Ray Mathis

I taught health education for 33 years. To do that job better, I became certified in the educational version of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT). I developed a whole new approach to prevention and positive life change I now call "The Mental and Emotional Tool Kit for Life". I advocate for teaching ten "tools" to all our young people, and new and current teachers. I speak to schools, at state and national conventions for teachers, and school counselors, teach graduate classes on the "tool kit" approach, and have authored six e-books on it. You can link to those e-books through my "itsjustanevent" website. I also enjoy running "Tool Time" groups for the most troubled and troublesome kids in middle and high schools.

I am also a professional award winning landscape photographer who still uses an old fashioned 4x5 field camera (like Ansel Adams did). I have over 500 of my best images that can be made into notecards or fine art prints of any size or type,posted on FineArt America's website. I also have a similar number post on Alamy.com as stock images, and about 1700 images on my pbase.com website.