Amina found herself constantly exhausted. She was juggling working, being a parent and upholding relationships with family and friends. She felt she had lost herself and that her life was a conveyor belt of helping other people, leaving her no time for herself. Her anxiety was high and although she had things she wanted to do for herself, they seemed to fall down the list of priorities. During the course, Amina realised that she could make small changes that would significantly improve her energy and mindset. She could introduce boundaries and start prioritising herself; mentally, physically and in her career and relationships. Using the action plans she has made strides towards her goals and is enjoying some time for herself, guilt-free.

Katie worked in a male dominated environment where her voice was rarely heard. She recognised that her ideas were overlooked and felt patronised regularly. Over time she had internalised these external actions, and felt like she just wasn’t good enough in her job. Through the course, Katie learned how to start putting effective boundaries in place and how to communicate these effectively. She identified a support network that she could rely on within the company and make incremental changes to how she showed up in work. She started seeing changes quickly in how people reacted to her and was able to be taken more seriously. She naturally became happier and more fulfilled in her role, silencing the inner critic that had told her she wasn’t good enough for too long.

Nicola came onto the programme with chronic self doubt. She had been working in the same job for 4 years and wanted to progress in her career. Her dream job had been advertised, but she had decided not to go for it because it was bound to be a popular job with a lot of candidates who she felt would be far more suited to the role than her. During the course, she identified how important it was to her, and that she had the resilience to cope with disappointment if she was unsuccessful. She identified that many of her feelings of not being good enough for the role were rooted in her own self doubt rather than being real. She also knew that feedback from the process would be invaluable for her future progression so decided to apply. Not only did Nicola successfully get the job, but she used the resources and tools from the course to help keep her away from imposter syndrome and to keep her regulated and moving towards her next steps.