I was born in Athens , Greece , in 1964. My parents always emphasized educational achievement and good language skills. I was exposed to English at an early age both because my parents considered it essential and because of the influence of Hollywood and American shows on Greek media and culture. However, I did not really begin to use English with some fluency until I decided to prepare myself for attending college in the USA .

   I attended my first semester at the University of Kentucky in the Spring of 1986. My major was pre-med, but upon taking my first Psychology course it became clear to me that I wanted to be a psychologist. I graduated with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the same University in the Fall of 1994.

   The suffering of an ego-based existence became clear to me at an early age. By adolescence I was quite depressed, being unable to attend school for a total of over two years. A few dreams involving encounters with Jesus kept me from losing hope. By age 18 I became involved with an Institute that disseminated and taught the Edgar Cayce readings. This was a turning point as it allowed me to overcome a good deal of my depression and opened the way to moving on with my life.

   The next turning point came toward the end of my graduate studies in Kentucky . I was a member of a Cayce study group, and some of the members started studying the Course. At that time I had just ended a difficult relationship and became keenly aware of how much I wanted to renew my quest for spiritual enlightenment. I spent periods of time meditating. When the Course came to my life it was an answer to my prayers. In it I saw true hope for ending the suffering of human existence. I informally started translating the Workbook and forwarding the handwritten material to a few friends and family in Greece , eager to share with them what had the power to lift them above the battleground of the world.

   A year later I moved to Syracuse , New York , to do my clinical internship and be close to the Foundation for ACIM in Roscoe , New York . I was fortunate to meet my wife in an ACIM study group in Syracuse . And I had the opportunity to study the Course under the guidance of my mentor, Dr. Wapnick. Dr. Wapnick’s feedback helped me be more aware, without feeling guilty, of my strong tendency to deny my ego investments and mistakenly believe that I was advancing spiritually when in fact I was just repressing my ego. His feedback also helped me become more aware of the distorting effects of my denial on my translation work, which I officially undertook in late 1994.

   Over the last thirteen years I have had to balance the translation work with my new career as a psychologist and my family life. Although this juggling act was very stressful at times, my work with the Course has been of immeasurable benefit to my work with patients and my relationships. There is finally a clear answer: My choosing my ego thinking, in all its myriad, often deceptive, forms, is the only source of my suffering; my choosing the all-inclusive unity of mind offered me by Jesus opens at last the way to peace eternal.