The purpose of this workshop is to help individuals think purposefully, speak up assertively, and act responsibly to be your best self, better your relationships, and achieve better outcomes. Be Your Own Advocate integrates an award-winning SELF-Ex guide to transform every adversity, vulnerability, and uncertainty into a learning opportunity. This workshop equips participants with life-changing tools, practical techniques, and healthy paradigms to strengthen one’s self-worth and motivation.
This workshop is a process from self-discovery to self-fulfillment as it teaches participants how to navigate real-world situations with practical tools that they can use for the rest of their life.
The Problem
During the pandemic, depression, anxiety, and mental health issues increased drastically by 30% in adolescents and adults. In fact, mental health issues effect every 1 out 3 adults. Individuals begin to lose confidence in their voice as they go through these situations of uncertainty, discomfort, aggression, and despair. When people do not speak up assertively, they run into several problems:
Increased mental health issues
Conflict in your relationships
Lower self-esteem
Identity crisis
Workshop Questions
Participants develop tools and techniques to empower oneself and discover a strong self-identity to confront adverse situations ranging from discomfort to misconduct. Do you know:
How to advocate for yourself?
What the root cause of mental health is, and how to overcome it?
How your beliefs are impacting your well-being?
How to build your own boundaries, and balance your priorities to achieve better outcomes and better relationships?
How to liberate yourself from other people’s expectations?
The Program Outline
Participants engage in a stimulating learning process to:
Discover the qualities of being a self-advocate
Assess and develop your advocacy skills
Build healthy boundaries responsibly
Make value-based decisions intently
Evaluate your belief paradigms to strengthen your confidence
Prioritize needs to self-fulfillment
Balance conflictive objectives responsibly
Address conflicts responsibly
Communicate assertively
Be Your Own Master
Think critically, communicate assertively, and act responsibly to:
Deep dive into a self-discovery process
Set your objectives and needs to achieve optimal outcomes
Evaluate the adverse situation using the ARC model