Michael J. Hammes Ph.D.

Life, by its nature, is difficult. Yet, we make it more difficult because we create a dysfunctional difficult troubled living process. My nephew committed suicide because he lacked coping skills and had a thinking process that failed him. I recall observing the dysfunction and the misery that was experienced in the community during my childhood and wondered why. I wondered why people have a nervous breakdown and knew I didn't want one. This was the beginning of my journey. I went as far as getting a doctorate, which led me to teach at a university. This gave me the opportunity to address the issue of dysfunctional living and creating an effective thinking proves that could lead to good decision-making, which lead to good life outcomes. I developed and taught a course in mental, emotional and spiritual health, which was about creating a healthy living process. The course helped individuals redefine success, which is much more than money. In fact, we get lost in our living process when we have the wrong priorities. Consequently, many people are getting lost and live sickening lives characterized by addictive behaviors, which will dominate the living process. Furthermore, we need to learn about love because we don't live well without love, and many of our problems are directly related to the lack of love. Consequently, many people reach a breaking point and engage in addictive behaviors to escape their misery. This is no accident. I have seen this in my own family and extended family. However, we can change our thinking process! The books I have written contain information that can help create a healthy thinking process. One defined by nurturing one-self, creating an effective emotional system, and a healthy mindset. I have taught this information for 24 years and it has helped many young people make healthy life changes. That is, creating healthy priorities, learn coping skills, create loving relationships, create healthy boundaries, love our children, and take time to smell the flowers. That is your challenge.