Eric DeVries

Author of the upcoming book, "Control It, Influence It, or Dump That **IT - Your 3 Choices for Healthy Stress Management," the first in a long series of books on Stress Management. Everyone can learn to be a positive, productive thinker. If that seems challenging for you, I can coach you and give you the tools you need to become more self aware and self reliant. I have no intention on being your "Life Coach", where you need help for the rest of your life. I will not diagnose you or figure out what may be wrong with you. The goal is to figure out what you want to improve, not discover if you may be "crazy" or if anything is "wrong" with you. Some people may learn everything they need in one of my short lectures, while others may need a few private sessions. We can figure it out together.

I am a retired Air Force veteran. This doesn't mean I'm highly regimented, inflexible, in need of specific orders or always "on edge". These misconceptions are frequently used to label veterans. The truth is, like most other veterans, I have learned how to be thrown into a new, unfamiliar situation, quickly assess how things function, master my surroundings, find ways to make things more efficient, teach a new person how to become a master, and move on to the next challenge. In the military, we did not work for profit, we worked to be efficient masters of our domain in a short period of time, and get the mission done, no matter what. The problem is that most military veterans don't know how to communicate this culture to the 99% of the population who never served in the military. I can translate those opposing mindsets to each other in a positive way, so each side better understands each other and is able to function together.

I am married for the second time, with a blended family of seven kids. This, combined with my military service and a Graduate degree in Performance Psychology allows me to understand the brain, human instincts, and stress. In coaching a good number of veterans how to manage PTSD, I know it's possible to help anyone manage themselves.