Getting over abuse How one woman reclaimed her voice and found her freedom to speak up after years of suffering from a history of abuse. These experiences had made her a target for further abuse from employers, relationships, and members of the medical and legal profession. Here’s her story in her own words. Finding a
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How a shy woman found the confidence to direct her own film⋅ Taking the Plunge – the pathway to building confidence This is Catherine’s account of how, despite being hampered by shyness, she turned her dream of directing her own film into a reality. This is what she did to overcome her shyness and inhibitions.,
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The Power of Self-Acceptance A participant speaks about her experience of participating in the Sunflower Effect Courses over 20 years and how she learned self-acceptance. This video was filmed at the book launch of From Wallflower to Sunflower. She attended the very first 6 session group I ran in 1996. This is her account of
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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 feel pressurised to be different from the way you
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The Courage to Speak Up: The Art of Finding Your Voice Have you ever said? “It’s wrong! Someone should say something about it. Everyone can see it’s pure madness!” How to find the courage to speak up. Especially if you have a tendency to keep quiet. And your friend turns to you and says, “Maybe
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An excerpt from From Wallflower to Sunflower: the quiet person’s path to natural self-confidence – Claire Schrader’s new book. The Original Wallflowers Very sadly a wallflower has become a derogatory term so that no one wants to be named or seen as a wallflower by other people. The term was used in the 19th century
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A few years ago, I was interviewed by James and Helena of the Love Talk Show, on Sky TV, on the subject of Body Confidence. We explored a number of interesting questions. James and Helena talked about how very attractive confidence is in relationships and particularly when you are seeking a partner. It is far
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How to stop shyness from ruining your life Chrissy B interviewed Claire Schrader on SKY TV along with two brave participants who were willing to speak about their experiences of the Sunflower Effect Courses. See https://www.chrissybshow.tv/ © Claire Schrader Want to break free? Join one of the upcoming confidence courses and overcome your battle with
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