If you told me two years ago that I would celebrate my son and my stepsons’ graduation from high school at an intimate party I hosted surrounded by my “modern family” I would have laughed hysterically in disbelief. Yet that is what happened two weeks ago. I went to Dr. Aaron two years ago with two goals. First, after marrying the love of my life, I found that being a stepmom to my new 3 stepsons was much more challenging than I had ever imagined. Realizing that they were the way they were, I accepted that fact and my goal was to change myself so that we could all get along and I could be a good stepmom to them. Second, in the chaos that had become my life with a new marriage, new career, new stepsons, my husband’s ex-wife hating me (even though we met 2 years after they were divorced!), and an ex-husband still with a much younger woman, I decided my goal was to find Peace. This is where Dr. Aaron came in.

I think if you asked anyone who knew me two years ago, they would say that I have changed dramatically. With the work that I have committed to do with Dr. Aaron, I have learned to approach the world with lovingkindness and exactly what this over used word means! He taught me how to affect change in my own life, and how when we change, it has a rippling effect on everyone around us. Not to mention that Dr. Aaron himself embodies loving kindness and practices what he preaches…in his non preachy way of course. He taught me that with commitment to his process, we all can change for the better…and it did!

So, flash forward to the graduation party and picture this: a beautiful dinner on the outdoor terrace of our country club surrounded by our uncanny modern family. I’m seated with my graduating son at a table with my ex-husband, his fiancée (yes that one), my parents, my other son, and my best friend. My husband is sitting at a table with his graduating sons, his ex-wife, and his parents. My ex-sister in law, Laura and her young daughter Sloan chatting with my current sister in law Lauren and her daughter named Simone who is roughly the same age. And me, beginning the night with a hug from my husband’s ex-wife, getting an “I love you” from my 14 year old stepson, and finishing it with a hug from my ex-husband. Who knew? Well, I certainly never imagined it, but Dr. Aaron helped me make this dream a reality. Because of Dr. Aaron’s coaching combined with my commitment to his process, I can say that I have achieved my goal. I am at Peace.

Lisa Merage