Thanks and Farewell from John Shields
As my tenure as The Haven’s Executive Director comes to a close, I want to acknowledge and appreciate the two Boards that I have served, as well as…
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China earthquake
Our friends Dodo Lee and Cora Tao have been working with earthquake victims in the Duchainyian area of China, helping people deal with emotional trauma. Dodo and Cora…
Acceptance and change
I recently came across this passage from Carl Rogers’ On Becoming a Person. Rogers is considered one of the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology, whose ‘person-centered’…
Eric and Leon Bibb in concert
Eric and Leon Bibb performed at The Haven last week, to a packed Wong and McKeen Phoenix Auditorium. A moving, joyful evening. Thanks to the Gabriola Sounder for…
Why poetry matters
By Ellery Littleton “Poetry doesn’t matter to most people,” writes Jay Parini, poet, novelist and professor of English at Middlebury College, Vermont. “Most people don’t write it, don’t…
Behind the Scenes: Act Natural
Updated December, 2018. Jane Geesman and Sarah Lucht created Act Natural at The Haven in 2001. This is their story… Jane Geesman writes: Some years ago, I had a lively…
The Haven Lodge
Thanks to Peter Joyes for this lovely drawing of the lodge.
Susan Clarke on Living Alive Phase I
Susan Clarke and Carole Ames are leading the next Living Alive Phase I, July 7 – August 1 When I came to The Haven I was facing a…
Carole Ames on Living Alive Phase I
I was a successful 34-year-old single professional on disability leave for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when I participated in Phase I in 1992. I knew I was at a…
Power and Strength
This article is taken from the Ideas in Action booklet, which also contains summaries of the Communication Model, the Selves Model and the Resonance Model, plus a piece…
From the Shen Archive
Face the Music and Dance By Sylvia Edlund Shen 1997 One year ago I came to The Haven hoping to learn better ways of coping with severe short-term…