Are you ready for a change?  Then read about my life-changing story and follow my lead.  You will find more peace and happiness then you ever imagined.

 
I’m Ron Villano, M.S., LMHC, ASAC -- psychotherapist, life coach, speaker and author of The Zing:  The self-discovery guide to help you go from living life to loving the life you live. 

My message is to Embrace the Power of Change.  And I live with this passion, every day, every moment of my life. 

 
It wasn’t always like this.  Over ten years ago I was on fast forward.  I thought I had all the things that life had to offer – a successful business, a wife, children, and a beautiful home.  I felt secure in my world and in my future.

 
How quickly that changed.  On a sunny day in July my son Michael, 17, was killed in a car accident.  He had so much to give and a whole lot of life to live.  My world was shattered. So many questions to ask. Why not me? Why did God let this happen?  How can I possibly get over this?  I became paralyzed with grief.  I shut out my family and friends.  I retreated inside myself and refused to come out.  

 
I spent years searching for a way out of the darkness.  I lost many of the things that I thought made me successful – family, friends, my home, my career.  I was alone – and I knew that I had to do something or I was going to disappear forever.  What I didn’t know at the time was that God had brought people into my life to guide me back into the light.  But first, I had to stop fighting the change and, more importantly, start working through the pain.

After years of therapy, tears, hugs and support I was able to gain my life back. With this new awareness I was ready to share my loss, my recovery and my message. The best way I knew how was to study hard, start a new career as a psychotherapist and put my message into words. My book, The Zing, is not about the loss of my son.  It is the story about how I emerged out of the tragedy. 

Michael guides my journey and touches the lives of those around me.  And I can’t think of a better way to honor him then by sharing our story.   Appearances on national radio and TV shows like Montel Williams have allowed us to bring our message of hope to the next level.  Michael inspires all those who hear our message and together we have an incredible mission.

What is so hard to believe is that the loss of my son gave me an incredible new life.  Let my life-changing story motivate your audience and create a new wave of inspiration. 

(LMHC is Licensed Mental Health Counselor; ASAC is Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling.)