"A Plan Beats a Panic Every Time." Jane Bryant Quinn

"Funny how situations that seem initially as overwhelming can be less so, with the love and support of friends, and by taking action." B. J. Bullert

"Your presence, respect, clarity helped build community on the spot." NEST (North East Seattle Together) seminar attendee

Thank you for reminding me that one of the most crucial elements of creating my personal safety net is learning the ASK. Thanks to your work I will be exercising my ASK muscle with greater frequency! Several of the members who were in attendance shared that they felt more empowered after the training." Carolyn Dougherty, Recovery Cafe

"I’ll always be grateful for reading “Personal Safety Nets” and the help and guidance it provided when my father was ill." Rachael Weakland

"Our Called to Care Board is so very grateful for your wonderful workshop. All who attended learned so much of value, and we hope to put it to good use in creating personal safety nets for ourselves. You have a special ministry in this work!" Jan Kinnier, Richmond Beach Congregational United Church of Christ

"Once you begin thinking about it, there are numerous opportunities to make Personal Safety Nets work within your own life and the lives of the people you love." James J. Marshall-Ward, Executive Director, Rosehedge/Multifaith Works.

"It's helpful to learn to be intentional about things we take for granted - that's the real value of this training." Camp Fire USA seminar attendee.

"Thank you for writing your book Personal Safety Nets. I'm sure that I will read it a number of times over the next several years and draw new lessons from it each time." Jeff Greene

"I wish everyone had this training!" Navos seminar attendee

"My plans are to utilize some of this poetic wisdom and work with Judy Pigott and her great methodology in handling personal crisis." Ralph Johnson

"Every congregation should address this." Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry seminar attendee

Teaching you the skills to pull people, plans and paper together to handle life's challenges and changes

Tackle One Thing at a Time

There's a 100% chance that you will experience change and challenge in your life. Whether it's:

Losing your home to foreclosure
Unexpected job loss
Relocating for a great new job
National or local elections

To paraphrase the words of Sheldon Solomon, professor of psychology at Skidmore College "Stress is when the demands on an individual are greater than the resources. With time, education and outside help, this balance can always change."

Even when all is in chaos, you'll be better able to remain calm and to experience better results if you've put effort into creating a plan, a Personal Safety Net, to guide your response. Our Workbook: Get Ready / Get Started can help you by starting to put your plans in place. Taking one step at a time will help.

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Dealing with the unknown

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Planning

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Preparing for emergencies

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"I am convinced your program serves a real need. I'm more aware of my next steps in that regard, plus confident that I'm armed with actionable information. I plan to launch a PSN for both myself and Molly. Keep up this important work."

Tom O'Connor, Attendee at Multi-session Class