Testimonials
TESTIMONIALS
From the women
♦ safe ways to express experiences, creative and positive ways to transform negative thoughts and feelings
♦ I have more of a sense of responsibility to the process and to keep the process moving forward
♦ safe, self regulated, creative
♦ it was great to allow my vulnerability out without censoring
♦ time to process my hidden emotion
♦ when I have over reacted the turnaround time to calmer emotions is much quicker
♦ I am more joyous, positive and confident
♦ I have new coping skills to use in the real world, and the child’s voice is fading away
♦ I feel more confidence to deal effectively with my triggers
♦ I learned to open up my thoughts and heart and deal with them
♦ I have tools to help me when it gets too much
♦ I trust myself more and I now attract others without fear
♦ when I don’t know what to do I can make art and find a calm place again
♦ I worry less of what people think of me
♦ finding compassion and understanding with myself
From the men
♦ learning how to express my feelings, instead of stereotypically bottling them up, listening and trying to understand others’ feelings
♦ I’ve learned how to stay cool in situations that I was unaware that I was being abusive in, so now I understand how escalation occurred. I feel much better informed and guided to see myself through difficult times
♦ continuing to improve my self awareness, and better understand and control my triggers and respond to conflict
♦ it was important to hear that I wasn’t alone in my experience and challenges
♦ everybody is equal so I should be respectful by replacing my judgemental attitude
♦ I can choose to avoid any type of provocation
♦ being more open about my feelings has made our communication a lot better
♦ checking myself I am more aware of the signals my body is giving me to alert me to my feelings
♦ learning is a life long process needing conscious and consistent effort
♦ I now have a willingness to understand differently and an ability to be outside my comfort zone