In July 2021, we granted one student, Sapier Behr, a $550 grant to be a part of the Inner Wisdom 6-Week Program with Coach Joanna Figueroa.
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Joanna & Sapier connecting through one of the live sessions.
Post Program Questionnaire
1. How did this program support your mental health?
It gave me a sense of community being able to relate to others who are on the same journey as me. So it gave me confidence to explore more freely.
2. What was the most impactful part?
When I wasn’t feeling my best Joanna discussed with me giving myself freedom to lean into my feelings and not force myself to overcome them before I was ready. This allowed me to actually feel things and let go of negativity versus masking them by pretending to feel ok.
3. What did you struggle overcoming most?
Consistency. It’s hard for me to be consistent with myself and I struggled setting aside the time every day to reflect. I’m still working on it but it is definitely improved a lot.
4. What was easy for you?
Asking for help from Joanna when I needed it. She made me comfortable to be open with whatever I was struggling with which became super important in the middle of the process when I felt like I was falling behind. But she made communication very accessible and comfortable.
5. Would you recommend this program to someone and why?
Absolutely. I think a lot of people are like me - they know they need a change they just don’t know how to approach it so they delay it and then feel lost. Having someone guide you and having a support system helps get that jumping off point going.
6. Where do we need to improve and why?
I think more in-person activities can be helpful. We had 2 unfortunately I couldn’t make it but if we had a consistent day of the week I could have either scheduled around it or at least made 1 of them.