"It made years of therapy make more sense"


Reader,

The spring 7 Primal Questions workshop is in the books!

Last Saturday, 20 of us gathered to ...

  • Name our primal question (aka our deepest emotional need)
  • Identify the behaviors that that need pushes out of us
  • Discover ways to stay grounded and choose mature, emotionally healthy responses to these triggers

These takeaways aren't just pithy bullet points. Here's what one attendee said:

[This workshop] made years of therapy make more sense. Therapy has always focused on how much fear I have. This helped make sense of my fear.

As a facilitator, there are three things I especially love about this workshop:

  1. It offers huge value at a low cost
  2. Attendees achieve great self-discovery without significant vulnerability
  3. They also walk away with immediate practical applications

Don't get me wrong: I love the deep work we undertake in our cohorts and 1:1 coaching programs. Yet, trust and courage often take time to grow. When those shoots are young and tender, they need careful nurture in a safe space. And that's precisely what this workshop does.

Our next workshop dates will be released soon. Stay tuned!

Jake

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Dr. Jake Smith Jr.

I'm a faith-fueled formation coach & speaker who develops fully-formed leaders to become who they truly are and live with no regrets.

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