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Video: The Power of Self-Acceptance – a participant speaks

Claire self confidence 28th December 201815th June 2019being too nice, communication, creativity, drama, dramatherapy, emotional baggage, improving self-confidence, improvisation, releasing creativity, self confidence, self-expression, speak with confidence 0 Comment

The Power of Self-Acceptance A participant speaks about her experience of participating in Making Moves courses over 20 years and how she learned self-acceptance. This video was filmed at the book launch of From Wallflower to Sunflower. She first attended in 1996 to the very first 6 session group I ran. This is her account of the discoveries she made

Video – on being an introvert in an extraverted world

Claire introvert, self confidence, wallflower 27th December 201828th December 2018being too nice, dramatherapy, improving self-confidence, introvert, self confidence, self-expression, speak with confidence, wallflower 0 Comment

At the book launch of “From Wallflower to Sunflower” I spoke about my motivation for writing the book, in relation to being an introvert in a world that’s set up for extroverts to succeed. If you’re an introvert, or have a strong introverted side, do you do you feel pressurised to be different from the way you are? You don’t

How to stop killing your hopes and dreams

Claire self confidence 22nd December 20156th June 2018Archetypal psychology, being too nice, cop in the head, creativity, depression, improving self-confidence, introvert, overcoming fear, overcoming obstacles, self confidence, self esteem, self-expression, winter solstice 1 Comment

Winter Solstice Morning This morning the new sun appeared on the horizon. It is the sun that will carry us through to midsummer. The Celts stayed awake all night to honour the dark time when the old sun dies (often through very bitter weather) and to watch the new sun arise on the horizon. The new sun is a faint

ARTICLE: They fuck you up your Mum and Dad

Claire self confidence 17th December 201428th July 2018anger management, Archetypal psychology, being too nice, change family patterns, cop in the head, creativity, depression, emotional baggage, emotional problems, family baggage, family problems, improving self-confidence, introvert, James Hillman, overcoming obstacles, personal development, self destructive behaviours, self esteem, self-expression, The Soul's Code, They fuck you up your mum and dad 0 Comment

How to free yourself of the baggage you carry from family and discover the real purpose that your family have had in your life. Are you dreading being with your family this Christmas? Are you already getting that sinking feeling in your stomach. You’re going to have to be nice to people who made the most enormous mess of your

Why we need to get out of our head?

Claire Key Article, self confidence 17th December 201324th August 2018Augusto Boal, being too nice, communication, cop in the head, creativity, improving self-confidence, self confidence, self-expression, speak with confidence 1 Comment

How to stop the “cop in the head” from getting the better of you Are the cops in your head getting the better of you? By ” cops in the head” I mean the voices in your head that tell you it would be a really bad idea and REALLY UNCOOL if you said or did what you wanted to

The Curse of Emotions – overcoming negative emotions

Claire Key Article, self confidence 27th August 201128th December 2018anger, anger management, being too nice, Candace Pert, cop in the head, creativity, depression, drama, dramatherapy, emotional baggage, emotional problems, Endorphin Effect, improving self-confidence, introvert, Molecules of Emotion, self confidence, self esteem, self-expression 2 Comments

You were feeling great… and then you get an email or your partner/boss/friend says something that really upsets you. And suddenly you’re on fire! You feel full of justified rage. Even if you know the thing that has upset you is rather trivial, possibly not even true. You don’t quite know where it all came from – all this emotion

Overcoming trauma: breaking free of being too good

Claire overcoming shyness, self confidence 27th August 201126th December 2019being too nice, creativity, dramatherapy, improving self-confidence, introvert, overcoming obstacles, overcoming trauma, self confidence, self esteem, self-expression 2 Comments

Overcoming trauma how one woman after being too good most of her life overcame the trauma  that had kept her locked away and discovered that life can be beautiful Leah was a quiet child, a good child. She was born into an Irish family where there was no time to be “a wet blanket”. So Leah kept quiet and got

Anger as positive power

Claire Key Article, self confidence 27th August 201129th September 2016anger, anger management, being too nice, communication, creativity, depression, drama, emotional baggage, emotional problems, family problems, follow your bliss, improving self-confidence, self confidence, self esteem, self-expression 0 Comment

How to Express and Channel Your Anger in Empowering Ways Without Hurting Other People When were you last angry? How did it feel? Did it feel good/powerful to express your anger? Did you feel heard/understood/released? Or did you feel embarrassed by the fact that you were so angry, ashamed that you should have such powerful feelings? Were you afraid of

It’s six months since I did the course and I’m still seeing the benefits. I surprise myself sometimes as to where my confidence comes from in relating to people.
Peregine C., Health Practitioner

Excellent value for money. One, it worked, and two so many other therapies are way more expensive and haven’t worked. Making Moves are cheap for what they are.
Jan Lake, PA

By the end of the course I could really tell I’d made a massive shift. I feel like I’m a lot more authentic and accepting of myself with less feelings of being inferior and needing to hide my true self. For me this course truly was a lifeline.
Elizabeth G, graphic designer

I don’t often do this kind of work because I thought it would be all too precious and serious. But Claire’s work is not at all like that, I found it great fun and only just on the edge of my comfort zone. I was able to explore ways through my insecurities in a very safe and constructive group of people. Jon, teacher

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