Core Training

My name is Dikaury Polanco, I am 14 years old and I attend Colleyville Heritage High School. Pathways has been and always will be a major part of my life, because I have learned a lot of valuable [...]

Like most little girls, I dreamed of the fairytale life: meeting Prince Charming and living happily ever after. A glimpse into my childhood would reveal promise that it might come true. My father [...]

My home was broken before I even entered the world, as my parents were already separated when I was born in West Texas. My father was an alcoholic and my mother was chaotic. There was always a [...]

Unworthy. Unlovable. Unhinged. Unimportant. Unwanted. My life prior to Pathways was ruled by “un.” My day-to-day was riddled with guilt and shame over things in my past and a lot of [...]

I could sum up my life before Pathways as a portrait – one that contained all of the loves of my life. I was not in the photo – instead I was behind the lens, capturing the picture of those whose [...]

My story can be overwhelming to some people, but it’s a tale of overcoming and resilience and finding your worth despite your circumstances. When I was three years old, my biological mother [...]

I was raised in the Midwest – born in Fort Wayne, Indiana but quickly transplanted to Rockford, Illinois where my father had grown up and I spent my grade school years there. My parents divorced [...]

I was fortunate to grow up in a large, loving, close-knit loving family in North Richland Hills, Texas. I had two brothers who are now deceased and four sisters who are still with me. I was [...]

Adults pictured, left to right: Val Hillman (305), Mike Hillman Jr. (322), Katrina Hillman (330), Alicia Harrison (349), Mike Hillman Sr. (335), Chelsy Hillman (339), Dustin Hillman (324), Teri [...]

Before I attended Pathways you would have found me up against a wall, trying to blend in with the wallpaper so as not to be seen. I was embarrassed, ashamed, lonely, and I was dying inside [...]

Before Pathways I lived in self-condemnation, constant fear, monotony and exhaustion. I had no faith in anything. I tried to control everything. Constantly believing I was never good enough [...]

All I ever wanted in life was for my dad to be proud of me. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why the one man that was supposed to be wired to love me unconditionally hated me so [...]

I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2002, shortly before I graduated high school. In the 15 years since I was diagnosed I have grown in many ways. Pathways Core Training was and continues [...]

In the late ‘80s a friend of mine approached me about attending a “You Seminar” (the original name of the training that Drs. Phil and Joe McGraw coined, before it was changed to Pathways at a [...]

If we asked you to think of a person who represents the heartbeat of Pathways Core Training, you’d probably instantly think of Craig Kwieran. Craig has been serving the organization in different [...]

Tammy describes her service in the Marine Corps as a calling – she wore the uniform proudly and served her country faithfully. Enlisting in 1985, the military fulfilled a deep-seated need [...]

My life before Pathways Core Training was empty and chaotic. I was just a shell of a person, pretending to love herself and those around her. I felt broken and unworthy of being loved and [...]

I joined the Marines in 2000 as a radio operator and was admitted into 3rd Recon Battalion in Okinawa in 2003. Afterwards, I was deployed to the Jolo island chain in the Philippines to perform [...]

If you started your Pathways Core Training journey after 2009, it’s highly likely that Rob Willis, a playful man with a cheeky British accent, was instrumental in your training. Since graduating [...]

In the Pathways Core Training community, there are few sponsors with a “resume” as impressive as Kala DeHaan Hill. She can proudly count 36 individuals whom she has personally sponsored through [...]

“Prior to Pathways, I had given up on the idea of finding love and quit believing that I was even worthy of being loved. A lifetime of over-responsibility had pushed anything resembling fun to [...]

“Pre-Pathways I had loved and lost so much. I was so shut off because I knew if I loved someone and truly let them in, I might lose them and I wasn’t willing to endure that type of pain ever [...]

Love means helping and supporting your loved ones, right? Or does it mean letting them figure it out on their own?  Should we allow people the dignity of their own consequences or warn them when [...]

You’ve made a really big change. Not a little “hey, I think might start eating healthier” type of change;  a really big, core-level change. The kind of change fostered by traveling through the [...]

An indepth interview with Pathways Graduate, Scott Miller. Class 297. May 2012 Graduation What brought you to Pathways (how did you hear about it)?  I came to Pathways because I had been [...]

Every now and then, we find someone who exudes such joy and passion and we wonder… where does that come from and how do I get some. Rodney Francisco shares where his passion comes from and [...]

Holly and Clay Peevyhouse (married for 15 years) Payton (9), Eden (6), Colin (3) & Rosalyn (1.5) Holly – Class 284 , Clay – Class 278 What brought you to Pathways (how did you hear about [...]

Before Pathways, I found myself in a situation I would have never imagined.  My daughter had been diagnosed with an eating disorder.  She struggled with the issue for about 8 months, yet the [...]

Jeff and Marcia Kwarsick (married for 22 years) Jeff – Class 53 ~ Marcia – Class 51 What brought you to Pathways (how did you hear about it)? Jeff:  I was referred by an ex-girlfriend [...]

Tenacity:  what persistence becomes when matured by emotional intelligence A trainee in a relationship-oriented training was sharing with her small group, wives of the husbands sitting in their [...]

Over ten years ago, Laura felt trapped in an unhappy marriage. She was emotionally shut down, and she felt empty inside. She had two sons, Josh and Zach. Over time, Laura saw both boys beginning [...]

Have you ever noticed that whenever you try to change yourself, even if you are changing to something better, other people in your world don’t necessarily react the way you would like? The reason [...]

The Karpman Drama Triangle: Persecutor – Rescuer –Victim (PRV). We’ve all found ourselves in this energy-draining game chasing and being chased around the triangle. “You are WRONG!” says the [...]