Posted by Christina on 17/5/2008, 11:11 am, in reply to "Re: THE WORKSHOP"

I have just attended the London Workshop, I was the only lady there, and found it the most terrific experience in dealing with this problem. When I booked, I thought the ladies would be far fewer than the men, then Andrew let me know that I was in fact the only female. Having made up my mind in the first place to go, I was determined not to back out now. Arriving on Friday, the worst bit was walking down the corridor and entering the room, but I braved it, and recieved a warm welcome, sat down, had a furtive look round, and realised I wasn't the only one feeling a bit nervous. Once the worshop got going, it was just such a relief to hear people talking about the problem, which is essentially the same whichever sex you are. I made such good progress over the weekend, as it changed my whole way of thinking about it, and showed me ways to deal with it that I could take away and practice. Already I am weeing in situations which previously I found difficult, so, ladies, don'e let being female put you off a workshop. I shall be attending the improvers, and won't care a bit if I am again the only woman.

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