: About Me

Dan Williams grew up in extreme Southern Illinois receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His passion for medicine brought him to New York City receiving a bachelor of science and a Physician Assistant degree at Touro College. It was while practicing psychiatry in an inner city emergency room where he found his first real interest in assessment and therapeutic intervention of those experiencing depression and life trauma. He would later go on and receive his doctorate in clinical psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. He specialized in victims of abuse and assessing and treating sexual perpetrators. He has been called upon to do expert testimony in a number of medical cases as well as forensic cases involving abuse.

Dan has founded and authored Survive Outdoors.com and Peace and Healing.com.He has recently authored and published his memoir,"Above His Shoulders." A true life account of sex abuse and the emotional survival and healing.It is available through Amazon.com. In July of 2009, " Above His Shoulders" reached the top ten of best sellers, on the topic of sex abuse. He has spent years working with Native Americans and integrating Native American spirituality with his therapeutic interventions. Dr. Williams is available for speaking engagements on wilderness medicine as well as uplifting talks on how to resolve life traumas.

Has done hundreds of testimonies as an expert witness, for victims of sex abuse as well forensic assessment of perpetrator profiles.

Dan is a member of the Urgent Care Association of America,speaker,member.

He has consulted for CineNova productions for the documentary on Alexander Selkirk, the original "Robinson Crusoe." To be aired on the American Discovery Channel.

Consulted for FOX News, on Mountain survival in the winter.

His interests remain harbored in nature, camping, fishing, drawing wildlife, and dabbling in photography.

Dan is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, and currently practices medicine as a Physician Assistant in Northern Illinois while still seeing a few patients in individual therapy. He can be reached at dan@surviveoutdoors.com

My passion is ...

Nature,and the Outdoors.

I know too much about ...

Hubris. True knowledge is knowing what you do not know.

My parents always told me ...

Treat others as you would want to be treated.

My childhood ambition ...

Work in Medicine

My favorite memory ...

Meeting The Love of my Life

Why I write ...

To express my feelings,and hope to motivate others.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading, Solitude. Listening Jackson Browne's new album. Watching Sunsets.

My first job ...

Construction for my father

My best moment ...

Sedona with the Love of my Life

My inspiration ...

Christina,my children and Thoreau.

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Appreciating the little things

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She turned and smiled, eyes glistening, scanning my face, her appreciation of me was grasped at the moment. Wow! she appreciated me? A little thing, a glance, a smile so often is taken for granted. How do individuals who lose their sense appreciate life, and move through the daily grind with happiness. Those that have lost their job, their retirement, or the loss of a loved one and continue to find happiness. Shame on us for those that drive the Lexus or Mercedes with the religious fish attached to the rear, as the that qualifies us for recognition of our faith. Appreciating the ...

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