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., …
Lela’s inspiring article of how she got back her lost confidence and self-esteem after a traumatic time at drama school trauma through the Performance Course The Joy of Performance I had a dream. My dream was to take centre stage in a performance, and from there I would fly. Participating in the Performance Course enabled …
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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 attended the very first 6 session group I ran in 1996. This is her account of the …
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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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Overcoming negative emotions 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 …
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. Or living the creative life you always dreamed you would.. It might be moving …
Overcoming trauma How one woman after being too good most of her life overcame the trauma that had kept her locked away 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 on with …
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How to express 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? Or ashamed that you should have such powerful feelings? …
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. You’re going to follow a new path and get out of that rut once and …
