Facing the Fear of Self-Advocacy

After my last self-advocacy episode, I was asked to dive deeper and talk about facing the fear many kiddos have when it comes to advocating for their needs. I decided to point blank use the word FEAR as an accronym and put a positive twist to it as a means to give you all a guideline for growing that self advocacy muscle, even in the face of fear!!

In this episode, you will learn 4 steps to take in order to develop that skill of self advocacy at school, at home, and even in social situations! 

Find- a trusted adult to turn to.

Educate- yourself on how your beautiful brain works and what tools, strategies and systems work best for your brain! 

Act- respecfully and with curiousity as you advocate for your needs.

Reflect- on how speaking up for your needs will be helpful and beneficial in so many ways.

I hope this is helpful for you all as you face this self- advocacy fear and try it out as a means of practicing self-awareness and voicing how you learn and grow best!! 

If you are interested in looking into 1:1 coaching as your next step, I would love to come alongside you on your journey! It’s an incredible process where I am seeing transformational, life-changing results with my clients. I say that humbly and mindful that everyone is on a different part of their journey! I am here for you and love you all very much! Visit www.katelynmabry.com to set up a consultation or to just check out my other resources! I look forward to connecting with you! 

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