Background and Bio:

Patrick is a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, husband, author, philosopher, meditator, and fellow traveler on the path of life. His trainings in what he calls "The Big Three" (psychology, life coaching, and spiritual practice) give him a unique and well traveled understanding of the human mind, our human potential, and the inner drive we all possess to create meaningful and purpose-driven lives.

Personal Philosophy:

Patrick believes that every human being, no matter where you are on the Earth, or what culture you grew up with, longs for the same basic things:

1) To wake up every day to a life and family you are in love with.  2) To have financial abundance which allows living spontaneously.  3) To have a career or business that excites you and is aligned with your greatest gifts.  4) To be able to look in the mirror every day and appreciate the person looking back at you.  5) To experience true and honest love in your life.   6) To live a life worth remembering, and  7) to die knowing that you left this place a little better than you found it.  Pretty deep, but profoundly true.

The biggest fallacy is that ANY of this can be accomplished without great mentors, necessary life skills, powerful ideas, and a community of support. Truth be told, when we work together, lean on each other, and share insights on the path, we all win. 

This simple yet profound idea sparked the creation of FundamentalWisdom.com, and the vision of gathering people of wise minds together to share insights on living a dynamic and purpose-driven life. However you found us, I'm glad you're here. Welcome!

Counseling & Coaching:

As a counselor and coach, Patrick is dedicated to the continued cultivation of his craft and prides himself in practicing what he preaches. As a matter of personal integrity, he will not coach or mentor clients into anything he has not first mastered himself.

As a coach and mentor, Patrick's mission is to:

1. Help men and women attract, build, and keep amazing relationships for a lifetime.
2. Help individuals discover their greatest passions, values, and gifts in this world, and then go after or create a career that allows them to express those traits in creative and fun ways.
3. Help men become wiser, stronger, gentle-men, and women become amazing, open, radiant women through positive mentoring and coaching relationships.
4. Motivate, inspire, and teach others how to manifest a life they are truly proud of.

As a counselor, Patrick's mission is to :

1. Help individuals come to a place of understanding, acceptance, and peace regarding their personal history, and the many chapters of their storyline.
2. Helping individuals and families heal and let go of emotional wounds, insecurities, and fears that likely hold them back in many areas of their life and career. 
3. Help clients shift negative relationships to their bodies, emotions, minds, and lives into positive and empowering relationships, where they are finally allowed to be themselves, openly and genuinely. 
   

As a meditation teacher, Patrick's mission is to:

1. Guide people into discovering the landscape and qualities of their own mind; to turn the mind into a tool, instead of being tooled by it.
2. Direct us towards the ground of stillness and quiet (this very moment) from which we can take a breather from the constant stress and noise of life. 
   
3. Teach people to embrace this stillness as a daily practice, then from this space awaken to truth: that we are NOT our thoughts, emotions, circumstances, and history; all the things we so easily get stuck in.
   
4. Encourage people to discovering their basic sanity, and to carry that calm and peace into the rest of their lives.
5. Continue to spread this teaching as far and wide as it will go, and live as an embodiment of these practices.

Overall, Patrick's core mission is to help people become the happiest and healthiest they can be, design a life they are proud of, and rest in a deep and profound sense of peace. If any of the content on this site can help propel you in that direction, then I will call that mission accomplished!

You can follow his weekly Mindful Monday, Wisdom Wednesday, and Thankful Thursday posts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn.

Thank you so much for visiting, and I look forward to seeing YOUR wisdom on FundamentalWisdom.com

Big Bow,

        Patrick J. Kerwin  MA, LLP