Today I ran a wonderful, what I had originally planned on being self-esteem and confidence building workshop, but what turned into a powerfully emotional team development session.
Working with a team of women who have been foster carers for various amounts of time, it was amazing to witness a spontaneous outpouring of honesty and authentic sharing about the reasons they became carers, and the challenges they've faced in their lives.
As we shared out experience, strength and hope, the team grew stronger in the knowing that although what they have indivually been through may not be exactly what others have experienced, they are not alone in the level of challenges they've had to overcome.
It is always a truly humbling experience to facilitate the opening of a heart, raising of awareness or the unloading of a soul. Sometimes when we've kept our secres for a long time, it's hard to begin the process of letting them go. Today, this group courageously let go.
After spending time carefully planning the session to the last second, it was a precious moment for me when I let go of the need for the workshop to flow as I wanted it to go, and to allow the participants to find their flow and fulfil their needs.
We closed the session with claps, hugs and Certificates of Appreciation.
It was a great session, the shape of things to come.
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