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Often we find ourselves in situations we don’t want to be in. We wonder what happened, how did I get here, why did I do that? Or perhaps we justify our lack of progress or lack of happiness with a variety of “legitimate” excuses. We are all connected and deeply influence each other’s lives — when we don’t live up to our full potential or when we intentionally set out to hurt others we ultimately hurt ourselves. Given the resources we have, I believe we do the best that we can. But what if the best we can keeps us struggling, keeps us living in fear, keeps us from growing, keeps us from living the life we desire and deserve? Listen to Victory in Action: Your Life Matters to discover how you can rise up and move through your challenges. Gain a new perspective on your life and your experiences to recognize that all of life is about relationships, starting with the relationship you have with yourself. Feel inspired and motivated towards making healthier choices and living your best life possible by listening to Victory In Action!

 

Biography

Victory In Action: Your Life Matters with Deborah Howell

Deborah is a licensed physical therapist, empowerment speaker, and the author of Straight to the Heart of What Matters. She is the Founder and CEO of Victory in Action® Empowerment Academy.

Deborah is a graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center in Brooklyn. She is a member of the International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada.

Deborah is married, has four daughters, and is a Veteran of the United States Navy. As a physical therapist, Deborah has served in a wide variety of direct patient care environments throughout the United States. Her eclectic views on health and health care have contributed to her success in treating patients of all ages who are living with chronic pain, and those whose lives have been devastated by life-altering accidents or health conditions.

Deborah’s continued studies of integrative and complementary therapies, spanning seventeen years, have served to increase her knowledge, awareness, and belief in the inherent ability of our bodies to adapt, renew, and heal. Deborah volunteers as an empowerment speaker-mentor for local youth organizations in Nevada.

Deborah’s passion and focus is to teach, enlighten, and facilitate—encouraging positive and long lasting change…inspiring and empowering participants and listeners to increase their awareness and consciousness of the overall health effects of nutritional choices, personal choices, stress and other influences in their daily lives.

Interactive and engaging—Listeners are intrinsically moved to greater awareness and personal insight. The content of this program is relevant to the daily habits and challenges we face as individuals and as a community regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or ability.

Deborah strives to keep it real as she promotes having a positive self-image and a life in balance. Her program offers simple, realistic, and practical concepts, principles, and strategies for ‘piecing’ life together. Her energy, knowledge, and enthusiasm will positively impact your life. You will be inspired, motivated, equipped, and empowered to make life enhancing choices…leading to positive behavioral changes towards healthful, proactive, and purposeful living.

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