SELF-DESIGNED
LIFE?
Are you living a
SELF-DESIGNED LIFE IS A 14-WEEK COURSE TAILORED TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS, CHAMPIONING EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TOOLS AND RESOURSES THAT SUPPORT HEALING, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, RESILIENCE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
DEVELOPED BY SURVIVORS, WITH THE GUIDANCE OF CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERTISE, THIS TRAUMA-INFORMED COURSE IS A SAFE SPACE WHERE SURVIVORS CAN CONNECT WITH OTHER WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR JOURNEY, LEARN FROM SHARED EXPERIENCES, AND BUILD COMMUNITY.
About the Course
Course work, hands-on activities, group discussions, practical steps, information and tools on trauma and its effects, coping and self-care tips, skills for building new relationships, understanding coercion, tools for creating plans and goals to support independence, and pursuing educational and professional development are all part of the Self-Designed Life Course.
A 14-week course of weekly 90-minute workshops that includes welcome gifts, a workbook, weekly handouts and resources, plus bonus worksheets, checklists, journal prompts, mindfulness tools, self-care practices, and much more. A special graduation gift is included!
Healing isn't easy
Let's not do it alone
What participants say...
This course was not only a lifesaver, but it also helped me move forward with my life with more confidence in myself and armed with a toolbox of help on my way. The hosts were knowledgeable, inclusive, and caring. The group of Survivors I was in the course with were amazing and encouraging. It feels like you have a team behind you, helping propel you forward. I would highly recommend this course to Survivors!
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M. G.
This material will be invaluable when I am looking for answers and find I have them at my fingertips. I feel better equipped to face flare-ups of past trauma and more prepared to help other women along in their journey. Well worth the time and energy. Thank you to the SDL team! This work makes a difference!
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A. A.
Service Provider
Having a program that was built around me as a Survivor gave me so much agency. The graduation box, getting to open them together, the excitement, and seeing that we all got the same gifts felt like a perfect ending representation of what this program gave us: a communal belongingness.
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S. V.
Advocate
