Do you wonder if life could be better?
Let’s be honest-we have all had something in our past that has kept us from living life to its fullest. What do we do? We make the best of things, and we try not to focus on the negative or traumatic events. We keep a stiff upper lip and “git’er done”. We have all learned to cope with the emotional pain that resulted from those experiences. Some of us have tried to soothe that pain with drugs, alcohol, or by engaging in sexual excesses. Instead of these, others find ways to cope by using distractions such as becoming a relationship addict, a workaholic, becoming overly involved in social causes, or by filling every available minute with church activities.
Here’s the truth: Whatever keeps you from your pain has become your default coping mechanism. That coping mechanism may have kept you alive and functional, but it will never allow you to have the life you’ve always wanted. Coping and soothing can never create the kind of relationships you yearn to have.
But what if there was a proven way to process all of that stuff one time, and break its control over you? Here’s the GOOD NEWS…if you’re teachable…it’s all fixable!
So Far, We Have Helped Over 200,000 People…Let Us Help You.
Life Skills International was founded in 1985 by Dr. Paul and Judy Hegstrom. Paul spent over 35,000 hours searching for answers as to why his life was full of anger and self-sabotage. The “Learning to Live, Learning to Love” © curriculum is a result of Dr. Paul’s search for healing. He and Judy began sharing his miraculous recovery with others, and to date, Life Skills (a 501(c)3 non-profit organization) has helped over 200,000 people learn why they do the things they do. Today, the program continues to provide a process that helps students develop key character traits that establish healthy foundations for living and loving.
Following Dr. Hegstrom’s death in 2017, his daughter Heidi (Hegstrom) Stupavsky was selected to lead the organization as President and CEO. The Life Skills Program is still presented by LSI trained Facilitators at our Affiliate Centers in more than twenty states.
Meet The LSI Team
Heidi Stupavsky Hegstrom
President and CEO
Tony Stupavsky
LSI Affiliate Support
Leray D. Glendenning
LSI Intensives Prog. Dir.
Crissy Chandler
Receptionist
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Discover my life-hindering behaviors.
Consequences I am experiencing now.
What can I do right now?
Over the past 35 years, we have learned that an individual’s emotional development and their ability to handle stress are often hindered by:
1) Emotionally toxic circumstances in early life
2) Traumatic events, rejection/abandonment, and abuse.
Our free download will help you discover if your life is being hindered by early life experiences.
Testimonials ...
Audra K.
Life Skills saved my life. My marriage was falling apart, we were constantly fighting, and I was convinced that ...
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With a middle class family, both parents together and "happy," I never knew why I was so unhappy and so ...Jennifer P.
Abuse and divorce were a tragic tradition for many generations in our family. My marriage was no different ...Judy H.
I was involved in Life Skills for 33 years and could talk the talk, I even made efforts to help others. However, ...Debbie B.
At 49 years of age, I discovered the Life Skills program. I had spent most of my life living what, from the outside ...Ron C.
I found the Life Skills program while in a desperate search to understand the reasons behind my abusive behavior ...Sharon B.
I am forever grateful to the Lord for leading me to Life Skills International. Dr. Paul Hegstrom’s life’s work ...Heidi S.
I am the daughter of Dr. Paul Hegstrom, Founder of Life Skills International. I was rejected in the womb, and ...Tony S.
I grew up in a great home, but here were still challenges that I didn’t handle well through childhood and my ...
Leray G.
Life Skills and the research of Dr. Paul Hegstrom helped me to identify emotions I was not aware of or was in ...Shane B.
I had anger issues for years! I would be told to control my anger and given books on anger management. But I ...Larry R.
Aside from my salvation, Life Skills has been the most life changing experience I have ever had. My life, even ...Connie Q.
For years I was searching for answers to why I thought, felt and acted the way I did. My journey took me to ...Julie B.
Life Skills unraveled the tangled, mysterious mess of emotions and misperceptions inside of me. I used to think ...
Roger & Betty S.
Life Skills has helped me to recognize my woundedness and its effect on my actions and reactions. Since my ...Marnie W.
I don’t know where to begin in discussing how Life Skills changed me and my marriage. Life Skills offers so ...Andrea B.
Before Life Skills, I felt I was living as a prisoner, and not because there were walls holding me in, but because ...Doug and Tricia S.
We were introduced to Life Skills International in 1998 after a marital separation thirteen years into our ...
Andrea C.
Life Skills has impacted my life by helping me become stronger, confident, and providing me with the tools and ...Marla L.
My first experience with Life Skills changed my life in many ways. Although in my 30's, I always felt like a 5 ...Bobby C.
God saved me when I was 27. I was raised in a very religious home and was shocked at how I had missed God. ...
Pam H.
I thought my life was “normal” until I began learning my childhood was not quite the same as many of peers ...Joseph B.
Life Skills has helped me grow and change tremendously as a person. I have been able to use this growth to be ...
Lesa G.
As a young Pastor’s wife, I felt that there were many people that needed help - little did I know at the time that ...We are here to help. Get our free download!
Discover my life-hindering behaviors.
Consequences I am experiencing now.
What can I do right now?
Over the past 35 years, we have learned that an individual’s emotional development and their ability to handle stress are often hindered by:
1) Emotionally toxic circumstances in early life
2) Traumatic events, rejection/abandonment, and abuse.
Our free download will help you discover if your life is being hindered by early life experiences.