Today's Thought (Dr. Joyce Kovelman)

Dr. Joyce Kovelman is married and the mother of four grown children and grandmother of two. She holds a Ph.D. in Anatomy as well as a Ph.D. in Psychology. Joyce also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and has taught in the Medical School at U.C.L.A. Presently, she practices psychology in Chatsworth, California.

Well respected amongst friends and professional peers alike she provides workshops,  writes books, performs research,  and  appears on TV and radio. You will really enjoy the very gregarious presence of a highly intelligent human being, if you click on the Pod cast link below:


Joyce's Pre-interview:

1. Joyce, I really appreciate your choice in study. You have a Ph.D.in Anatomy and another Ph.D. in Psychology. You also completed an National Institute of Mental Health post-doctoral fellowship in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. What inspired you to choose that subject matter and degree of study -- the love of knowledge or certain professional objectives you wanted to accomplish? You are also an official ECOSOC representative to the United Nations for the Institute of Global Education, which is quite a uniquely distinguished office to hold. Please explain a little about that agency, what your role entails, and what you want to contribute towards the agency's objective?

2. You also have extensive training in histology, studying anatomical and physiologic change in tissue on a cellular/organelle level as it relates to the progression of disease. We would definitely need an interview to discuss your fascinating discoveries in hard science and I anticipate one, but for now, if you do not mind, could you share what you discovered. Here is my question. Based on what you determined, how does mental illness like schizophrenia or severe depression impact normal brain tissue? Based on your conclusions, are there underlying circumstances, which precede the onset of mental illness, for instance, congenital defect, direct injury to the brain, or emotionally traumatic experiences? Could you go just a little more in detail regarding schizophrenia (however way you choose)? Concerning mental illness and heredity, is there a connection? How was that determined?  (citation)

3. Joyce, you take a pragmatic, humanistic, and spiritual approach in providing tools, which can be used by all humans for daily living. In an ideal world, there should be a helping hand for anyone facing a human challenge. What in your opinion are the core human challenges we face and how are your workshops designed to complement that need?

4. Joyce, I am deeply moved by your commitment to clarify God's mission here on earth through the following roles: mother, wife and caretaker. When and how did you decide to portal your extensive experience and knowledge of human nature into this particular focus?

5. Joyce, I would like to change directions. How would you define spirituality in today's world? Did you always have a strong spiritual focus or did you grow and evolve into being? You have a series of five books paying homage to God's matriarchal expression. The title of your series is: I Am Woman (One-to five). How do you inspire women to triumph, persevere, and celebrate life's moments in challenge and resolution? How are the daughters included? I noticed that the I Am Woman series is not a series of books, per se, but a series of workbooks. Why did you choose the workbook format? We have matriarchal social structure within the culture of certain animal species as well as certain human ethnic groups. What have you learned about these social groups, which is definitely worth adopting in all cultures immediately?

6. On a more personal note, who mentored you within your family? When ever there is a need, a voice cries from the wilderness. Whether in the form of books, movies, or life experience, whose voice(s) caught your attention and prompted you to become consciously aware through recognizing the inner divine?

7. Joyce, your workshops definitely meet the need of real people in a real world through acknowledging the deeper correlation between who we are and what we create. A great example would be your workshop, The Money Clinic -- Holographic Abundance. Why did you choose to utilize a holographic model as an approach to manifesting greater abundance? What tools do your students leave with, which access holographic abundance forever after?

8. In your workshop, Meet the Coach, you help people grow, change and achieve on a personal, group, or corporate-executive level. What is your method in helping people reassess their priorities, and then recreate a passionate, meaningful connection with those same goals and objectives? When it comes to identifying and associating priorities with basic needs and desires, does Maslow's hierarchy of needs apply yet today? Why? Tell us more about your particular style and method of coaching?

9. In your workshop, Welcome to Planet Earth you literally become an orientator to the human experience. How do you get this process started? When and how does divinity become a part of the landscape you create for your client? (An aside: Do you use any trance-induction techniques during the earth orientation?) How do you create your script? For hands on experience, do you ever utilize your clients in role-playing?

10. Joyce, please share with us your new developments and how we may participate in your various activities and professional services. What keynotes would you like to leave with everyone in most or all of your workshops (Pod cast is below)? 

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