Change can feel really, really, really scary. Especially if in the past any time you've tried to change people have given you a lot of "Change Back Messages". Or they've treated like you don't know what you are talking about, you don't deserve anything good, or you're there to serve them.
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Jan Hill
Speaks of her professional accomplishments and the emotional abuse from her partner -- the put-downs and lack of encouragement.
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Anita promised herself not to watch daytime TV once she was forced to leave her job due to Multiple Sclerosis. She volunteers at the Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre
What is abuse? I was in denial I was being abused. I internalized the things my abuser was saying. An internal war ensued where I questioned my worth but on the outside I was articulate and independent.
Shelters need to do more in the community to educate women about abuse.
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Share Christmas is a program at Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre. Adoptive Families provide a Christmas of food, clothing, toys, and books to other Birchmount neighbourhood families in need.
A metaphor for life's journey. There are things you need with you and pre-training you need before attempting to climb a mountain.
There's a story of Tibetan monks who climb the mountain but never actually reach the top. It's a metaphor of life's journey.
Transcript at:
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Janet Carlisle
Recognize what it is about you that gave you the ability to survive. Acknowledge the courage to leave.
You are a survivor. It's not easy to get up in the morning and leave behind some of the things, good and bad, that you've had to leave behind to get here.
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1. S.M.A.R.T. Method for Goal Setting
2. Applying the S.M.A.R.T. Method
3. Celebrating little successes
4. Play to your strengths
5. Celebrate goal setting itself
6. Your goals, not someone else's
