“Let go of who you think you are supposed to be and embrace who you are” – Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
You’ve always been resilient and driven…
You have an idea of how things should be. You have worked hard, really hard to make things happen.
You’ve sacrificed a lot, years of school or training or just paying your dues, so you can make the positive impact in the world you feel called to make.
You’ve always made it through, somehow, sometimes by the skin of your teeth.
But you’ve always paid a price… the expense slowly chipping away at your sense of self.
You look at your life and the way things are, you look at how hard you have worked and then you think of how things should be and what you’ve worked so hard for… And you feel an unsettled, gnawing feeling of dissatisfaction at the gap you see.
Where you are versus where you want to be…
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Then the racial reckonings…
Then the floodings, fires and other natural disasters… Deaths, so many deaths… Everything closed, alienated and isolated from many you love.
The onslaught continued… Wave after wave…
You jumped right into doing what you could, the best way you knew how.
Everyone else seemed to be on it, posting their latest projects on social media… everyone else looked perfect… Or as least ahead of you in some way… You come up for air only to be swept under by another wave…
You cycle between exhaustion, anxiety, grief, being hard on yourself, busywork and productivity as self-worth, feeling stuck, having a sense of foreboding, feeling like you could never get on top of the never-ending to do list, scarcity, numbing with food, shopping etc and escaping through netflix, filled with self-doubt all while serving, leading or taking care of everyone else…
And now, nearly 7 months into the pandemic, you feel wiped out.
Running on a treadmill to nowhere, you are starting to feel a sense of futility…
Or, maybe you’ve been hanging there, hoping that if you hold on long enough, things will eventually pan out and get back to normal…
And now, you are starting to realize, normal is never coming back. You will need to create the life you want.
To do so, you will have to let go of what is no longer serving you.
What do you need to let go of?
What would it feel like to embrace who you are and where you are, instead of where you are supposed to be or how things are supposed to be?
What would it feel like to embrace your humanity, abundance and the gifts imperfection brings? To be able to focus on your priorities and let go of all the “supposed to”s?
What would it feel like to laugh heartily, dance with abandon or play freely with those you love?
What if this season is an invitation to cultivate a wholehearted life?
You are exactly in the right place at the right time! It is the 10th year anniversary of the Gifts of Imperfection by Dr. Brene Brown and the global wholehearted community is celebrating!
Join us in the 8 week online Gifts of Imperfection workshop to learn the 10 guideposts of wholehearted living, learn the skills to cultivate and embody these guideposts through experiential exercises with 9 other wholehearted kindred individuals in a safe empathetic space, led by a seasoned certified Daring Way and Dare To Lead Facilitator, Dr. Yvonne Ator.
Learn how to show up authentically, trust your intuition, express your creativity, cultivate calm and mindfulness, be self-compassionate, let go what people think, laugh again, lean into gratitude,
Learn how to become more resilient, wholehearted and write a new ending to the story to you are living that is aligned with who you really are not who you think you are supposed to be.
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DETAILS
DATES: Course begins Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 and Ends Friday December 4th, 2020.
Workshop sessions: Tuesdays at 4-6pm Pacific/7-9pm Eastern.
Office hours: weekly: Fridays at 5-6 Pacific, 8-9pm Eastern (optional)
COST: The course fee is $997. But to acknowledge the pandemic moment for those who are struggling financially and need the work, I am offering a “Pay What You Can” option. Also, if you sign up before October 4th for the full amount, you can use the code GIFTS to get a discount (200 off) to $797.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 10th!
The course fee also covers a $250 mandatory screening consultation.
The screening consultation ensures the safety of participants by exploring individual needs and interests, assessing coping agreements, current emotional state and existing emotional support for the individuals interested in the course.
Your full course payment of $997 (Or Pay What You Can Amount) Covers:
The Gifts of Imperfection curriculum and workbook. (Value – $2500)
Online Workshop Sessions and office hours (Value – $7500)
8 weeks of connecting, growing and sharing heartfelt stories with a community of wholehearted kindreds in a positive, empathetic, safe and supportive space with a multi-certified professional who is passionate and well-versed in the work! (Value – Priceless!)
