Privacy Policy

This policy last updated January 1, 2025  

HAND in HAND Thriving, LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the handinhandthriving.com website and brand. 

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. 

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions. 

Definitions 

Service

Service means use of the handinhandthriving.com website operated by us and any interactions we and the Client may share together. 

Personal Data 

Personal Data means data about an individual who can be identified from such data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). 

Usage Data 

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). 

Cookies 

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device). 

Data Controller 

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information is, or is to be, processed. 

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data. 

Data Processors (or Service Providers) 

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. 

We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively. 

Data Subject (or User) 

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data. 

Information Collection And Use 

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. 

Types of Data Collected 

Personal Data 

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: 

Email address 

First name and last name 

Phone number 

Physical address 

Cookies and Usage Data 

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send (have one for both). 

Usage Data 

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”). 

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

Tracking Cookies Data 

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. 

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. 

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. 

Examples of Cookies we use: 

Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service. 

Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings. 

Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes. 

Use of Data 

We use the collected data for various purposes: 

To provide and maintain our Service 

To notify you about changes to our Service 

To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so 

To provide customer support 

To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service 

To monitor the usage of our Service 

To detect, prevent and address technical issues 

To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information 

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. 

We may process your Personal Data because: 

We need to perform a contract with you 

You have given us permission to do so 

The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights 

For payment processing purposes 

To comply with the law 

Retention of Data 

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. 

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. 

Transfer Of Data 

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction. 

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there. 

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. 

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information. 

Disclosure Of Data 

Legal Requirements 

We may disclose your Personal Data in the event that such action is necessary to: 

To comply with a legal obligation 

To protect and defend our rights or property 

To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service 

To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public 

To protect against legal liability 

Security Of Data 

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. 

Notice of Data Sharing 

We do not sell your Personal Data to any third parties. We partner with third parties to provide some of the services and products available on our Site and at our events. We sometimes disclose your Personal Data to those third parties, and they sometimes collect your Personal Data in the first instance and provide it to us. All such third parties use your Personal Data only on our behalf and under our instructions on how your information may be used and processed. We and our partners will use your Personal Data for limited purposes as specified in this Policy. We will take reasonable steps to ensure these third parties use your Personal Data only for the purposes for which they have been engaged by us and that they agree to provide protections for your Personal Data that are no less protective than those set out in this Policy. 

By visiting our Site or attending our events and sharing your Personal Data, you agree that we have the right to share your personal information with selected third parties. 

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. 

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at info@handinhandthriving.com. 

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights: 

The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you. 

The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete. 

The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data. 

The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information. 

The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format. 

The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information. 

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. 

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority as defined under the GDPR about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA). 

Service Providers 

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Third-Party Providers”) to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. 

These Third-Party Providers have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. 

Analytics 

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. 

Google Analytics 

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ 

Behavioral Re-marketing 

We use re-marketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service. 

Google AdWords 

Google AdWords re-marketing service is provided by Google Inc. 

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout – for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. 

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ 

Facebook 

Facebook re-marketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. 

You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/516147308587266/?helpref=hc_fnav. 

To opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217. 

Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings. 

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation 

Payments 

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). 

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. 

The payment processors we work with are: 

Square 

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy 

Links To Other Sites 

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. 

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. 

Children’s Privacy 

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). 

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. 

Changes To This Privacy Policy 

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. 

We will let you know via email and/or other prominent notice on or in connection with our Service to any changes that become effective, so you are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of being posted on this page. 

Contact Us 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: 

By email: info@handinhandthriving.com 

This policy last updated January 1, 2025  

Marc's Background

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Marc was born and raised in Chicago, IL with a multi-generational, family business background and work ethic. Founded by his immigrant Grandfather, Marc’s Dad also followed in the family tradition and spent a 60+ year successful career running the family business. With Marc’s Grandfather and Dad at the helm, their family business successfully supported five generations, while intentionally using their business to help and support other immigrant and marginalized families to successfully manage their daily needs, start their own businesses, create their dream lives, for over 80 years

With entrepreneurship in his blood, Marc launched his first two entrepreneurial experiences at ages 10 – 12 years old, which led Marc to also request joining the family business at age 13 where Marc told his Dad, “I want to come and work with you”

This was Marc’s first life “watch what you wish for” learning moment, when his Dad chuckled and enthusiastically said, “Sure honey! I’ll pick you up at 5:45am on Monday morning. Be ready and outside waiting for me.”

