The Founders...

Caron B. Goode, Ed.D., NCC, DAPA

Dr. Goode’s professional experiences encompass positions as a special education teacher, educational diagnostician; trainer for parents & educators; psychotherapist in pediatrics, women’s health, and persons with anomalous experiences as well as consultant and coach for spiritual living, wellness & empowerment. She conducts seminar training and is an inspirational speaker and presenter.

Dr. Goode is a prolific published author, as well as communications consultant for schools and organizations. Her monthly parenting column goes out to 40 media outlets and she has been featured in magazines such as Working Woman, Better Homes & Gardens, and numerous parenting newspapers. She has managed three web sites, three blogs, a global learning portal, and ezines.

Dr. Goode is the founder of the e-learning school, the Academy for Coaching Parents International, which trains and certifies coaches for parents and families through teleconferences, seminars, independent study and coaching practice. She designed the business plan, the marketing plan, and the global educational portal. She designed the courses and managed the consultants and specialists in the research, writing and development of training manuals and participant manuals.
She is the founder of the HeartWise relationship model based upon establishing connection, clear communication, and compassion, whether in partnership, parenting or professional relationships. Education, psychology, spiritual mentoring, mindbody wellness, business management and professional writing comprise the wealth of experience Dr. Goode brings to her mentoring, courses, and books. The common thread of each discipline has been on the energy of the mind and body and how to access it, focus it, and use it for enrichment and empowerment. A mother and stepmother, Dr. Goode knows firsthand the importance of parenting skills and that nurturing children with joy, common sense and a mind/body connectedness enriches and benefits both parent and child.

Dr. Goode graduated with a Doctoral Degree from George Washington University in 1983 and is a licensed psychotherapist. She recently completed post-doctoral certifications in Mindbody Wellness and Women's Spirituality at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. In addition, she holds the titles of and National Certified Counselor and Diplomat of the American Psychotherapy Association and member of the International Association of Coaches, the American Counseling Association, the Transpersonal Psychology Association among others.

Thomas O. Goode, ND

Dr. Goode completed his BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and entered the business world of finance and had a successful career. Then in 1978 something happened that altered the course of his life and his goals. At age 38, he was diagnosed as having a terminal degenerative disease. Healing the condition naturally, Goode began a new phase of life, dedicating to helping others and receiving his Doctorate of Naturopathy from The Clayton School of Natural Healing.
Dr. Goode researched and trained as a proficient healer in integrative healing modalities and empowerment strategies and conducted a private healing and counseling practice for 12 years. 
In 1990, Dr. Goode cofounded the International Breath Institute and conducted training seminars in wellness and lifestyle management for parents, health professionals and persons desiring personal growth. Dr. Goode’s work is based upon the four pillars of health: Full-wave breathing, nutrition, exercise, and meditation.

A Certified Seminar Leader of the American Seminar Leader's Association, Dr. Goode is a dynamic workshop facilitator and inspirational speaker, presenting both in the U.S. and abroad. He has appeared on television and radio shows , and taught college courses in intuitional development. He is the author of Breathe & Grow Rich (2008), The Holistic Guide to Weight, Anti-Aging, and Fat Prevention (2005, and coauthor of Help Kids Cope With Loss and Trauma (2006). Dr. Goode created dynamic music program for personal transformation called Inner Harmony as well as the touching composition called The Cosmic Waltz, music for personal transformation.