WEBVTT 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:15.985 Hi everybody, my name is Christian Wolf and I am an alum of Divine Mercy University and a very, very happy customer. 00:00:16.925 --> 00:00:23.985 In fact, I feel like I'm a part of Divine Mercy University, not just, you know, a student that's kind of out there. 00:00:24.685 --> 00:00:35.410 My background is as an Air Force kid, grew up, all over The United States, and then I moved into an advertising career where I worked all around the globe. 00:00:36.590 --> 00:00:43.635 And I came to some life experiences, some personal experiences late in my career where it was time to make a change. 00:00:45.375 --> 00:01:11.160 I often disclose that I'm a drug addict and alcoholic in recovery, and there are all sorts of stories behind that, But, you know, along the way, there were some wonderful clinicians who, did an exceptional job in helping me understand things about myself and be able to live free of those types of, you know, addictions. 00:01:11.985 --> 00:01:23.125 And so it made sense for me, based on my personal experience, to take some of that and hopefully turn around and allow that to inform in a clinical setting. 00:01:23.825 --> 00:01:26.750 So I launched out on addiction counseling. 00:01:26.810 --> 00:01:36.510 I work at a massive, rehabilitation, providing hope and healing to people who suffer from addictions. 00:01:37.050 --> 00:01:41.905 We're all over the country and I, work in my local community. 00:01:43.485 --> 00:01:59.760 And because of my study at Divine Mercy University, I've just been accepted into the integrated provider program so I can begin to serve those with co occurring disorders, with alcohol or drug addictions, as well as mental health disorders. 00:02:01.020 --> 00:02:02.060 I love what I do. 00:02:02.060 --> 00:02:02.940 I love it. 00:02:02.940 --> 00:02:03.420 Love it. 00:02:03.420 --> 00:02:04.140 Love it. 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:07.520 There's nothing better than being able to connect with people. 00:02:08.895 --> 00:02:14.595 I often laugh heartily when I'm in group with clients when it's time to laugh. 00:02:15.375 --> 00:02:25.580 And I often have to hold back tears at times when I'm really touched by difficult things that people are going through or just to watch the process of change. 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:35.580 If anything, I'm a change junkie, and, I'm okay with that title because I get to see it every day, and this is an amazing field to be able to do it. 00:02:35.995 --> 00:02:43.855 The Catholic Christian Meta Model is something that I use today in my current practice as an addictions counselor. 00:02:44.235 --> 00:02:52.730 And in fact, it was something that I used the whole time I was in school because the whole time I was working in a helping relationship. 00:02:54.230 --> 00:03:05.305 The Catholic Christian Meta Model allowed me, it forced me in a way, to see the whole person and not just one aspect. 00:03:06.485 --> 00:03:07.545 That was brilliant. 00:03:07.925 --> 00:03:12.185 And so I use that every day in interactions with clients.