we are in, due to the incredible mental, emotional, and physical challenges that people have been struggling with for the last three years! David has been certifying life coaches from around the world since 1996. Now David wants to pass this on and teach you how you can help others!! David’s method of teaching is so profound, that certified coaches through his program find that their two greatest strengths are going to be asking their clients deep and important questions and then giving them exceptional homework assignments to help them learn how to break through their challenges and empower themselves so that when they work with their coach is over they have the tools necessary to go on and create the life they’ve always desired!

By attending the certification, either in our offices in Fort Myers, Florida or via our certification programs on zoom, you will be given all of the information necessary to help people rise above their current challenges, at the same time you’ll be able to create either a part-time or full-time income.

So if you’ve been thinking about moving your career in a new direction, whether it is full-time or part-time, and you love helping people, this is a perfect opportunity for you! Find out more about our brand new mental health Certification at https://www.davidessel.com

Helpin g Americans Heal™ The Program: A FREE online program to help all Americans Heal! – The program includes articles, video courses, books, and interviews for absolutely free. The free weekly program will give you the tools needed to heal during these challenging times. Once you sign up at www.DavidEssel.com , you will instantly get David’s #1 best-selling book, “Positive Thinking…” for free! Your questions, and your involvement in this program, will always be anonymous and 100% confidential.

Work one-on-one with David: Work one-on-one with counselor and master life coach, David who has been verified by Psychology Today, Therapy Tribe, Theravive, and Marriage.com

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