Throughout our 8-week period together, we will go through a journey of self-discovery which will cover a range of topics depending on the cohort’s needs. Below is the breakdown of the sessions covered. The first and last session will always remain the same, but the others may be switched around, depending on how the group gels and what their specific needs are.
Session 1 - Getting to know you
We get to know each other through warm-up games and activities. Building rapport is key to any successful coaching program. When we feel connected to others, we feel a sense of safety and belonging and start to build trust with those around us.
Session 2 – My strengths
We look at our role models and we begin to build a vocabulary of their strengths. We talk about character strengths and skill strengths. We highlight our own and get creative onto a big collage poster which we take home for display on our wall.
Session 3 - My emotions
We get real about Emotional Intelligence. We get creative around different feelings, what they mean and how we feel them in our bodies. We bring them to life and explore how our emotions are amazing messengers that tell us what we need in that moment. We explore some strategies which we can use at home to help us regulate our big emotions and choose some to practice with our families.
Session 4 - My thoughts
We explore our thoughts and how we talk to ourselves. We learn how, with practice, we can become the observers and directors of our thoughts rather than allowing them to control us. We explore how thoughts and feelings are directly related to each other and discover ways in which we can reframe our thoughts to change how we feel.
Session 5 - My beliefs
We discover how people speak to us affects what we believe is true. We learn to translate spoken words into beliefs and we explore how we can question whether our beliefs are really true or not. If our belief is not 100% certain, can we change this belief for something more empowering?
Session 6 - My values
What is important to me? We use our creativity to compile a list of our individual values. Understanding our own values can support us in making more empowering decisions as it help us understand our why behind our decision making.
Session 7 (one of the following)
7a - Dealing with the Worry Monster.
We look at anxiety and how it triggers our reptilian brain/fight or flight response. We explore and have fun practicing some strategies and bring home some take aways for the future that works for us.
7b - Standing up to bullies
We explore bullies, what they are gaining from the act of bullying and how we can reframe how they behave towards us so that they lose their power over us. We learn the difference between being passive, aggressive and assertive and seek out assertive behaviours for ourselves to help us respond to bullies better.
7c - Building my confidence
We learn that confidence is not a ‘thing’ and we explore how people - who we perceive to be confident - choose to show up in terms of their physiology, beliefs and self-talk. We learn about comfort zones and the importance of stepping out of these in order to grow and become more confident.
Session 8 - My vision
Today we celebrate! We reflect on how far we have come – our wins, what we have learned and how much we have grown. We create our own unique vision boards to take home and get to set some motivational goals moving forward. 
