I'm Jeanne May from Perth, Western Australia. I'm a psychologist and have always been interested in anything that increases my inner awareness and contributes to my personal and spiritual development.

I was born with a condition called spinal muscular atrophy (type 1b), have limited strength, have always been in a wheelchair, require much assistance for all my activities throughout the day, and have significant breathing problems.

After completing high school I worked part-time in an office and soon realised that office work was not for me. In 1977, I began studying psychology at University, and in 1980 was accepted for a graduate diploma in psychology. In the mid 80's I began research for a Masters Degree; the final thesis was completed and granted in 1988, and it won an award. I am also a qualified hypnotherapist.

For many years, I was a bereavement counsellor and educator, facilitated workshops on loss and grief, worked with a Hospice and lectured at University in a course called "Understanding Dying." In 1989, I was nominated for the W. A. Citizen of the Year Awards.

My working life took a completely different direction when my poetry book, "Intertwinings," was published in 1998. For the next few years, counselling was temporarily shelved as I pursued my creative side with designing and printing stationery, and promoting "Intertwinings."

My physical life dramatically and permanently changed in 2003, when I developed complications from pneumonia. I ended up on a ventilator, among other life-support systems, for many weeks and was hospitalised for 3 months. As a result of that illness I can no longer write, feed myself or do many of the things I was able to do prior to getting ill.

After much encouragement from a friend, who is a doctor, I returned to psychology, and began counselling adults with a variety of life issues including chronic fatigue, depression, relationship problems, and midlife crises.

On a more personal note, I enjoy listening to a wide range of music, reading and listening to spiritual and self-development material, and I'm energised by trees, nature and the ocean. My other interests and achievements revolve around travel: in 1995, I travelled to Outer Mongolia for my 40th birthday; in 2004 I holidayed in France and Italy, and in 2006 I journeyed to Sydney.

In 2007, my second book, "Outer Mongolia... no longer a fantasy" was published. And I have created and launched my own self-development website: http://www.aspirationsplus.com

 

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