‘The Dealing with Disappointment’ seminar held at the Church Point Centre last week was a great success! 

About 50 women gathered in a welcoming setting to explore the topic. The Shine Women team hosted the discussions and participated in a role play that featured many different responses to a person experiencing a redundancy. Folks discussed which alternative would be the most helpful for them.

Brene Brown, an international expert in this field, stated that disappointments cannot be compared and all need to be treated individually. Helpful and unhelpful responses for a healthy way forward were suggested.  

Emma Fox, a local counsellor, introduced ‘The House of Disappointment’ as a tool to mind map the process. 

The final speaker was Liz Maude, an experienced counsellor, supervisor & manager, who came from Richmond to share her incredible story of multiple life disappointments, including losing her home & possessions in the 2001 bushfires. She spoke of the help the “Serenity Prayer” had been to her & concluded with advice from the Bear Hunt story i.e. “You can’t go over it, you can’t go round it, you can’t go under it…you have to go through it”. What an example she of someone who had been through so much, but survived with her faith, hope & love still intact.’

A former participant in one of the eight-week Shine Women courses shared how helpful it had been to her. Brochures and registration for further courses for 2024 are available by contacting Simone Hunt on [email protected] or by phone on 4232 2066.