Minneapolis Therapist and LifeSkills Coach Offering Techniques to Manage Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Loss and Uncertainty
Dr Jody L Friesen Grande	Welcome to HopeAllianz Inc. I will be your professional guide as you begin your journey of self-discovery in developing your authentic wholeness. I believe that we are each on a personal journey which is filled with challenges and opportunities ... seeking connection with our mental, physical and spiritual realms of life. We often look for answers, but they do not come as quickly as we want. We become impatient, discouraged, frustrated, angry and stuck.
We need to learn to be mindful and patient ... awareness of our self and surroundings. Life is not a race, but a journey to be appreciated and savored each and every step of the way. We need the time to remember ... the time to just be and time to dream ... nourishing our mind, body and spirit while embracing each moment with love, happiness, harmony, surprise, laughter, strength and peace. I wish for you this day --- contentment, compassion and courage --- while embracing this very moment ... take a breath and enjoy the boundless blessings you are receiving.

Develop an Authentic Self through LifeSkills Training

Who am I? What do I need? Why am I not happy? Why can't I just let go and move on? Why can't I pull myself together? Lonely, rejected, abandoned. I can't stop the tapes running in my head. Unworthy, undeserving, hopeless. Why even try? If you have experienced any of these thoughts or feelings ... then LifeSkills Training has been developed for you. Practical tools and techniques for self-development and well-being.

Strengthening techniques and support to increase sense of self, self-esteem, emotional stability, healthy relationships, and promoting health ~ acceptance in change ...

Family Caregiving and Coaching™ More than 65 million people, 29% of the US population, provide care to a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member during any given year ~ spending an average of 20 hours per week providing care for their loved one. Caregiving Tasks for Families Experiencing Mental Illness: Provviding companionship and social support; providing emotional support; monitoring and managing symptoms; providing and monitoring medication ... read more Core Realities of Chronic Illness: Onset - gorwing fear and physical/emotional suffering; rejection by other people; loss of self ~ unable to do what once cam easiy; role changes ~ as ability to fulfill roles may change ... read more Eldercare and the Caregiver: Eldercare requires a set of services to respond to a wide range of often unpredictable medical, emotiona, physical and financial possibilities ... read more