Who developed Positive Transitions?
OUT OF CLUTTER, FIND SIMPLICITY. FROM DISCORD, FIND HARMONY.
IN THE MIDDLE OF DIFFICULTY LIES OPPORTUNITY.
Einstein
IN THE MIDDLE OF DIFFICULTY LIES OPPORTUNITY.
Einstein
WHO is behind Positive Transitions?
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Positive Transitions began to evolve following a massive life change I made in the late 1990’s. I qualified as a Master Practitioner in NLP, came out of a long term relationship, resigned as a part time lecturer at Thames Valley University, gave up a lucrative PR consultancy and moved from London to rural Somerset. Quite a shock to the system it was too! I started to use my newly learned skills within employed work as an adult tutor and advice worker; gradually developing freelance contracts with small projects, charities and coaching individuals. Positive Transitions formed organically; by word of mouth and Networking; I’ve never advertised. Although I did launch a website in 1994 most of my work came from recommendations and from satisfied clients. I think of my work as assisting people discover the right pathway towards finding their true self and contentment. I know first hand what it like to be depressed, to feel desperately unhappy as I had mental health issues when I was in my 30s. But I also know that it is possible to fully recover, even though that pathway maybe rocky and hard to negotiate! It is worth the effort. I had a career in fashion before retraining as a therapist and tutor. I knew what clothes looked good on me and what suited others. I helped people feel good about the way they looked outwardly. Now I help people feel good on the inside, which lasts far longer and in my opinion, is more beneficial. Since moving to Dorset I have concentrated by efforts in writing. A Positive Transitions handbook is in work and will be available via this site later this year. In this I detail some of the useful ideas and techniques that have had proven success through my work, in a simple to understand guide. I have almost finished a memoir on my early life and career in which illustrates how I made many positive transitions in my life in order to survive. I have written several radio dramas one being broadcast on local radio in 2011, as well as many short stories and the beginning of a novel. Three of my short stories were published in Narrative Threads in 2015 and one in The Dorset Writers Network – This Little World. As a child I had a Gerald Durrell fascination with nature and animals. I spent many hours deep in the Buckinghamshire woods with my pets and wild creatures. I communed with the natural world then and in a sense I still do. In my blog ‘Nature Speaks’ I will share magical moments encountered by observing the natural world or by words from passing strangers. Elizabeth Friend |