This was the beginning of an incredible, unexpected life and career journey that neither Marc, nor his family ever could’ve imagined

After learning all aspects, operations, roles, how to develop relationships with and the varying needs of diverse people, backgrounds and personalities, step by step, Marc earned his way from the ground up within his family business over eight years

Unknowingly, Marc created what he still refers to as his “recipe for success”, which he’s employed throughout every aspect of his his personal life, relationships and career

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After graduating from The University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign, with an Economics & Business Administration degree, Marc decided to pursue his own, independent career outside of the family business to “see what he could create for himself”

At only twenty two years old, Marc was quickly put in charge of creating & managing his company’s Fortune 500 partnerships for a national Industrial Compliance Solutions firm

Once Marc achieved many goals there, he decided to fulfill his next life dream of moving to San Francisco, CA. Without a job, nor a place to live, Marc packed up his car and with a friend’s driving help, a great big smile, excitement in his heart and the Grateful Dead playing on his stereo, Marc headed West.
San Francisco or bust!

Within one month of Marc’s arrival in San Francisco and over the next 18 years, Marc propelled himself forward into positive career experiences in the Environmental Printing, Fashion & Apparel, Technology, Luxury Custom Retail, Entrepreneurship, Transportation and Non-Profit industries, where he again held leadership roles in Strategy, Development, Partnerships and goal achievement responsibilities

In total, Marc has been a key contributor in creating hundreds of millions of dollars of organizational and life transformations for individuals, couples, families, teams and owners of small, private businesses – Global Fortune 500 companies on their personal, business and life goal achievement

As you can see, Marc’s been fortunate to enjoy a wide array of life and career experiences, which enables him to consistently create mutually beneficial, positive, trusting, lasting life, family and career relationships across diverse individuals, families and personality types

Then, by formalizing his education and professional accreditations in modern brain science, relationship psychology, numerous coaching, trauma survival, holistic health, wellness, healing and longevity modalities, Marc continues his consistent life and career resilience, transformation and what enables him to continually be a key contributor, leader, inspiration and as described by his coaches and managers, “Marc is the glue that holds our team together” 

Now in 2024, Marc’s realizing his life dream of founding HAND in HAND Thriving™, to help you more effectively navigate your life challenges and create what you need, whether you’re in acute crisis and/or your family’s journey forward thereafter

Marc intentionally created HAND in HAND Thriving™ as a fortuitous process, lifecycle and ecosystem where everyone who engages benefits from connecting together. We take a heart-first approach as our work comes from a deep place rooted in Marc’s insatiable desire to create as many bridges and drive as much positive human impact as possible

That’s why from moment one, Marc is integrating our “I see you and I care about you!” Approach©, (our “Get one, Give one” offering). Every time a client or partner purchases or financially engages us, we will provide our solutions to marginalized community members who often can’t afford, nor have accessibility to these life and family-saving resources and solutions

Your Needs. Your Goals. Your Dreams. Step by Step, HAND in HAND together©
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Multiple Accreditations

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Coaching that empowers Your Authentic Self

At the core of our coaching work are: 

  • The Coaching Institute’s Activation Method™, Mark & Magali Peysha (Certified Life Coach)
  • The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom’s, Positive Neuroplasticity, Dr. Rick Hanson (Certified Professional Level 2)
  • The Gottman Institute’s, Relationship Psychology, Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Certified Professional Level 2)
  • The Center for Credentialing & Education’s Board Certified Coach™
    (Additional 25 hours coaching coursework completed, certification to come)
  • BrainKanix’s Neurofeedback, Dr. Bill Scott’s BrainPaint® (100+ sessions completed)

