Case Study: From Low Self-Esteem to an Abundance of Confidence & Self-Love
One of the things I love about coaching is having the beautiful opportunity to witness someone's transformation. It's so amazing to see the empowerment that comes from seeing yourself and your life from a new perspective.
Today, I want to share the transformational story of a client that recently completed my 6-month Everyday Embodiment program.
In Everyday Embodiment, I work deeply with my clients (one on one) so they learn to embody their gifts and who they're here to be as they know how to create new, healthy thought patterns.
Furthermore, I work with them to help them strengthen their self-trust through a deeper relationship with their inner self.
Introverts form deep underlying beliefs about what they can or can't do that are rooted in a lot of extrovert-biased conditioning. Everyday Embodiment aims to unravel that conditioning so you see how unlimited you are when you discover how to do things in a way that honors your needs and desires.
This is all about becoming confident in yourself as you come home to yourself.
Nikki's transformation is a beautiful reflection of what's possible when you open yourself to new opportunities and ways of being.
Where Nikki started…
When Nikki first came to me, she wasn't happy with her life.
She'd recently been through a difficult period and suffered from low self-esteem and a lack of self-love. She felt lonely, and being in a new city, she was afraid of never finding friends or love because she thought that maybe something was wrong with her.
She felt self-conscious talking to others and struggled to be present and enjoy herself when spending time with others.
She wanted to make more friends and feel more excited about her life. She also wanted to find a new relationship with someone that made her happy. But, she believed she was boring and that finding friends who would see her as fun and exciting to be around would be challenging.
Ultimately, she wanted to be happy with her life and feel confident.
Before working together, she read many self-help books, but she knew she needed more than someone telling her to just have good energy or to simply love herself more. Instead, she wanted to learn techniques and tools to help shift how she saw herself and her life.
In our initial consultation call, we could see that she didn't feel these limitations in all areas of her life. She felt happy in certain areas, which allowed us to narrow our focus to those specific places where she was not content with what she was currently experiencing.
She recognized her mindset was a big part of why she felt stuck (which was vital for the work she did during the program to shift her mindset!).
Where Nikki ended…
While coaching calls are undoubtedly powerful in that they help you see things in a new light, the magic of coaching happens in between the calls as you take action from these new perspectives.
Nikki was very active in her growth and evolution, which greatly impacted her results in the program.
She was willing to get uncomfortable, question her beliefs, and explore new ideas. In addition, she was open to getting to the root of the sticky parts we worked on throughout her journey.
As we moved through each month, I was amazed to see her transformation!
She made new friends, changed her mindset about dating, and discovered ways to show how fun she is when meeting new people!
During the program's second half, she could catch the thoughts that used to hold her back without me pointing them out to her! Instead, she could see how they weren't serving her, and she knew how to work with them, so they didn't stop her from moving forward.
Everyday Embodiment helped Nikki strengthen her self-esteem and self-love. By learning to talk through her thoughts and having her assumptions challenged, she got to know herself better and started to accept herself more.
She's aware that she'll never be perfect, but she now accepts herself as-is and knows whatever she feels is okay. In addition, she understands how she can change anything that isn't working in her life.
Because of these changes, she felt more confident putting herself out there and making more friends! She also feels sad less frequently, and her confidence has strengthened over time.
She learned to pay less attention to critical self-talk, which also helped her lessen her tendency to judge others. And now, she spends time alone for more extended periods without feeling lonely or sad.
Nikki also started a journaling practice; when she feels unclear about things, she knows she can find clarity through her journal.
After working together for six months, Nikki mentioned that she no longer believes that she can't make friends and find love. She also no longer believes that she doesn't deserve happiness.
Nikki shared with me...
"I always try to be happy, thinking and talking less critically, and having a more positive attitude towards life. I learned that I am an interesting person and more than what I give myself credit. I learned I can change, and my life can change more than I can imagine. I now have more friends in my life, and I will continue to practice self-love and the habit of journaling."
Super inspiring, right?
She learned ways to make friends and find happiness that works for her, which means she's more positive and accepting of herself. And she feels worthy of love, happiness, and joy.
You’re invited...
While Nikki and I focused most of her Everyday Embodiment experience on her mindset and belief systems related to her relationships, you're not limited to those areas when we work together.
In your complimentary Introvert Awareness and Expansion Call, I'll work with you to isolate the specific areas you are not embodying in your life that are preventing you from thriving.
In addition to exploring how we can work together, you'll leave our call with a better understanding of how your beliefs (fueled by the extrovert-biased conditioning!) lead you to hold yourself back (so you can recognize it going forward!). When you understand how this has held you back, you'll also realize how your introversion helps you thrive, not prevents it, which will allow you to walk away from our call giving yourself permission to do things your way!
Everyday Embodiment is a journey to coming home to yourself and finding a greater sense of ease, joy, and confidence as you quietly thrive, unapologetically.