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"If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think that you dare not, you don't,
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
It's almost certain you won't."
- Anon.

"People change and forget to tell each other."
- Lillian Hellman

"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything."
- Bernadette Devlin

Testimonials

A page filled with people I have worked with and their beautiful words to me. Obviously, for reasons of confidentiality, everyone's names and any identifying details have been removed/replaced. But these words mean more to me than anything I have ever received in my life. I am truly honored and humbled by these beautiful people.

(Click on one to read in full...)

Brandi Cosby, Tampa, FL - "Hi there! I am doing fine. I can see light at my end of tunnel, infact I am out of the worst of it. I am sooo much happier though that I need to expre..."

Kim Robertson, Athens, GA - "I'd definitely write again! You were such a big help to me. I don't know what would have happened to me without your advice. Please don't shut down th..."

Bethany Harmen, Des Moines, IA - "Hey Maryanne; Hello, it's B, I just wanted to thank you for the E-mail you wrote us and to let you know that you are our family now, the only person ..."

Lisa Scott, Omaha, NE - "I can't begin to thank you enough for the `mental shakedown' and the pointers on the prescription drug programs. I am going to be able to get the med..."

Robert Pray, NYC, NY - "MaryAnne, I have read most everything on your site and I am very anxious to hear from you. You seem so honest and like you really care about people a..."

Anna, Chicago, IL - "Thanks for your advice! I managed to come up with some things very fast based off your ideas. I found a counseling service based on a "sliding fee" as..."

Leanne, Rockford IL - "I have been actually functioning again to levels nearly what I was before because you have given me the hope and resources to be able to accomplish st..."

Ally, Independence, MO - "I was crawling the web, looking for some drug-free help to my problems (anxiety disorder and depression, I was diagnosed yesterday). And then I found ..."

Berry and Martha, Cary, NC - "Hey Maryanne, We just read your E-mail and wanted to thank you for responding so quickly......I mean I wish every girl with a problem knew about you,..."

Anne Christie, Nashville TN - "Guess what...tomorrow I am going in to a hospital to get therapy. Your site inspired me"

Jamie Turner, Washington DC - "Dear MaryAnne, I wanted to write and tell you how much your love and support has meant to me through this. No one on Earth could have matched all the..."

Harry Smith, UK - "p.s. I recieved an e-mail from you earlier today, saying about the worth of your site in the future. I wanted to say PLEASE keep it running, as it is ..."

Adam Sandle, Atlanta, GA - "Wow, I thank you sincerely for your time and insight. You are absolutely right. You are a truly amazing person to give your time to a complete str..."

Luci, Guyana, S. America - "Dear MaryAnne, I think you provide a wonderful service with thoughtful, caring, and intuitive advice. I wish you the best with everything. You are pr..."

Allison Bailing, San Diego, CA - "MaryAnne Thanks - I cannot begin to explain how much this means to me - so often with counselling, you have a session once a week, usually at a time ..."

Shelly, Russia - "MaryAnne Thank you for your reply to my letter. I really didn't think anyone would do that. You are very wise in your interpretation of my problem an..."

Lona, India - "Dear Mary Anne, Just a small note of appreciationa nd gratitude for being so committed to my well being and happiness. You need to pause and conside..."

Ed Renner, Minneapolis, MN - "Dear MaryAnne I sat and read your reply nodding my head over and over again, all of it is so true. I have started noticing in the last week that I sh..."

Nell Domaskus, UK - "Dear Mary Anne, I do hope this note of thanks will reach you. This is so much more information then I have been able to obtain from any other sourc..."

Katie Singer, Abilene, TX - "Hi MaryAnne, I don't know how much to thank you but thank you anyway for being there for me.This is awesome can you imagine we've actually not met a..."

Mary Topp, Belleville, IL - "Hi MaryAnne, How can I ever thank you.This was way beyound doubt that you would ever have time to write me back thank you so much I really appreciat..."

Betty Sherman, Smithville, AR - "Mary Anne, I sincerely thank you for your help, your knowledge, and most of all your kindness in caring enough to be there for a complete stranger. ..."

Maria Demorez, Austin, TX - "MaryAnne Hello! My name is Maria and I am a very close friend of Nicole's. I just wanted to let you know that Nicole shared the advice you gave her..."

Susan Shepherd, Christchurch, New Zealand - "Dear MaryAnne, I am unconfused now - thank you for clearing it all up for me. I've thought about what you wrote and listened to my gut instincts. I..."

Ellie Thomas, UK - "MaryAnne I don't know what I would do with out you. I feel like my world is ending, and then I open up an email from you in my inbox and everything is suddenly okay again"

John Hanner, Detroit, MI - "Dear MaryAnne, Thanks so much for all this information..it's like a Godsend..to find someone with all this information that i need....you gave me alo..."

Bryan Dickson, Richmond, VA - "MaryAnne Thanx 4 writing back. I was real surprised you did. And I am gonna take all that you told me into consideration. thanx again for writing back. im gonna keep this e-mail for a while :)"

Heather Diemer, Nashville, TN - "To MaryAnne, Thank you for your advice. I think that after getting an adult's opinion on the matter and thinking through with it a bit more, I've d..."

Lucille Friend, Chicago, IL - "Dear MaryAnne, My boyfriend and I decided that now is not the time. We know that we can wait for the perfect oppurtunity and that way it will be perfect. Thanks"

Melinda Stanley, Boston, MA - "MaryAnne, I feel so close to you and i want you to know how much you mean to me, your not just a person that i write to over the internet, your my ve..."

Diana Simmons, Salisbury, MD - "Hello MaryAnne, God is so good, sending me to you. I was so excited to read your reply, FINALLY, maybe, possible, an answer. I'm on the way to the li..."

Jack Wilson, Albany, NY - "MaryAnne, Your service is inherently worthwhile, period...You provide access at times of crisis. Some small towns don't have crisis lines...For me, b..."

Laura Dustin, Pittsburgh, PA - "Dearest MaryAnne, Yes I remember reaching out for help from you about my ADA rights as a college student. Your information was helpful; more importan..."

Jean Hardy, Kent, UK - "...it worked in terms of examining my relationships with men and how those relationships greatly mimick my relationship with my father... Your advice..."

Jim Perry, Nashville, TN - "Thank you for your wonderful counsel. It was really soothing and in fact I needed to talk to someone because I did not dare speak to anyone about this..."

Michelle Parker, Leesville, LA - "I really appreciate what you are doing, and I know that you can make a huge difference in the world. I hope you can continue because you are one of th..."

Dean Jones, Birmingham, UK - "Dear MaryAnne, I wanted to tell you that I was very touched by the words that you have written me. In the first place I like it that you have take..."

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