These and many more powerful resources, tailored for your unique situation, will help you more effectively navigate your life challenges

Other mentors, training & studies:

  • Harvell Hendricks & Helen LaKelly Hunt’s, Imago Relationship Therapy
  • BKS Iyengar and Manouso Manos’ work on Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, holistic health, wellness and longevity
  • Dr. Michael Lawton, Barrow Neurological Institute, and Dr. Lawton’s International leadership on Traumatic Brain Injury, Neurovascular and Neurosurgery
  • Pia Mellody’s work on Attachment Theory, Co-Dependence, creating mutual, interdependent relationships
  • Alice Miller’s work on healing from childhood traumas, idealizing our parents and resisting the truth about our childhood
  • Terry Real’s, Relational Life Therapy
  • Sonia Ricotti’s, Unthinkable Bounce Back program
  • Marshall B. Rosenberg’s, Non-Violent Communication
  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s, Art of Living Foundation, his Internationally renowned work on PTSD, trauma recovery, Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, holistic health, wellness and longevity
  • Dr. Sean Sullivan’s, Be Your Purpose program
  • Stan Tatkin’s, Psychobiological Relationship Psychology
HAND in HAND Thriving™ can help you navigate various life, family, relationship and medical challenges like:

Unresolved Family Trauma
Narcissism
Codependence
Enmeshment
Major Medical & Life Trauma Survival
PTSD, Anxiety, Depression
Living with ongoing medical conditions and disabilities

Your Needs. Your Goals. Your Dreams. Step by Step, HAND in HAND together©

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Proprietary Tools

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HAND in HAND Thriving™ provides you our caring, safe, flexible, supportive learning environment and hybrid individual – group coaching, personalized to your unique needs

Leveraging our:

  • Surviving to Thriving Assessments©
  • Surviving to Thriving Navigation Roadmaps© (your unique strategy)
  • Helping HAND©,  HAND in HAND’s ongoing, live (and recorded) Q&A calls and Support Group Meetings
  • Surviving – Surviving©, our dynamic, experienced, global, online support community of peers, family members, caregivers and leading providers
  • HAND in HAND Connect© can put you in contact with global leading organizations, providers, their best-in-class research and solutions
  • HAND in HAND JobDev©, HAND in HAND’s employee and employer job development solutions, connecting marginalized community members attempting to move forward in their careers with employers looking to hire super-talented professionals who are ready to drive positive impact, while honoring their needs
  • HAND in HAND Custom©, we welcome custom, private, group, destination, speaking and collaborative opportunities to drive positive human impact together (let’s discuss the possibilities available upon special request)
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HAND in HAND Thriving Solutions©

01. – 03. are a la carte
04. – 08. include all these HAND in HAND Proprietary Tools

Our Founder Marc & his Survival Story

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At the peak of Marc’s life as a young, healthy dad, husband, long-time athlete, yogi and successful business owner, Marc unexpectedly faced a random, Traumatic Brain Injury where he survived a massive, hemorrhagic stroke and life-saving brain surgery without a single prior warning sign nor symptom that left him with non-apparent, permanent disabilities

Despite this, Marc was miraculously released from the Neuro ICU five days post brain surgery with over 100 staples, mesh and titanium rods holding his head together, while he and his young family’s lives were completely blown apart and each family member was in concurrent crisis. During this critical time, they received zero rehabilitation, resources, guidance, nor support of any kind

This unexpected medical trauma forced Marc to close his treasured and growing business and instantly brought forth unexpected, holistic life challenges for he and his family

What Marc quickly learned is, just because your head blows up and you lose your career, ability to earn a living, take care of yourself, your family stability and everything as it was prior, life doesn’t slow down or cut you a break

Instead, Marc’s child then faced severe illnesses, bullying, medical and education navigation

The intensity & overwhelm of these concurrent traumas severed the final threads of his marriage and Marc found himself also navigating divorce, child custody, single and co-parenting a child with illnesses and without any co-parenting experience, skill, nor support

