From Trauma to Joy
seminar information
See below for the latest seminar information!
How long does it take to complete the seminar?
8 weeks
How much time is each Seminar session per week?
90 minutes to 2 hours long
What technology does the Seminar use to meet?
Zoom
How do I prepare for each week’s Seminar?
Watch a single video each week, which is normally between 60-75 minutes in length
How many people are in each seminar?
The size of each seminar is between 1-30 people… 30 being the upper limit.
Is it possible for a business to do a seminar for its employees?
Absolutely. I work with businesses regularly and am completely supportive of monthly meetings instead of weekly meetings if that helps them share this important information with their employees.
Is there a fee for the Seminar?
Yes, $500
Who leads the Seminar?
Mac
His bio is HERE
How can I join a Seminar or set up a Private Seminar?
Contact Mac at mac@fromtraumatojoy.com and tell him what you’re looking for. He will coordinate the details of your seminar with you.
Reels
All of our reels are here
FOX NEWS AT NIGHT: Many thanks to Fox News at Night’s host Trace Gallagher for having me on to discuss my book, FROM TRAUMA TO JOY, on the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Many thanks to Fox News at Night and Trace Gallagher for allowing me to come on and talk about my book, FROM TRAUMA TO JOY, on the 250th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. The link to the video clip is below.REEL #19: Be Confident
Why? Because all of the things you will learn on this path are doable
… they are all anchored in the truth… and they work. There is no magic… no mysticism… just truth, and that is why this path is so powerful… because the truth is powerful. Also, you will have setbacks and so be mentally prepared for them. Progress won’t be a straight line; it will be a jagged line… and that is normal. When we have a setback, get up, dust your ass off and get moving again. Be relentless.
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What If The Truth Is…
Unless you have a Serious Mental Illness… which is only about 4% of the United States… the first place you should look for an answer after trauma enters your life is INSIDE OF YOU… it is that BETTER VERSION OF YOU that will TRANSFORM your life. You can do every bit of it…
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REEL 18: Trauma Is Messy
When a traumatic event occurs, it doesn’t just impact the people directly involved… it gets a lot of people. Family members, close friends, first responders, and social workers are all routine in the “bug splat” of trauma. You don’t have to be the point target to be in the bug splat… and to experience that traumatic event. That’s normal… and you need to know that.
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REEL 17: The “Secret” to Living a GREAT Life… but You’ll Have to Watch the Reel
I’ve had lots of discussions with people who are struggling in trauma’s aftermath, and there is almost without exception a remedy for that struggle… but you’ll have to watch this Reel to learn what that is. When you think about the advice (“Work at it!), it seems stunning that most of us aren’t ever given that little piece of gold.
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REEL 16: Viewer Questions — “Can I use this help a child?” and “You’re confident about this. Why?”
I was sent two questions over the weekend: (1) I’ve been watching your stuff. Can I use this to help a child? and (2) You’re pretty confident in what you do, why? The short answers to those questions are: (1) Yes, absolutely! and (2) Because it works, my confidence is born of achievement… I’ve watched so so many people do this. And remember, if they can do it, you can do it too!
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REEL 15: We’re More Fragile People After a Traumatic Event
It is not easy to admit, but we’re more fragile after trauma darkens our doorstep. We enter a strange world… we’re ignorant about this world, and life is difficult. We have a “Perpetual Tempest” inside of us… swirling… always… that is a combination of grief, anxiety, and anger… a very foreign world… and the skills that have gotten through life don’t seem to work here.
BUT… as we begin to learn about this strange world, our WISDOM helps us become STRONG, and it is this strength that sets us on this path From Trauma to Joy.
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Reel 14, Commandment 2: Trauma is a Normal Part of Life
We don’t know this, because we’re novices in the Valley of the Shadow of Death… but trauma is a part of life. I have a saying… “Nobody gets through the car wash without getting wet…” It’s true. So you’re not unique, other people you know CAN UNDERSTAND YOU, and best of all, you can learn from them, you can help them, and you can still live a GREAT life!
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REEL 13: Commandment 1 — You Don’t “Get Over It… Ever”
Reel #13 begins the study of the 4 Goals & 10 Commandments that take you out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death and ultimately to a place of JOY… if you will follow it. Understanding the complete thought and the nuances of this path is important… and there are three pieces of Commandment #1:
- You don’t get over it… ever (duh, right… how could you?!)
- When you struggle, all that means is that you’re a NORMAL human being and there is nothing WRONG with you.
- You can still live a GREAT life.
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REEL 12: The Truth Is Big Deal After a Trauma Experience
Each of us experiences trauma as a beginner… as a clueless novice. It is in that space that we try to figure it out. Learning the truth about the world we’ve entered and our future is important; it is ultimately what puts us on a path to live great lives.
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REEL 11: Wade Cates Walks This Path After the Suicide of is Son
Wade’s twenty-year-old son took his life in their home in 2022. I wanted you to meet him because he is his own miracle and an example of walking this path from trauma to joy. I want you to know that if Wade can do it… so can you.
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REEL 10: If All These People I Will Introduce You to Can Do It… SO CAN YOU!
I want to introduce you to some people I know who have fought their way out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death to live great lives. In my book, there are twenty-four stories about people who did exactly that… and those stories are there for one simple purpose — I want you to know IF ALL THESE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS… SO CAN YOU!
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REEL 9: A Culture That Promotes Fragility Makes Growing Up MORE DIFFICULT
Why do young people struggle? Why is suicide rising? In the United States, we have never spent more money on mental health and mental health programs, and we have the highest suicide numbers we’ve ever had in our nation’s history.
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REEL 8: After a Traumatic Tvent, We Control Only One Thing
After trauma impacts our lives, as we begin to learn to live our lives in this strange post-traumatic world we’ve been launched into, it is important that we understand that we control only one thing… and that is HOW WE RESPOND to a traumatic event.
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REEL 7: The Valley of the Shadow of Death… The Place That Trauma Sends Us
I call the place trauma sends us: The Valley of the Shadow of Death… It’s a dark, ominous, and scary place. Along with all of that, we are completely unfamiliar with that valley. BUT, like all that I’ve discussed in these reels, we can learn about that valley and ultimately leave it and live great lives.
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