{"id":225,"date":"2023-02-18T23:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2023-03-22T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:00:18","slug":"speaking-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/speaking-facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking &#038; Facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"225\" class=\"elementor elementor-225\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf0aa51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf0aa51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d19b6a\" data-id=\"7d19b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb366b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eeb366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711db99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"711db99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaking & Facilitation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f530e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f530e40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67272e95\" data-id=\"67272e95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cb88aa elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"77cb88aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-inline-end:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:start}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\n\u201cBehind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, <\/br>a portal or a window opening on something other than itself.\u201d\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d751e26 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"d751e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\n\u201cBehind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, <\/br>a portal or a window opening on something other than itself.\u201d\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef4af73 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ef4af73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4400651e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4400651e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Antoine de Saint-Exupery\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54211d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54211d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d4504\" data-id=\"00d4504\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da38331 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da38331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There\u2019s usually a truer story just waiting to be discovered.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ca175 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ca175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There\u2019s usually a truer story just waiting to be discovered.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99930c8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99930c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-84\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Dark-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09a1c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09a1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-896d2f1\" data-id=\"896d2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c143758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I\u2019ve learned one thing in all of my years of clinical work and guiding treatment programs designed for individuals with complex mental health diagnoses, it\u2019s this: The presenting symptoms and the reported contexts are only part of the bigger, much more intricate narrative of the person, their experiences, and the legacies from which they spring.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The untold and sometimes unknown histories of our families can often hold the key to better understanding the origin of the symptoms, distress, and patterns that have been with us for most of our lives: insomnia, \u201crandom\u201d anxiety or panic attacks, thoughts that seem to come from \u201cnowhere,\u201d and feelings that don\u2019t make sense. Illuminating our generational legacies, witnessing the stories that emerge, and reconciling that which was previously unresolved can help light the way on the path to wholeness and freedom.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otherwise, why would it be possible for\u2026<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026the \u201cfixed\u201d delusions of a young man with paranoid schizophrenia to resolve once the truth of a multi-generational family secret was revealed?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026the volatile and persistent emotional turmoil of a middle-aged woman diagnosed with a \u201cchronic\u201d personality disorder to soften and abate once a decades-old secret about her birth came to light?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026the severe, \u201ctreatment resistant\u201d anorexia of a teenage girl to immediately begin to improve when the family began speaking of a traumatic incident held in secret for years?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f224668 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f224668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There\u2019s always another story behind the story, one that once discovered, seen, and treated with care, can offer hope and guidance on the path to liberty and health.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cc97a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11cc97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There\u2019s always another story behind the story, one that once discovered, seen, and treated with care, can offer hope and guidance on the path to liberty and health.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d386fa2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d386fa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8b8453\" data-id=\"a8b8453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d840460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d840460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Favorite Topics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f83fe3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f83fe3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3908f1d\" data-id=\"3908f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e3fca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59e3fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Favorite Topics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4faa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed4faa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Well-Sibling Syndrome\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd04976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd04976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Living in the Shadows<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5726f50 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5726f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d52df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d52df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many ways individuals learn to navigate life with a sibling living with a mental illness, and not all of them are healthy. There is a great need for support resources and ways to thoughtfully include siblings in treatment considerations to make sure the siblings do not pay the unnecessary price, and to affect healing and healthy development across the entire family system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d937134\" data-id=\"d937134\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde6561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fde6561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developmental Disruptions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4ca37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4ca37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The \u201cReal\u201d Personality Disorder<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb5b97 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eb5b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a4dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a4dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trauma, disruptions in attachment, or early exposure to long-term stress are some of the ways the development of a healthy, balanced personality gets sent off-course on a trajectory where intra- and interpersonal resourcing is interrupted. When we consider that unprocessed trauma masquerades as physical symptoms, our possibilities for real healing expand.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231f8c08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231f8c08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b7efc5f\" data-id=\"7b7efc5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8a1702 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3a8a1702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Dr. Pleasants communicates powerfully with both the heart and the mind. I have appreciated all the effort. She puts into preparing and delivering presentations and have never regretted spending time listening to her.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22eaf3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f22eaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Dr. Pleasants communicates powerfully with both the heart and the mind. I have appreciated all the effort. She puts into preparing and delivering presentations and have never regretted spending time listening to her.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71513f9f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71513f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35448916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35448916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melissa Stevenson, LMFT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85ec4b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85ec4b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a160668\" data-id=\"a160668\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbda18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdbda18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Workshops<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48d215d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48d215d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13a7a1d\" data-id=\"13a7a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80212f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f80212f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating Safety in Groups<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fa246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84fa246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Culture of Shared Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0da48 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa0da48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0acd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0acd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying something different in the spirit of new learning, breaking old patterns, or navigating uncharted terrain requires a safe space in which to take risks, experiment, falter, stretch, and grow. Weaving together elements of communication theory, collective responsibility, and collaborative structure, learn from the wisdom of more than twenty-five years\u2019 inclusion in and facilitation of relational group processes that can be applied to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">therapy groups, office work teams, training forums, support circles, and more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-206d7fe\" data-id=\"206d7fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026f118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"026f118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-of-the-Guide<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687a1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687a1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Balancing Gifts and Vulnerabilities<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c27fcb animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c27fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fun and creative way to explore how we as guides, therapists, and coaches bring our signature storylines into our work and how to intentionally and purposefully use our whole selves in the process of supporting change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-259c4e3\" data-id=\"259c4e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8bdc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d8bdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The Art of Receiving\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6c1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6c1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Remarkable Challenge of Helpers<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547187d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"547187d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704fb37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704fb37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An engaging experiential process designed to experiment with roles, uncover the hidden blocks to reciprocity, and elicit the hidden gems of connection that can serve to deepen and enrich our ability to help, guide, and support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7076c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7076c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201f3333\" data-id=\"201f3333\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e368c5d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5e368c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Karlyn Pleasants is a captivating teacher because she is an exquisite human who listens deeply, reflects constantly, and somehow manages to integrate life lessons in nearly every interaction. She has a honed awareness of what really matters in a message and guides the room with attunement and care. <\/br><\/br>\n\nHer natural speaking volume is soft, forcing the listener to lean in to carefully hear what she is saying and watch closely to feel the unspoken meaning expressed through her gestures and bright eyes. Her spiritual awareness and use of metaphor reminds us that nothing is ever one-dimensional. <\/br><\/br>\n\nAs my supervisor, mentor, and friend for over a decade, she has taught me how to engage in difficult conversations and artfully find the words to carry people where they need to go by reminding them of their own stories, our collective human story, and the unseen possibilities in the next chapter.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be3e8d8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3be3e8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Karlyn Pleasants is a captivating teacher because she is an exquisite human who listens deeply, reflects constantly, and somehow manages to integrate life lessons in nearly every interaction. She has a honed awareness of what really matters in a message and guides the room with attunement and care. <\/br><\/br>\n\nHer natural speaking volume is soft, forcing the listener to lean in to carefully hear what she is saying and watch closely to feel the unspoken meaning expressed through her gestures and bright eyes. 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