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Lisa Lehr BA Biology
Lisa Lehr Quick Facts
Main Areas: natural health, self-help, pet careCareer Focus: writer, copywriter, and speaker
Lisa J. Lehr is a writer, copywriter, and Internet marketer. She is the author of hundreds of articles, several short stories, essays, e-books, and a novel, and is entering the arena of public speaking.
Through earning a degree in biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Lisa has developed an interest in the workings of the brain. Her emotional healing philosophy is influenced by books such as The New Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, as well as the Bible and teachings on the Law of Attraction.
“Growing up with a verbally and psychologically abusive, emotionally absent mother has given me an enormous amount of compassion for, and insight into, people who have suffered similarly. It’s important to note that at the time I was born, many parents still subscribed to the prevailing philosophy of the time. This included that children were merely products of their environment, with no inherent personality traits or temperament; that paying attention to a child was equivalent to spoiling her or him; and that children will stop doing all the annoying things they do (i.e., being children) if we simply ignore them.
“As a baby boomer, I represent a large group of people with similar experiences, yet each generation has its own reasons (or excuses) for poor parenting.”
Lisa has worked in fields ranging from pharmaceuticals to teaching. She has held leadership positions in large churches and has enjoyed volunteering for causes including animals, disabled children, literacy, and historical preservation, and is currently training to be a lay counselor with an interfaith counseling ministry.
She’s listed in Who’s Who in America 2005® and Who’s Who Among American Women 2006®.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, art, music, animals, outdoor activities, and Renaissance Faires.
Other Programs & Highlights
Help! I Need a Hug
A Guide to Surviving Childhood Emotional Abuse—
How You Can Heal Yourself, Overcome Your Obstacles,
and Embrace Your Goals
An 80-page e-book that includes my
"21 principles for making peace with your past and bringing your goals closer than you ever dreamed possible."
http://helpineedahug.com
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lisa Lehr
My sources of wisdom
The Bible: I believe the Bible contains all the wisdom we need for understanding our intrinsic worth as human beings, God’s love and the universe’s provision for us, and affirmation of the goodness of wealth.
Science:
Biology: As creations of an intelligent Creator, we are complex beings. And although as humans we are uniquely created in the image of God, much of our brain structure is like that of other animals, which determines a large part of our behavior. It is not possible to fully understand human behavior (which includes everything from the fight-or-flight response to our emotions to cognitive thinking) without a basic understanding of the human brain.
Quantum physics: Quantum physics teaches that all matter is energy. This is the basis of the Law of Attraction.
The Law of Attraction: The Law of Attraction is not new; it’s actually thousands of years old. Modern interest in it can be traced back to Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, first published in 1937, with an even greater burst of interest in it due to Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 book and movie The Secret. Many The Secret teachers featured in the book and movie are now successfully promoting their own Law of Attraction programs—which serves to reinforce the power of the concept.
The Law of Attraction states that we attract everything that comes into our lives—things and experiences—with our thoughts, whether we are conscious of them or not.
My experience: Growing up with a verbally and psychologically abusive, emotionally absent mother has given me an enormous amount of compassion for, and insight into, people who have suffered similarly. It’s important to note that at the time I was born, many parents still subscribed to the prevailing philosophy of the time. This included that children were merely products of their environment, with no inherent personality traits or temperament; that paying attention to a child was equivalent to spoiling her or him; and that children will stop doing all the annoying things they do (i.e., being children) if we simply ignore them.
As a baby boomer, I represent a large group of people with similar experiences, yet each generation has its own reasons (or excuses) for poor parenting.
The experiences of others: As a lifelong observer of human behavior, I’ve compiled, integrated, and attempted to draw conclusions from many sources: the lives of people I’ve known, numerous biographies I’ve read, and everything else from the heart-wrenching stories in the advice columns to the anonymous pleas for help on mental health forums. And as a former lifewriting coach, I’ve had the opportunity to examine the life stories of a wide range of age groups.
