Next meeting: August 13, 2007

Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Group
hosted by the Neuroscience Center at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.


The August meeting is scheduled for Monday, the 13th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM (directions below).

Betty Alice Erickson, M.S., LPC will speak about mind-body connections for healing. Science is not able to fully measure these abilities yet, even though the scientific community accepts the mind and psyche are powerful influences for healing. Her father, Milton Erickson, M.D., was an extraordinary psychiatrist who had a profound influence for healing with hundreds of people. She is co author of two books--one about those healing abilities and one about hope and resiliency. Betty is in practice in Dallas and teaches extensively about the art of healing.

Healing - What one does to and within one own self as opposed to techniques or therapy which are supports and adjuncts to healing.

Hope - To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
To have confidence; trust.

Resilience - The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

Milton Erickson, M.D. - An American Healer
B. Erickson & Bradford Keeney, eds.
(Chosen as "Best Spiritual Book-2006 by Spirituality and Practice)

Hope and Resiliency: Psychotherapeutic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson
Dan Short, Betty Erickson and Roxanna Klein

(Reviews are available for each are available--Google: Betty Alice Erickson,
Title of book, or on Amazon)

Implied assumptions in both books are that if a therapist's internal conviction is that the patient needs fixing, the patient views himself as being broken. If a therapist's internal conviction is that the patient needs curing, the patient views himself as being sick. If a therapist's internal conviction is that the patient already has everything inside that he needs with which to solve his own problem, the patient views himself as being a seeker.

And, perhaps more importantly, learning is a fundamental pleasure of life and all people are capable of using internal resources, what ever those may be, to learn in their own ways and for their own benefit.

Betty Alice Erickson is a licensed professional counsellor, marriage and family therapist in private practice for over 15 years in Dallas, TX. She is also an international teacher of Healing, Ericksonian and brief psychotherapy and hypnosis. Her previous published work include multiple books and professional articles, which have been translated into several languages. She is co-author or editor of two books and wrote "New Lessons in Hypnosis."

She has received various honors and awards, including the prestigious Italian Franco Granone award and honorary membership in several professional societies. A member of the Society for Experimental and Clinical Hypnosis and an Approved Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, she was editor and Executive Editor of the Erickson Foundation Newsletter for over 10 years.

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Please send a reply email to Kimberly Aikman (kaikman1@sbcglobal.net) or call 214 289 0286 so we know to expect you.

Directions to Presbyterian Hospital:
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is located on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of U.S. 75 (Central Expressway). The meetings are in the

Fogelson Building, Ground Floor, Classroom A

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas

8200 Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75231

***The main entrance to the hospital was under construction at the time of July's meeting, so be advised that entry is a bit complicated. When turning into the campus from Walnut Hill, the best route of entry may be the driveway prior to the light. The Fogelson Building is to the right when facing the main hospital entrance, and is next to the Margot Perot Center. Using the underground parking is the easiest way to reach the meeting location; if entering from the main floor, cross the foyer (past the stairs) and take the elevators to the ground floor. Classroom A is to the left off the elevators.

Remember that parking is now free! Be sure to get your validation sticker at the start of the meeting.

Neither Lifelines: The Brain Injury Support Group nor Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, or a program for persons with a brain injury. The intent of the group is to provide support and make information available. Attendance in the group is not a substitute for an informed discussion between a patient and his/her health care provider. No endorsement is intended nor implied.