Ernie L

Ernie Vecchio is also the author of The Soul’s Intent and Big Tail - Small Kite, as well as the founder of the Institute for Compassionate Living. In his extensive career as a trauma psychologist he discovered that when ego or personality was stripped away, his patients had a unique opportunity to recover a truer and authentic self. In most cases, he observed them establish a relationship with soul, spirit, and ego that were aligned with their heart’s desire. He calls this process mediating within or finding one’s place of compromise. The result was a more meaningful life and choices that were purposeful and goal-oriented. In his twenty-five+ years of working with severe trauma patients, he developed a psychospiritual understanding of that which divides us all: self-judgment. Those willing to explore and heal this division internally discover a broader and more compassionate view of the self. The result is forgiveness and a personal freedom to simply BE. He practices in West Virginia and consults nationally and internationally. www.theinstituteforcompassionateliving.com.