Tah-dah! Here is your gorgeous group! Please get to know each other, and connect outside of our calls – it will enhance your mastery journey in a big way!
AnnMarie – lives in Newton NH, engaged to Colin
Intention: A better understanding of where men come from and new ways to relate to them.
I can be counted on for:
- participating in the talks and showing up.
What I need from the group:
- to share their experiences and how they did or will deal with them.
Barbara – lives in Natick MA, dating
Intention:
I want a fantastic relationship with a great man. I want to get married and have a satisfying life as a wife and have a wonderful husband.
I can be counted on for:
- reliability and dependability
Bernadette – lives in Braintree MA, single (divorcing)
Intentions:
- I want to understand/clear any “unhelpful”/unhealthy beliefs that are lingering as I go through the divorce process and “reframe” so that I am in a stronger, more empowered place as I seek a new relationship – this time, hitting the jackpot!
- I want clarity around why I have attracted the kind of men I have (emotionally unavailable and narcissistic) and how to avoid falling into the same trap in future, so I manifest the kind of relationship I yearn for and believe I deserve.
I can be counted on for:
- Honesty
- Transparency
- Positivity
What I need from the group:
- Honest feedback/perspectives on my sharing/learnings, as well as commitment to supporting each other in achieving our objectives. I believe in the power of group positive thinking and being “in-action” together.
Cathy – lives in Watertown MA, single
Intentions: To understand why I fear allowing myself to take a risk in love after a few bad choices and to move forward with being open and trusting and to start dating again. Overcome my fears of being hurt.
I can be counted on for:
- honesty
- kind feedback and support
- whatever they need from me to help their journey
What I need from the group:
- Support. But not too overly involved. I tend to take a lot in and then process through the info. I’m not sure what the interaction will be like as of yet, but I hope that it will be a non-judgmental, trusting group of people who I can learn from while learning from you and the experts. I hope that there will be a considerate atmosphere where no one or two people dominate the sessions. Collaboration and light-heartedness.
Clarissa – lives in Hudson, MA – divorced
Intentions:
- Find the courage to be in a relationship with a man
- Have better relationships with the men in my life
- Own where I am in my journey and not to compare myself to others
I can be counted on for:
- Acceptance
- happiness when they have successes
What I need from the group:
- Call me out when I start coming up with some creative crap when I get scared
Hannah – lives in Killington VT, dating someone
Intention:
- To become a more knowledgeable, self confident and compassionate woman who learns even more tools to place in my toolbox and pull them out and use them when needed.
- I want to understand men even better so that I may have the most harmonious and satisfying relationships with them for the rest of my life.
I can be counted on for:
- Comic relief
- compassionate support
- being a good listener if/when someone wants support 1-on-1
What I need from the group:
- Compassionate support, good listeners who can listen to learn rather than agree or disagree.
- 100% commitment to the group.
- Curiosity
Julie – lives in Hull MA, single
Intention:
- I am truly looking forward to getting my juju back, reconnecting with the helpful hints and skills to be irresistible to men and be the best partner.
- I turn 60 this year – and I want to Rock 60!
- And I would love a partner, (my guy/My King) by the end of this program.
I can be counted on for:
- being enthusiastic, playful, positive and supportive
What I need from the group:
- commitment to everyone’s success and that we all get what we desire from these 4 months!
Laura – lives in San Diego, CA, single
Intentions:
- I would like to learn how to let my guard down and differentiate a good man from a bad one.
- Also when he comes along how to accept all the good he has to offer. I struggle with believing a good guy is even interested.
I can be counted on for:
- to be honest and open to constructive criticism
What I need from the group:
- The same as what I can be counted on
Leslie – lives in Woburn MA, single
Intentions:
- strengthen my feelings of self worth even more, and that I deserve to be treated great and that the man I choose is very lucky!
- know some men don’t take good care of themselves and I can have compassion for that, but to recognize that if a man doesn’t take care of himself I cannot choose him.
- I have a couple of models of men in my head, and I intend to get very clear on whether some or all of those models meet my essentials
- Get even more clear on what my essentials are, and especially the difference between essentials and ‘nice to haves’
- To totally accept and welcome that if I choose a given man, I will be saying no to the rest of the men out there, and that that is OK. And that in the discerning process, if I realize a man doesn’t meet my essentials, to TOTALLY LET HIM GO and wish him well.
- To be very discerning about whether a man is ready for a relationship, and to let him go if he is not.
I can be counted on for:
- being compassionate and empathetic, funny and occasionally wise. 😉
What I need from the group:
- I do not need specific advice, rather I would welcome the women sharing their own relevant life experiences
- A feeling of safety and that we are all in this together
- commitment to confidentiality
Mary Jo – lives in Bradenton FL in the winter, and in NY in the summer, married
Intentions:
- I want to learn to be a great communicator, a great wife, how to have a great relationship. I don’t want to screw this up.
- I want to have a very happy and healthy relationship and I know that I can learn that from you.
- I want to have a great mindset and concentrate on the great things and the things that make me very happy in my relationship with my husband and not dwell on stuff.
- My ultimate goal is to be a great communicator and have a great marriage.
I can be counted on for:
- sharing any of my experiences if they would be helpful to other women.
What I need from the group:
- open honest communication
Sue – lives in Southborough MA and is dating a man
Intention: To get a better understanding of men, in particular the man I am dating so I can figure out if what I need to do differently to make the relationship work for me, overcome any fear I have talking about my current relationship.
I can be counted on for:
- support
- a good ear
- honesty in what I say
- to contribute my thoughts and ideas to the discussion
What I need from the group:
- to be honest with me
- to participate
- to listen
- to hold me accountable
Tania – lives in Cambridge MA, single
Intention: To exude the confidence and energy to attract a powerful manly man who meets my essentials
I can be counted on for:
- holding your dreams
- my support
- an ear if you need it
- sharing my insights throughout the program
- sisterhood
What I need from the group:
- positive energy
- sisterhood
- everyone’s participation