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Sunflower Effect Courses Celebrated in Find Courses Top Ten Courses

Confidence, Press Release / By Claire / 2 minutes of reading

The Sunflower Effect® named number 2 in the category for Self Esteem, Confidence and Assertiveness and continues to transform lives with its innovative dramatherapy-based confidence-building approach. London, LONDON – March 2, 2026— The Sunflower Effect Confidence Courses, renowned for its unique approach to building self-confidence through dramatherapy, has been recognised as the number two course

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Lost Confidence: how to get my confidence back

Inspiring Stories - Confidence / By Claire / 11 minutes of reading

I’ve lost my confidence and personality – a participant speaks Lost confidence at work or in your personal life can be devastating. It can affect all aspects of your life. It can take years to overcome the effects of the trauma through traditional methods. However, there is another way of achieving this faster and more

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Negative Emotions and Confidence

Confidence / By Claire / 14 minutes of reading

The Impact of Negative Emotions on Confidence and How to Release Emotions through Creative Expression 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

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The Volcano Within: How Repressed Emotion is Damaging Your Confidence

Confidence / By Claire / 9 minutes of reading

How the repression of emotions can lead to confidence issues, particularly for quiet, shy, and nice people. By facing your fears and expressing your true emotions, you can transform your life positively. Discover how releasing your suppressed emotions are vital for building genuine self-confidence.

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How to Stop Being Too Nice

Confidence / By Claire / 10 minutes of reading

How to stop people taking advantage of you Is this you? You’ve been pushed way, way beyond your limits. You know perfectly well that the other person is taking advantage of you. You want to explode. You can feel the words rising up in your throat and getting stuck there. But something stops the words

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No one listens to me! How to Stop Feeling Invisible

Confidence for introverts, Overcoming shyness / By Claire / 9 minutes of reading

How to be Seen and Heard Without Having to Scream and Shout About It Daniel was a quiet man, a clever man, a caring man – but he felt he was invisible. Daniel was an academic, and it often took him days to prepare his beautifully composed and interesting lectures. But when it came to delivering them, his

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How Can We Overcome Fear as Introverts

Confidence for introverts / By Claire / 12 minutes of reading

As introverts, how can we overcome fear? In this article, I explain why to “Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway” isn’t always the best maxim for introverts and quieter people. We need a gentler approach. The Power Of Fear Fear is powerful. The fact that fear is not real in most cases makes it

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MARIE-CLAIRE Building Self Confidence in Women

Published Articles / By Claire / 7 minutes of reading

Hold your Head up High By Pamela Victor Marie-Claire (Malaysia) February 16, 2017 Let your inner beauty shine through by upping your game with oozing confidence and sublime self-esteem to show the world your true worth. Happiness comes from within and we all know, once we’re happy, it shows through from our words, our thoughts

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Participant Story: Overcoming abuse and betrayal

Inspiring Stories - Confidence / By Claire / 11 minutes of reading

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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Participant Story: I’ve always wanted to…

Inspiring Stories - Confidence, Overcoming shyness / By Claire / 10 minutes of reading

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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