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Graduate Spotlight
Francie Glidden
The Glidden Family (l to r):
Francie, Troy,
Cathy (Francie’s mother), and Rowan |
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Francie Glidden, a graduate from Maryland, knew the Process was
on her path when, during a dark time, three people suggested it
on the same day.
In 2003, Francie was the married mother of a child with serious
health issues. Five-year-old Troy was fighting a host of undiagnosed
medical conditions, causing huge worry in Francie and her husband,
Rowan. At the same time, they were grieving the death of Rowan’s
father, only to lose Francie’s father a short time later.
They struggled with Troy’s medical bills and countless unforeseen
issues with their new house. To hear Francie tell it, “Nothing
in my life worked — I was depressed, scared, full of shame
and blame — I wanted to feel better but I didn’t think
it was possible.”
After learning about the Process from a variety of people in one
day, Francie felt drawn to it, but almost didn’t enroll because
she didn’t feel worthy of spending the money on herself. Through
a partial scholarship from the Institute’s Scholarship Fund
and the generosity of Dr. Dahlia Hirsch, a graduate who recommended
the Process to her and paid a portion of her tuition, Francie completed
the Process in November 2003.
“Before the Process I had no idea that I lived with non-stop
negative chatter in my head, and that I walked around with an overwhelming
sense of shame. Afterward, I understood, for the first time, what
people meant by ‘peace of mind,’” she said.
After seeing the changes in her daughter, Francie’s mother
Cathy did the Process in December 2003, and Rowan did it in September
2005.
As a grateful graduate, Francie keeps the Process close at hand.
“I use the Tools a lot — my favorites are recycling
and ‘I Am That I Am.‘ When I get upset, my eight-year-old
— who is now healthy — says, ‘Mommy, let’s
do our ishes and ohms.’ It‘s very cute.”
Francie participated in the Q2 Graduate Intensive in September
2006. She takes individual coaching with Process teacher Cheshta
Buckley, and acts as one of the coordinators for the Baltimore/Washington
graduate group.
“It’s hard to articulate how much I got from the Process.
I’m reminded mostly when I acknowledge how different —
and I mean dramatically different — my life looks and feels
today. Our son is well, our finances are in good shape, and I can
access and hold on to feelings of joy and self-love. The Process
isn’t magic, but it helped me own the magic that lives inside
of me — that’s quite a gift.”
If you know a Process graduate whose story should be shared, please
email ellie@hoffmaninstitute.org
or call 415-485-5220 ext. 14. |
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