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Linda Noble Topf has lived with illness for over 30 years, but it has been because of her intrinsic inner health that she was able to learn from her discovery that dealing with illness means more than getting rid of it. Linda Noble Topf is a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design, after which she became a successful and well-recognized graphic designer. In 1978, Linda Noble Topf founded an award-winning image development, design and marketing company. She was one of the creative forces behind Philadelphia's highly acclaimed 300th Birthday Celebration (the historic "Century 4" project), and was one of the founding members of the Business Women's Network in Philadelphia.
In 1981, at the height of her business success and in the middle of planning Philly's 300th Birthday celebration, Linda Noble Topf was blindsided by the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, even though she still had complete mobility and function of both arms and legs. Linda had a natural inclination toward growth. Rather than forcing transformation to happen because of her physical challenges, she created ideal conditions for natural transformation to thrive. Linda Noble Topf identified key qualities she could focus on and cultivate within herself, distinguishing which qualities were essential for her to bring forth this new transformational, creative experience of self-expression.
Linda Noble Topf is the author of You Are Not your Illness which focuses on the person who is living with the illness: the emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual transformations; what can be learned; and ultimately how to forgive oneself for self judgments. Consequently, unconditional acceptance, empathy, and inner peace are created for them and for others. Through the power of applying the spiritual principles of acceptance, forgiveness, and choosing to live in the moment, we become aware that living successfully with an illness is really the journey of a spiritual awakening that can help us generate and build a richer, fuller life.
In 1984, Linda Noble Topf pioneered The MS Initiative, an innovative project that inspired MS patients and their families to ask questions and explore alternative treatments and develop resources (and peer support) to maintain positive attitudes. The MS Initiative expanded to nine states, and was in existence for five years.
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As an advocate for disability rights, Linda Noble Topf is a professional speaker, contributing editor and author dedicated to assisting others in seeing that illness, injury, or any kind of adversity in any stage of life, can be viewed as a spiritual awakening, an opportunity for personal growth, and connection to the consciousness of who we all are.
Linda Noble Topf's counseling work with others inspired her to the next spiritual step-becoming an ordained minister in an ecumenical church. She returned to school and in 1992, and obtained her Masters in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. |
