The Gift of Adversity with Psychologist Ernie Vecchio

Left to find his way in the world by age six, Ernie overcame great adversity to get where he is today. Multiple foster homes and a variety of abuses preceded his nine year stay in a local orphanage. He often says about his life: "If you haven't got a story, nothing happened!" Today, Ernie has helped countless individuals find balance between their outside reality and inner personal truths. Ernie Vecchio is a licensed clinical, school and rehabilitation psychologist whose practice has spanned over 30 years. He is an author, spiritual teacher, and founder of the Institute for Compassionate Living an organization inspiring individuals who are committed to education, contemplation, introspection, and personal study. Vecchio teaches his methodologies for self-discovery and self-healing as an Art of Compassionate Living. He offers strategies into how to build a bridge between the spiritual and emotional, recover intimacy, realize forgiveness, and restore one’s true purpose.