It’s that time of the year again, Gotham invoices are available for payment. And, invariably, this is the time when I hear members asking, “What has Gotham done for me?”  Here’s my answer to that question, this is what Gotham has done for me.

As most of you  who read my blog know, I love to travel but I am a very fearful flyer. Bill Solz, Gotham therapist extraordinaire, has generously spent  time talking to me and helping me to understand the genesis of the fear. While I have not yet taken a havening session with him to further alleviate my fear, I have personally witnessed the results of havening and they are extraordinary. I have seen Bill change people’s lives with this technique.

Recently, a few days before I was to take a ten hour flight to Brazil, I published a blog about my fear of flying.  Retired commercial airline pilot and Gotham member, Neil Hollander, someone whom I have never met or spoken to,  called me and spent an exorbitant time on the phone with me discussing the basis of my fear and how to address it. He then generously sent me follow-up videos further addressing the issues we discussed.

The flight down to Brazil was pretty rocky but I stayed calm throughout the flight thinking about all Neil had taught me. My family was amazed at my change in attitude. Through most of the return flight I was similarly calm. During the landing at JFK, which was particularly bumpy,  I felt the anxiety creeping in. So I began to meditate. I learned meditation though Gotham blogger, Caycee Crown. I reached out to Caycee to learn about meditation a few years ago when I had to go through an extensive medical procedure while awake. Caycee generously spoke to me and sent me materials that allowed me to learn to meditate, which got me through my medical procedure and the recent bumpy landing at JFK.

This is just a few of the things that Gotham has done for me this year. What has Gotham done for you?