Flying Without Wings: Life with Arnold Beisser

Available on DVD at http://livestrup.com/film

With his whole life before him, 25-year-old national tennis champion and aspiring young surgeon, Arnold Beisser, was struck down by Polio. "In a few hours, without warning, I was transformed from a doctor to a patient, from an athlete to a cripple. Polio had ravaged me so that I could not stand, walk, sit, eat, drink or even breathe by myself."

Family, friends, colleagues and Arnold himself tell this inspiring journey of loss, acceptance, triumph and love -- how he become a pioneer in sports psychology, UCLA Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, leader in the community mental health movement, Gestalt trainer, and best-selling author. Dr. Beisser is known world wide for his seminal paper "Paradoxical Theory of Change."

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Entertainment

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• Gestalt
• Fritz Perls
• Community Mental Health
• Therapy
• Disability
• Film
• DVD
• Documentary
• Loss
• Positive psychology
• Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Polio
• March of Dimes
• Frandklin D. Roosevelt
• Iron Lung
• Warm Springs
• Beisser
• Sports Psychology
• Madness in Sports
• The Only Gift
• Halcyon Days
• A Graceful Passage
• Flying Without Wings
• Inspiration
• Gestalt Review
• GTILA
• GATLA
• EAGT
• GANZ
• GISC
• Paul Goodman
• Isadore Fromm

[colovale]

I just watched this doco on the weekend and found it very moving and inspiring! 

[iamsusan1]

A very moving and insightful film which I found extremely inspiring. Acceptance of what is can help us all live life to the full, and I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to watch this film and to see the dream of true love lived out with deepest gratitude. Outstanding - Thank you

[lyndalevy]

Can't wait to see the complete story but this sneak preview is so inspiring and heartfelt. This is a wonderful stamp on how one can rise above the limitations that may befall them. Never too late to probe our internal maps and find that place where you can live a life that matters.

[DaveAngelino]

A wonderful film painting the portrait of an irrepressible desire to live a satisfying and loving life. Beisser's choices about how to respond to his unavoidable adversity transformed him from being just another high achiever (i.e., who cares), into being a deeply inspiring force with a gravitational social pull. I enjoyed being in his orbit while watching, and thanks for making a film that needed to be made.

[oneleggedjo]

Wonderfully inspiring Liv. I remember when you gave me Arnold Beisser's book of the same title; I was so uplifted by how he handled his adversity at such young age. Thank you helping me find ways to handle mine. I think your mentor would be very proud of all you have accomplished and how you have paid such a beautiful tribute to him through this film.

[Solidahmed]

Moving story, and it was presented really well. Inspiring.

[eleu007]

Great Job Liv, a fine film, I forward the links to my friends on facebook.

Eleu

[drmerkowitz]

A wonderful introduction to an inspiring, insightful film. Congratulations to Liv Estrup on bringing this project to fruition, and to the rest of us for gaining access to a life and example worth remembering.

David Merkowitz

[cbgestalt]

This video is terrific. I have watched the whole film as a conference presentation. The combination of a compelling story, pure artistry in its creation, and the uncanny ability of the filmmaker to elicit the most telling information from the people involved and keep out of the way led to a beautiful, moving experience. The life of Arnold Beisser is an inspiration, and his contribution is so well conveyed! A treasure.

[lbrucker21]

Wonderful video - reminds us to make the best of each day no matter what the circumstances.