Backbone Power

Backbone Power The Science of Saying No brings insight into waking up, making the decision to set an intention, and accept the challenge of learning to say NO, which means YES for you. As you begin practicing your own self-care and gaining inner peace, you will come to the realization that you are the priority.

Backbone Power The Science of Saying No brings insight into waking up, making the decision to set an intention, and accept the challenge of learning to say NO, which means YES for you. As you begin practicing your own self-care and gaining inner peace, you will come to the realization that you are the priority. This book is targeted towards: • Families dealing with addicts • Codependent addicts who are currently sober • Anyone who says “I hate conflict” “I will do anything to avoid conflict” • Anyone who feels they say yes when they mean no • Anyone who lives in resentment • Anyone who feels taken advantage of • Young men/women going off to college • Anyone in an abusive relationship • Caretakers who forget about themselves • Anyone suffering from bullying • Anyone in leadership roles • Anyone who has trouble asking for money, love, sex • Anyone who wants to have healthy communication skills in difficult situations and all the time.

Dr. Anne Brown, PhD, RNCS of Aspen Progressive Addiction Solutions and who is in private practice specializing in addictions, has served as the trusted advocate and advisor to Influential Corporate leaders, Trial Attorneys, Athletes, Leaders, Physicians and their families, many whose connections extend well beyond the town of Aspen. Combining her own professional experience with that of her no-nonsense mentor, the former Chilean Minister of Finance, political prisoner of Pinochet and corporate business consultant, Dr. Fernando Flores, Brown uses a methodology that helps people reveal their blindness’s and learn to speak authentically thereby decreasing their suffering and increasing their dignity and authenticity. Brown has been described by one client as “having a very caring way of going for the jugular.” Before moving to Aspen in 1987, Brown worked as an Alcohol Clinical Specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts from 1981–1983. She was the Program Director of the Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Program at Greater Cape Ann Human Services in Gloucester, Massachusetts from 1983–1987. Since being in Aspen, Brown has developed a private practice providing therapy for families, individuals, and couples. Her practice is results oriented and with her therapeutic intervention her clients develop the tools to become their own self advocates. She served as a Radio Talk Show Host for KAJX on Aspen Public Radio, from 1999–2006 interviewing people following their dreams. She is also a life and health expert in relationships on genConnect. In 1997 Brown also reached a personal goal of obtaining her Black Belt in Soo Bahk Do. Brown is a graduate of the University of Virginia, BS in Nursing; Boston University, MS in Psychiatric-Mental Health in Nursing; and International University, PhD in Addiction Studies. She has kept residence in Aspen, Colorado and has two children and four grandchildren.