Linda L FischerA typical, disoriented military child who moved from place to place, Linda couldn't find her sense of belonging in school, with friends, and even in her own family. Life became unbearable from a very young age. So, she found her way to alcoholism andthen drug addiction to soothe the suffering, among countless other horrific strategies. This early loss of her innocence created an insatiable search for the meaning of her existence, questioning: Why am I here, and what is it all about? Through the extraordinary journey of recovery, she slowly but surely came to trust her own body, emotions, and mind, as well as that of others who seemed to genuinely care. Upon this foundation, she began to understand what gifts life could offer. She has explored her ancestral lineage, the many facets of addiction, countless healing modalities, and the both terrifying and intimate experience of making amends one by one. Now, she sees and experiences the blessing in addiction...that hell and heaven are actually one energy, and she uses these self- and life-realizations to support people worldwide in uncovering their inner brilliance. She found her way, not out of addiction, but through it, by healing herself and each of her relationships, and has now created an amazing life on a 486-acre Garden of Eden intentional community that she co-founded in the mountains of New Mexico. She has both reclaimed the intimacy with her family of origin as well as discovered a family of friends all over the world. Linda has found her passion, purpose, and pleasure in both her personal and professional life. As an Ontological Coach, Author, and Educator, she has combined an intense love of learning with a passion for uncovering the deepest, most authentic drivers of human motivation for sustainable change. Linda is now often referred to as Shekinah. Although she responds to her given name, Shekinah is actually her preferred name, and means divine feminine light of God. While she had never wanted or needed to change her name, when the invitation arose to take on this additional title, she came to understand it as both a name to grow into and as a way to teach her to embrace us all as this light. The name her mother and father gave her-Linda-means most beautiful, so her full name now is the most beautiful divine feminine light of God, and that's something we're all becoming. Read More Read Less