Self-Esteem & Confidence

This brief workshop will examine the various components of self-esteem and confidence, and describes the difference between the two. Participants will understand how self-esteem and confidence develop in early childhood, and what can cause and interfere with their natural development. Other factors of self-esteem and confidence explored include:

– shame and how it interferes with natural human affects

– shame-based family rules

– breaking the shame cycle

– shame vs guilt

– overcoming bad inner voices

– light and dark parts of self

– authentic self

– practices that improve self-esteem

– Karpman’s Drama Triangle

– the internal drama triangle

– alternatives to the drama triangle

– body mind connection

– somatic expressions of emotions

– top-down thinking, bottom-up thinking

– core beliefs

– communication styles

– the Four Agreements

You will acquire a lot of information to explore your own self-esteem and confidence, to assist clients to explore their own, and to improve self-esteem and confidence in children. (3hrs)

Facilitated by: Monique Sundlie, MSW, RCSW, PhD Cand. in Clinical Sexology. Trauma Therapist