Throw on top, navigating multi-year under – unemployment, financial struggles, repeated medically harmful and disability related challenges in the workplace, while just trying to survive, heal, recover, take care of and keep his family whole

As Marc navigated forward, life’s natural transitions and stages brought forth parental aging, illness, and in the case of Marc’s Dad, navigating Dementia, cognitive decline and the eventual loss of his beloved Dad AND all as a recovering head trauma and brain surgery Survivor struggling to learn how to navigate forward with non-apparent, permanent disabilities and every major life pillar in concurrent trauma

For the next 10+ years, Marc was left to desperately fumble via trial and error, using his traumatized body, brain, heart and soul as his guide to determine what potential resources and support might help him improve his ability to heal, recover & have the possibility to thrive again, as he had in his life & career prior

Step by step, Marc continually pursued new resources, learned new practices and developed skills better enabling him to heal, recover, transform and more fully leverage his evolving, combination of broader life and professional skills with his Firsthand Survivor Experience to drive positive human impact 

We lend our Helping HAND© and Firsthand Survivor Experience to assure other individuals, couples and families don’t go through the unnecessary suffering and devastation Marc and his family experienced by falling through the massive gaps in the medical, disability, career-financial and everyday life processes when navigating post trauma survival
Your Needs. Your Goals. Your Dreams. Step by Step, HAND in HAND together©
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The HAND in HAND™, Surviving to Thriving Process©

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The HAND in HAND™, Surviving to Thriving Process©

Simple. Powerful. Proven.

Simple. Powerful. Proven.

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HAND in HAND Thriving™ creates and holds space for you to develop on a personal level. We create your unique Surviving to Thriving Solution© to help you navigate your challenges at your own pace, on your own schedule, and at your desired location, supporting what works best for you

We leverage and integrate our Personal, Professional and Firsthand Survivor Experience with only leading, proven, research-based, coaching, modern brain science, relationship psychology, holistic health, wellness, healing and longevity modalities to help you develop new skills, strengthen and improve your self-confidence & decision-making

Be part of the one-of-a-kind, dynamic, experienced, global HAND in HAND Thriving™ community of supportive and caring peers, family members and industry-leading providers to better understand how to improve your daily experience

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1.) Schedule your free 30 mins Initial Consultation to help us assess and understand your current needs, desired outcome and our fit together

2.) Select your initial HAND in HAND Thriving™ solution of choice

3.) Schedule your in depth, Surviving to Thriving Assessment© to help us better understand you, your family, your current priorities and help you identify your initial goals.

You will partner with and be mentored by a credentialed, certified coach who’s professionally trained in modern brain science, relationship psychology and multiple coaching, holistic health, wellness, medical, trauma informed, PTSD and Surviving to Thriving™ healing modalities to help you thrive to your greatest possibility despite your unique fears, obstacles and limitations, while honoring your needs, goals and dreams every step of your Surviving to Thriving Journey© 

4.) We will develop your unique, Surviving to Thriving Roadmap©, your individually-curated strategy, supported by top-quality resourcing, advocating, coaching, mentoring, connections and support every step of your Surviving to Thriving Journey©

We’re highly skilled and experienced working with Survivors of all types, family members, caregivers, medical institutions and providers of people impacted by major life and medical traumas, military veterans, people and families living with medical conditions, including the top 10 deadliest illnesses (heart disease, cancer, accidents-unintentional injuries, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimers, diabetes, chronic liver disease-cirrhosis, kidney disease) and anyone needing a Helping HAND© with any aspect of your life that you may be struggling with

5.) You will get to leverage regularly occurring HAND in HAND Thriving™ Q & A calls, support group meetings, Surviving – Surviving™ global support community of peers, medical and holistic health, wellness and longevity leaders for your ongoing support, resourcing and connection needs

6.) You will partner with, be mentored and supported by our trauma Informed, certified, accredited and credentialed human coaching to ensure you, your family and team thrive to your greatest heights possible, despite your unique fears, obstacles and limitations, while honoring your needs, goals and dreams. Step by Step, HAND in HAND™ together.