Ligia M. Houben MA, FT, FAAGC, CPC, CHT, is the founder of My Meaningful Life, LLC and executive director of The Center for Transforming Lives in Miami, FL where she consults with individuals and families; offers coaching/support groups and workshops. Ligia is a whole-hearted speaker in the field of grief & loss and life transitions.
She has reached many people with her messages about transformation, meaning, and personal growth. She is a Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement and a Fellow of the American Academy of Grief Counseling. She holds a BA in Psychology and Religious Studies from the University of Miami, MA in Religious Studies and a Graduate Certificates in Multidisciplinary Gerontology from Florida International University and in Loss and Healing from St. Thomas University.
Her work has been centered in the area of grief and loss, expanding into meaning and growth. Ligia has a passion for life and believes all of us are able to fulfill our purpose if we can only change our attitude and beliefs.
Ligia has conducted workshops and seminars in English and Spanish, in the United States and Latin America. Ligia M. Houben has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including CNN Español, NPR, NBC, and Univisión.
A pioneer in working with Hispanics and grief, she authored the book Counseling Hispanics through Loss, Grief, and Bereavement, a Guide to Mental Health Professionals, which has been widely embraced as a helping manual in clinical settings, hospitals, and individuals.
This book includes also, her system of transformation, The 11 Principles of Transformation™ which was introduced in her Self-Help Book Transform Your Loss: Your Guide to Strength and Hope.
Ligia M Houben is known for sharing her personal story of loss and transformation, her love for people, and her desire to bring peace and joy to others.
Transform...
Chaos Into Order
Crisis Into Stability
Challenges Into Opportunities and
Losses Into Personal Growth
-Ligia Houben
Do you know how to regain your hope and strength?
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I Welcome You to Embrace Hope and Strength Again so You can achieve one of the most important things in your life:
Your Own Transformation!
By acquiring this book you are saying that you believe in the power of hope as a transformative agent to make your life better. Now, I assure you that if you commit yourself to do the exercises (Moments of Reflection) contained in this book, week after week, you will see a change in your life.
I know this because I have been there…I have faced many losses in my life and I have been able to bounce back, and so can you!
Give yourself the opportunity…..If you are facing a loss of any kind – loved one, marriage, job, health – then my book Transform Your Loss. Your Guide to Strength and Hope is for you.