It is with much gratitude that I thank Deb Spence for offering the course Stopping Emotional Eating and introducing me to the HeartMath® technique. During the length of the course I learned not only how to control my emotional eating but how to get in tune with my emotions in all areas of my life. With reference to emotional eating, she taught me to use various techniques to really understand what I am feeling at any given moment and let my body tell me what it needs. I work in a high stress environment and have realized that using these techniques, it has enhanced my abilities as a supervisor. Taking time to breathe through my heart, I can calm myself allowing me to listen effectively and speak mindfully. In my personal life, I have always displayed high blood pressure readings when attending hospitals. Recently when dealing with an unexpected health issue, I was able to use the technique of breathing through my heart just seconds prior to having my blood pressure taken. Much to my surprise and delight, the reading was absolutely normal! This has never happened before. As well, I can attest that during one of our sessions I had an epiphany where I came to realize that I can make a change, that I can solely be responsible for that change and I truly, in my heart and soul, believed it. I was overcome with joy and gratitude. It was wonderful to be able to share that experience with Deb. I cannot thank her enough for helping change my life.