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Donald Pelles Bio
I am a native of Kansas City, Missouri, where I attended William Rockhill Nelson Elementary School and Paseo High School. I later received my BA from Harvard College, majoring in mathematics and graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. I attended the University of California, Berkeley with an National Science Foundation Fellowship, receiving MA and Ph.D. degrees.
I served as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina for six years, publishing a number of research papers in mathematical journals and also teaching. Realizing I did not enjoy academic life, I found his way into a second career as a software developer, working over the course of 28 years in North Carolina and the Washington, DC area.
In late 2007 I stumbled upon Wendi Friesen's website and purchased and downloaded an introductory recording. In this recording, Wendi takes you into a trance and then says, "Whenever you see the color red, you will _________," leaving the listener to fill in the blank. I could think of only one bad habit, cracking my knuckles (since the age of 10). I told myself, "Whenever I see the color red, I will feel a warm, healing glow in my fingers and have no need to crack them." I have not cracked my knuckles since! Impressed, I began to explore Wendi's site more and other hypnosis sites on the web.
A few months later, I decided to learn hypnosis from "the other side of the watch", and after some searching, found a teacher (Laura West) and enrolled in a hypnotherapy class. I finished the class in June of 2007 and received my certification from the IMDHA (International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association). Two months later I started Hypnosis Silver Spring and began building my practice.
Since that time I have had training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Allergy Elimination, Insomnia, and Pain Control.
I married Rosalyn Woodward Bailey in 1977. We have three sons: Hugh Bailey of Gaithersburg, MD, Tamba-Kuii Bailey of Grand Forks, ND, and Malcolm Pelles of Washington, DC. I have also written a novel and is currently working on a play. I am active in the community, especially around educational issues, and I' am an avid tennis player.
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