Don Elium Presentations

What is going on with my husband? My wife constantly complains about the same things over and over? When we are alone with the kids things go well, but when we are all together it ends up in fights, why can't we just get along together? How can I get him to do what I want? What can't she just come out of her room? Why do I feel so alone when I am surrounded by a family that I have always longed for?

Raising a family is always a work in progress that moves from chaos to temporary order and back to chaos. Most common family, relationship, and parenting struggles are based on a collection of underlying principles that mold and determine family and relationship interactions. Don Elium’s work with marriage and family capture those principles, illustrate how to apply them, and open a fresh door to love and meaning in the relationships that define our personal lives.

Don Elium brings his penetrating insight, hilarious humor, and his entertaining speaking style to the challenges of modern family life You will wonder if he has been peeking in your own living room and in your mind as well. Carefully crafted learning points illustrated with real-life stories that inspire hope and courage, Don helps audience members turn their wishbones into backbones.

Don Elium, MA MFT, with his wife Jeanne, are authors of the best-selling books Raising a Son, Raising a Daughter, Raising a Teenager, and Raising a Family. Born and raised in Salisbury, NC, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue his graduate education. He settled in Walnut Creek, CA where he

has maintained a full time psychotherapy practice for over fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area to individual adults, couples, and teenagers. He is an adjunct professor at JFK University in the Counseling Psychology Graduate Program teaching Gender and Sexuality. He is a national professional speaker and trainer and appears often on radio and television and quoted in national magazines and newspapers. He and Jeanne are parents, grandparents, and have been married for over 20 years.

Out of his professional experiences, real life challenges, victories, and defeats, he brings you an inspiring event that teaches you how to live in the most precious relationships you will ever have--and how to keep them all . . . most precious.