emotional baggage Archives

Video: The Confidence to Take Risks

Claire self confidence 29th December 201829th December 2018communication, creative, creativity, drama, emotional baggage, emotional problems, improving self-confidence, introvert, public speaking, releasing creativity, self esteem, self-expression, speak with confidence 0 Comment

A talk from the launch of my book From Wallflower to Sunflower, by Fran Singer, artist, teacher and therapist, who also endorsed the book. In this video, Fran talks about a very important aspect of confidence – the courage to take risks. WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE RISKS If you aren’t able to take risks – your confidence is not

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

Claire self confidence 28th December 20182nd March 2021being 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: Performance poem “Don’t Believe the Hype” – having confident body image

Claire self confidence 19th December 201814th November 2020body image and self esteem, body image issues, body image issues in females, confidence, confidence motivation, dont believe the hype, emotional baggage, humour poetry, improving self-confidence, Jaycee La Bouche, performance poetry, poetry, self esteem, spoken word 0 Comment

Confident Body Image Performance poem by Jaycee La Bouche at the book launch of “From Wallflower to Sunflower – the quiet person’s guide to natural self-confidence. This poem is for you if your confidence is undermined by concerns about body image or how you look. Jaycee shows us in her distinctive way that most of it is all “hype”. Photographs

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

The Curse of Emotions – overcoming negative emotions

Claire Key Article, self confidence 27th August 20112nd March 2021anger, 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

Living life out loud – overcoming fear

Claire introvert, Key Article 27th August 201115th July 2018creativity, drama, emotional baggage, fear of the spotlight spotlight, improving self-confidence, introvert, overcoming obstacles, performing arts, public speaking, self esteem, self-expression 1 Comment

Overcoming Fear What Would It Be Like If You Were Living Your Life Out Loud? What would you be doing? You might want to close your eyes and see what images float into your mind. Trust the first one(s) that comes. You might be singing from the rooftops… singing out loud and not caring what you sound like or look

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

Overcome Obstacles

Claire Key Article, self confidence 27th August 201121st August 2018depression, drama, dramatherapy, emotional baggage, fado, feel the fear, follow your bliss, improving self-confidence, Joseph Campbell, overcoming fear, overcoming obstacles, saying yes, self esteem, self-expression, speak with confidence 2 Comments

Overcome Obstacles: Turning Your Obstacles into Power You’ve had enough! You’re not going to put up with it any longer. The situation has been going on for far too long. You’ve made up your mind. You’re going to take action/follow a new path/get out of that rut once and forever! And you do! And for a while, it feels so

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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