History of STAR
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| 2004 Summer | STAR Transforms Lives for over Twenty-five Years | A history of STAR |
| 2002 Spring | Our Commitment to the Future | STAR’s mission and commitment as well as a little history |
| 2000 Fall | A Look at STAR in Transition | Barbara’s gift of STAR |
| 1993 Fall | A Short History of STAR | Barbara shares a history of STAR in one of her letters. |
Graduate Profiles
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| 2002 Spring | Making Different Choices | Vilma Ginzberg interviews a graduate of STAR who has been on the brink of jeopardizing his current marriage, addicted to gambling and other behaviors to “escape.” |
| 2000 Fall | Jayne Carson—Being On the Path of STAR | Dana Weimer interviews Jayne Carson, L.P.C. (STAR 1996) |
| 1999 Fall | Who is Margot? | DanaWeimer interviews Developmental Therapist and STAR Staff member Margot Heiniger-White. |
| 1998 Summer | Getting My Life Back at STAR | Brenda M. shares her experience of STAR after years of working in the high tech world (STAR 1997) |
| 1997 Winter | STAR Helped Me Find My Voice Again | Graduate Marilyn Pierce shares her STAR experience and how it changed her life. |
Articles
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| 2004 Summer | Triangles | John Lee discusses living and loving in triangles and the unhealthy communication problem that arises from these—triangulation. |
| 2003 Fall | Thom Rutledge, L.C.S.W. describes human consciousness using a metaphor of inner-committee members and gives helpful examples of applying the concept. | |
| 2002 Spring | A graduate of STAR shares his experience of doing STAR a second time. | |
| 2002 Winter | Planned Giving to STAR | In addition to the usual gift of cash, Jeff Kohn describes various other charitable options. |
| 2002 Winter | Make Courage a Daily Practice | Thom Rutledge, L.C.S.W. discusses courage in the context of our daily lives. For example, “How would I respond to my own inner critic today if I were brave?” |
| 2002 Winter | Facing the Fire | Jed Appelrouth shares lessons from an anger workshop presented by John Lee. |
| 1998 Winter | Need a Support Group?It’s Right at Your Fingertips | Lee Franklin, STAR Graduate, describes his “Real-Time” Support Team—communication between his Inner Child, Good Parent, and Higher Self. |
| 1994 Winter | Celebrating Women and Spirituality: A Conversation with Carol Flinders, Ph.D | Lisa Bograd interviews Carol Flinders about her quest to find female spiritual heroes. |
| 1994 Winter | Awakening the Spirit | In this article by Vilma Ginzberg discusses Awakening of the Spirit, an experience which is less likely to occur during “talk therapy” than during sessions using experiential methods. |
| 1993 Summer | Experiencing a Self-Directed Retreat | An anonymous author shares beginning an eleven-day retreat exhausted and depleted, and ending it connected with herself and regenerated. |
| 1993 Spring | Magnificent Addiction: An Interview with Dr. Philip Kavanaugh | This interview by Holly Pritchard reveals Dr. Kavanaugh’s refreshing look at treating and healing addictions. |
| 1992 Fall | Mind As Healer, Mind As Slayer: An Interview with Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier | Holly Prichard interviews Dr. Pelletier about effective ways of dealing with stress. |
| 2010 Winter | Healing Relationships | Barbara comments on parallels between Avatar and the STAR Process. |
| 2010 Winter | People are Inspiring | Barbara comments on the power of the human spirit associated with STAR groups. |
| 2009 Winter | Barbara’s Wish | Barbara’s wish is for us to experience the joy and the beauty, the light and love wherever we find ourselves this time of our life. |
| 2009 Winter | Our First Electronic Newsletter | Barbara introduces our first electronic newsletter and her blog. |
| 2004 Summer | Manifesting Our Vision | Barbara’s move to Arizona |
| 2003 Fall | Valuable Assets | Barbara discusses the power of the human spirit to transcend and transform. |
| 2002 Spring | Join the Dream | The essence of STAR is to open hearts and heal minds. |
| 2001 Summer | Living Life Fully | Some history of STAR |
| 2000 Fall | Letting Go and Growing | Comments on the growth of STAR. |
| 2000 Spring | Creating Community | Barbara discusses connection: “Miracles can happen anywhere when people reach out to each other with love.” |
| 1999 Fall | Growing STAR | Some historical notes about STAR as it approached the new millennium. |
| 1997 Winter | When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade | Barbara outlines her special lemonade recipe. |
| 1996 Summer | Hanging Out in the Unknown | Barbara discusses living in the moment. |
| 1995 Spring | Personal Storms an Opportunity for Growth | Barbara uses the California storms as a metaphor for personal growth. |
| 1994 Winter | Choose Love over Fear | Barbara discusses choosing love over fear. |
| 1994 Fall | Love, Loving, and Accepting Love | We persist in looking outside when the treasure is within. |
| 1993 Summer | Growing is a Process | Barbara discusses finding signposts along her path, including lessons from Angeles Arrien. |
| 1993 Spring | Finding Courage to Navigate Change | Finding Courage to Navigate Change“We can decide to cling to the riverbank, perhaps kicking and screaming against life, or we can allow ourselves to ride the current, taking us to new and exciting places.” |
| 1992 Summer | Observations on Human Spirit | Barbara shares her trip to Poland and her inspiration both by the people she met on that journey as well as the people in her therapy practice. |
Letters from Barbara Findeisen, M.F.T.
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