Angela’s Story: From Stuck & Stuffing Her Feelings to Skyrocketing Self-Confidence

~ edited by Diana Cohen

The following is a letter from Angela, a recent graduate on our Virtual Lifestyle Design Retreat who wanted to share her experience on the program:

Before the Virtual Retreat, I was attempting to clear my body from 30 years of kidney stones and 12 surgeries; feeling stuck in my marriage and distant in some of my family relationships; feeling limited in my business opportunities and repeating harmful emotional cycles of self doubt, discouragement and stuffing my feelings, which would come out sooner or later in explosions of one kind or other.

I spent a lot of time pushing myself to obtain approval from others, using distraction, running away from myself and relationships, and failing to just be consistently ok with be.-ing ME, and ok with others being themselves as well. I found myself ineffective with my money, my time, my organization and my communication. And that’s how life was for me before I signed up for the Virtual Retreat…

In Just 8 Weeks, Everything Changed!

I was a skeptic going into this course as I have participated in many “self-help” courses and books and classes of all shapes and sizes in an effort to assist myself and others without real, lasting, applicable results. THIS course truly changes EVERYTHING because it changes YOU!

It might seem hard to believe, but since fully participating in this eight week course:

I find my body remarkably renewed with greater energy and strength
my marriage is better than it EVER has been
ALL my chosen relationships are better
I am able to catch myself when I start going into an old pattern of behavior
I have greater awareness and increased ability to make better choices.
I find myself accepting responsibility in all areas of my life which has both empowered me and relieved others around me
I am delighted to watch myself grow in effectiveness in EVERY area of my life!

Having just returned from a hiking adventure with my daughter in the Alps, I liken this class to being the INCREDIBLY AWESOME & AMAZING CHAIRLIFT I discovered that lifted me to the top of the mountain I was already climbing!

Here are more gemstones I discovered along my journey of learning to be.:

Acceptance of exactly where I am and more joy and peace in my journey.
Allowing the lessons from my past to teach me exactly what I need to know to improve the present and propel me into the future I want to have.
Ability to face whatever lies in front of me and accept MY responsibility in it.
Awareness of myself and others in my life and the choices I am always able to make.
Action steps to accomplishing anything I want in life, realizing that it ALL starts with ME!
Attitude to enable me to be. the best version of me and let go of all that I no longer need.

Committing to carve out the time to complete the Virtual Lifestyle Retreat was honestly THE BEST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE FOR ME (and EVERYONE else around me!)

It gave me the tools and the understanding to literally skyrocket my progress towards BECOMING ALL I AM AND HOPE TO BE, letting go of SO many rocks I was carrying around in my backpack without even knowing why my progress seemed so limited in every area of my life!

[tweet_dis]I ACCEPT MYSELF TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY, IN ALL MY MESSY GLORY, OF BEING AUTHENTICALLY AND BEAUTIFULLY ME![/tweet_dis]

And you can, too! JUST DO IT!! You get an amazing team of fellow life travelers to assist you and encourage you along the way!

Angela

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If you’re ready to live your best life, starting September 13th, we’ll be taking a small group of only 20 women on board our next Virtual Retreat. Places are already filling up fast, so fill out the application to join us. This high-support program has been the launch pad for many women to radically improve their relationships, self-confidence and all aspects of their lives.