Witnessing Ted: The Journey to Potential through Grief and Loss Paperback - 2011

Carol Poteat is a writer, speaker, and owner of Partners in Potential, a service-based company that offers personal and business coaching, consulting, and sales training. Her twenty years of experience in advertising sales and management, coupled with her lifelong spiritual journey, have given her the ability to relate to people from all walks of life. Carol lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Mike, and enjoys weekend trips to the mountains, golf, and hiking. To contact Carol or sign up for her newsletter, visit www.PartnersInPotential.com Ted Wiard, LPCC, CGC, is a licensed clinical therapist, a certified grief counselor, and an ordained minister. He also holds certifications as a schoolteacher and a tennis coaching professional. His passion for working with grief arose from his own personal losses in which he realized there were very few places to go for support. Ted and his wife, Marcella, are the founders of Golden Willow Retreat, an emotional healing center focused on grief, loss, and resiliency located outside of Taos in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico. Director of Golden Willow Retreat, Ted is also the Clinical Supervisor for TeamBuilders Counseling Services in Taos, which works with children and their families in need of mental health services and community support throughout New Mexico. Ted is sought after for speaking engagements internationally. He has written many articles on the subject of emotional healing and has collaborated with many treatment centers around the country focusing on grief, loss, and the connection-disconnection of spirituality, addiction, and relapse. Ted and Marcella reside in Arroyo Hondo and Santa Fe, New Mexico. To contact Ted or for more information on Golden Willow Retreat, visit www.GoldenWillowRetreat.org