Why S.H.E Exists
I was told I wouldn't amount to anything.
I left school with one GCSE. Growing up, I struggled with confidence and self-esteem, and I was told more than once that I wasn't clever enough. For a long time, I believed it.
I married young, had children and went through financial struggles. Like so many women, I put my own ambitions to one side.
But slowly, I started to question the story I'd been told about myself. I changed my mindset, went back to learning and kept going, one step at a time. Today, I'm a qualified solicitor.
I'm not sharing this because I have all the answers. I'm sharing it because I know how it feels to doubt yourself, and I know that feeling doesn't have to be the end of the story.
Where S.H.E began
I first had the idea for S.H.E when I was 16. I looked at the women around me in my community: women with so much potential, but few chances to explore it. I wondered how many of them had stopped believing they could have something for themselves.
S.H.E started with those women in mind. Over the years I've realised that self-doubt, putting yourself last and feeling held back aren't limited to one community. They're experiences women everywhere share.
What S.H.E is today
S.H.E is a growing space for all women to build their mindset, confidence, self-sufficiency and education, and to do it alongside other women who get it.
I'm not a therapist or an expert with a perfect formula. Alongside my work as a solicitor, I've trained in life coaching techniques so I can better support the women who come to S.H.E. I'm a woman who has been where you might be now, still growing, and creating the space I wish I'd had.
Wherever you're starting from, you're welcome here.
Founder, S.H.E. Initiative
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