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Representing Ourselves--Challenges with Disabilities
- 1. Presented by Susanne Slay-Westbrook LPC-S, LMFT-S A World of Respect SILC 2013 Annual Conference
- 2. DISRESPECT SELF-ESTEEM SELF-RESPECT DIGNITY INTEGRITY CORE BELIEFS
- 3. Women and men with disabilities often experience a variety of disrespectful events, interactions and attitudes from society, not to mention friends, family and caretakers.
- 5. The ability to respect ourselves can be seriously challenged when we are disrespected by others, especially by the ones we most put our trust in.
- 7. Respecting ourselves begins with regaining self-esteem. This means to think good thoughts about ourselves like, “I am capable of learning new things.”
- 10. Having healthy self-esteem is not having to be better than someone else, but it is affirming how we see ourselves, our strengths and our accomplishments.
- 16. To have self-respect is to redefine mind, spirit and body as healthy and whole.
- 18. Susanne Slay-Westbrook LPC-S, LMFTS www.aworldofrespect.com
Editor's Notes
- WOMEN AND MEN WITH DISABILITIES OFTEN EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF DISRESPECTFUL EVENTS, INTERACTIONS AND ATTITUDES FROM SOCIETY, NOT TO MENTION FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CARETAKERS.
- THE ABILITY TO RESPECT OURSELVES CAN BE SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED WHEN WE ARE DISRESPECTED BY OTHERS, ESPECIALLY BY THOSE WE MOST PUT OUR TRUST IN.
- YOU CAN’T FORCE A PERSON TO SHOW YOU RESPECT, BUT YOU CAN REFUSE TO BE DISRESPECTED
- ALL OF WHO WE ARE—EMBRACING DIFFERENCES, UNIQUENESS, SAMENESS, ABILITIES, TALENTS, STRENGTHS
- SELF-NURTURING CARING ABOUT YOURSELF- TRYING NEW THINGS LEARNING, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS
- HAVING HEALTHY SELF-ESTEM IS NOT HAVING TO BE BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE, BUT AFFIRMING HOW WE SEE OURSELVES, OUR STRENGTHS AND OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
- DEFINE OUR OWN BEAUTY- ON THE INSIDE AND OUT. BODY IMAGE.
- BEING SUCCESSFUL MEANS MANY THINGS– BEING INDEPENDENT, ACTIVE, FEELING PRODUCTIVE, FULFILLED, ENJOYING LIFE
- DIGNITY--CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THAT YOU ARE WORTHY, IMPORTANT, VALUABLE
- THERE IS NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A WOMAN WHO CARRIES HERSELF LIKE A QUEEN AND WEARS HER CONFIDENCE LIKE A CROWN! ROYALTY OR NOT, DIGNITY AND RESPECT ARE EVERY WOMAN’S BIRTHRIGHT
- INTEGRITY--CARING– BEING COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING NURTURING TOWARD SELF AND OTHERS CFNUINE, IN TOUCH WITH CORE BELIEFS
- TO HAVE SELF-RESPECT IS TO REDEFINE MIND, SPIRIT AND BODY AS HEALTHY AND WHOLE.
- FEELING COMPLETE IS ONGOING. LETTING GO OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, MEMORIES AND FEELINGS. EMBRACING THE POSITIVE AND POSSIBLE.