Meet Nancy Bauser

I am an authority in surviving and thriving after catastrophe because I’ve done it.  I’m a survivor of a severe brain stem injury & I continue to do what I must in order to take my place in the mainstream.  In order to accomplish all that I want, I need to pace myself, enlist support in areas where I feel I need assistance & capitalize on my strengths.  I’m an individual who has strong auditory and communication skills, but that wasn’t always the case.

For the past 38 years, I have gradually gained skills that I can share with anyone who is interested in exploring a variety of life situations.

Type of Business: Disability Life Coaching

Marketing Area: Global – anywhere that can be accessed by the World Wide Web – My aim is to partner with clients in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.

Major Product: Book- Acceptance Groups for Survivors, A Guide for Facilitators – Available on Amazon & from Jones Harvest Publishing

Education & Credentials: BS in Education from the University of Michigan in 1973

Masters in Science of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976

Academy of Certified Social Workers, ACSW since 1984

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists since 2002

Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, BCETS since 2004

Board Certification in Disability Trauma, BCDT since 2004

Member of the National Center for Crisis Management since 2008

2009 Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Semifinalist

I would like to invite anyone who has lived through a trauma to participate in an on-line Acceptance Group.  It will follow the format proposed in my book, Acceptance Groups for Survivors, A Guide for Facilitators.   I believe that each individual decides for themselves what trauma they have experienced.  The severity of the challenge is determined by the individual who is living with it.

As I begin to bring this proposition to conclusion, I realize that I have not told you about my trauma.  Over 38 years ago, I sustained a severe brain-stem injury in a motor vehicle accident while I was an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan.  In 1971, I was plucked out of my mainstream existence as a college student and put on the sidelines of life.

There I had to watch other people do what I knew I should have been doing.  The problem was that I found myself unable to do what I wanted to do.  I HAD TO ACCEPT that my life had changed & I NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO COPE with my new abilities and disabilities.  So that is what I did.

Four A’s of Recovery

1. Acknowledge
2. Admit
3. Adapt
4. Accept

Recovery Is Making Progress!

For more information about the author, her book, and recovering from a trauma visit: www.survivoracceptance.com