You will also be added to our own private membership group where you can connect and share stories before and after the course so you can deepen the bonds of lifelong friendships you began.
Limited spots available – Only 10 participants allowed. NO REFUNDS. Fee payments will be applied to a course or workshop of equal value.
Curious about how you are doing with each guidepost? Take the Wholehearted Inventory Assessment before you read the book!
Agenda
Week 1: Introduction, Courage, Compassion, and Connection:
Tools for the Wholehearted Journey
Week 2: Guidepost #1 – Cultivating Authenticity: Letting Go of What
People Think;
Guidepost #2 – Cultivating Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism
Week 3: Guidepost #3 – Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness;
Guidepost #4 – Cultivating Gratitude and Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark
Week 4: Guidepost #5: Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith:
Letting Go of the Need for Certainty
Week 5: Guidepost #6 – Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison;
Guidepost #7 – Cultivating Play and Rest:Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol and Productivity as Self Worth
Week 6: Guidepost #8 – Cultivating Calm and Stillness:
Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle;
Guidepost #9 – Cultivating Meaningful Work:Letting Go of Self-Doubt and “Supposed To”
Week 7: Guidepost #10 – Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance:
Letting Go of Being Cool and “Always in Control”
Week 8: The Wholehearted Revolution
You deserve the life you want. You deserve to live aligned with your ideals. You deserve to thrive in all arenas of your life as you make your positive impact in the world.
Excited? So am I! I can’t wait to meet you!
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Sign up now so you can receive your workbook from me, take the Wholehearted Inventory Assessment and get your copy of the Gifts of Imperfection book on time.
To sign up for the full amount, click HERE. Don’t forget to use the code GIFTS for a $200 discount before September 27th. SIGN UP! for the full amount to support those in financial difficulty who are not able to pay in full but really need the work in these challenging times.
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I am honored to help you do your work to embrace who you really are, rise strong from the falls, failures, transitions and setbacks of your life and thrive again. See you soon!
Sincerely,
Yvonne Whitelaw, MD, MPH
Coach, Facilitator and Advocate for Physicians and Helping Professionals
Certified Daring Way Facilitator
Certified Dare To Lead Facilitator
Certified Unbeatable Mind Coach
Certified Personal and Executive Coach in Positive Psychology
Founder, Thriving Idealist
Founder, Thriving Physicians
“Grow into your ideals so that life will not rob you of them.” – Dr. Albert Schweitzer
“I don’t know what your destiny will be; but one thing I do know; the only ones among you who will be truly happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” – Dr. Albert Schweitzer
About Your Daring Way™ and Dare To Lead™ Facilitator
Speaker, Coach, Author, Facilitator and Advocate.
Yvonne Ator, MD, MPH is deeply passionate about helping helpers thrive. Nicknamed, “Helper For the Helpers, Yvonne has served several mission-driven physicians, veterans and other helping professionals for the past several years.
After her own burnout experience in medicine, Yvonne founded Thriving Idealist and Thriving Physicians committed to helping idealists thrive and serve sustainably as they make their positive impact in the world without succumbing to burnout, compassion fatigue or disillusionment. She became a certified Daring Way Facilitator and Certified Dare To Lead Facilitator to help create a more wholehearted culture in healthcare and helping professions. She is also a certified Personal and Executive Coach in positive psychology and certified Unbeatable Mind Coach focused on Mental Toughness and Emotional Resilience.
She is a Speaker around the country on several topics including “Rumbling With Vulnerability”, Daring Leadership, the Thriving Idealist, Burnout, Mental Toughness etc. A co-author of the acclaimed book, “Thinking about Medicine?”, she also writes the wellness column for the internationally published Radiant Magazine and other popular websites such as Productive Flourishing.
When she isn’t playing with her two warrior-princess daughters, she is meditating, reading, latin dancing, playing guitar, writing, laughing her head off, serial questing or geeking out to all things Oprah!
