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FASD IS MY SUPERPOWER:
Helping Kids Understand the Strengths of Their Diagnosis
By: Emily Hargrove
About Emily
With a passion to empower, Emily has used her voice for 15 years to educate and advocate on behalf of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Combining her personal story of adoption, faith, and determination with the latest research, Emily has had the privilege of partnering with and co-establishing various international, national, and state organizations dedicated to the full inclusion of those with FASD. Believing that it is through the struggle we find strength, Emily applies a holistic approach to her presentations as well as through her counseling.
Emily is a published researcher, Ph.D. candidate, and APPA-accredited philosophical counselor. Emily graduated Summa cum Laude with a Bachelor's in psychology and counseling and holds a Master's of Philosophy in Psychology. Emily has training and experience in both one-on-one counseling as well as group facilitation where a person-first, strengths-based approach to well-being guides the process. For more about Emily and the areas of specialization she brings to education, advocacy, and counseling, please click below.
"A struggle is only a struggle, a path is only a path. Their purpose may be far more beautiful than we could ever realize."
–Emily Hargrove, PhD Candidate, MPhil, APPA certified philosophical practitioner
Philosophical Counseling
Inevitably, life will leave us with questions. Fortunately, we do not have to wrestle with these questions on our own. Primarily, philosophical counseling aims to strengthen mental well-being, viewing the person as more than a list of symptoms or behaviors, but as a whole person, capable of self-compassion and in need of understanding. A journey toward meaning, clarity, discovery, and purpose can begin simply by taking a deeper look and with fresh eyes at our circumstances. Philosophical counseling does not seek to provide answers, but, instead, offers the right questions, awakening a sense of self-awareness, and encouraging growth and healing.
"Vain is the word of a philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man. For just as there is no profit in medicine if it does not expel the diseases of the body, so there is no profit in philosophy either, if it does not expel the suffering of the mind."
-Epicurus
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Public Advocacy, Education, and Speaking
Emily leads with the philosophy that every time someone speaks, microphone or not, is an opportunity to bring light and grace into a room. She has been honored to have such opportunities with a variety of audiences for over 15 years, delivering keynotes with passion, presentations with a blend of scientific authority and the human experience, as well as inspirational talks that seek to respect the journey of each individual regardless of background, age, or expertise.
“So live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!”
-Viktor E. Frankl
FASD and Faith-Inspired Merch
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The Mission
To see lives positively transform through an encounter with truth and grace.
To empower others to break cycles, foster vision, and live more fully, one person at a time.
