I have suffered with low self-esteem, lack of confidence, weight issues and anxiety since childhood. For as long as I can remember I have worried about what people have thought about me – be it how I looked or what I said – and this has had a huge impact on both my personal and my professional life. These issues ruled what I did or didn’t do, making me unhappy and stopping me from living the life that I wanted to. I decided at the beginning of this year that something had to change. I was unhappy and it had started to impact on my family life.
I searched online for answers and I came across Dan’s website and I am so glad that I did. I saw him for six sessions over a couple of months and by the third or fourth session I was able to see a difference. My husband even started to comment almost daily about how different I was, but in a good way.
I have started to enjoy family trips out without worrying about what people are thinking of me and I have started doing things that I want to do, even things that I would have never thought of doing before for fear of someone laughing at me, such as taking part in the parents’ obstacle race at my son’s sports day (I came joint last) and going for a paddle boarding session which I loved and will be doing again very soon. I have also started running which is something I would have never have done before. I am working my way through ‘Couch to 5k’ and aim to do a 10k charity run next year. I am also looking into career options once my youngest son starts school. I will have to change my career to fit around family life, which means studying for further qualifications, but I can do it.
I can’t recommend Dan’s sessions enough. He is very easy to talk to and completely understood what I was going through. To put it simply, Dan has helped to make me happy, has helped me to enjoy life again and has helped me to like myself and to believe in myself.
