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Loving You May Require Training Your Brain You have the ability to change your thinking. When you create positive self-esteem, you train yourself to look at what is working in your life and you learn to minimize the things that may not be working for you. You Carol Juergensen Sheets train the brain to believe in yourself and if there are things that have not been put in your life you either believe that it will show up for you at a later date or better things are going to occur to replace that singular though that you had for your life. This takes a lot of emotional maturity because it easy to focus on what is not occurring as posed to what is present in your life today. If you suffer from low self-esteem, I would like you to ask yourself the following: Is my negative thinking and pessimism contributing to my low self-esteem, or is my low self-esteem causing my negative and pessimistic attitude? Regardless, it's absolutely critical that someone with low self-esteem retrain their faulty thinking. Here are examples of two very different types of mentalities when dealing with self-esteem. • Women with low self-esteem believe the world is not working for them. Positive thinkers look at life's circumstances as opportunities to grow and learn. • Low self-esteemers look at life with a negative slant. They look at life as a struggle. Good self-esteemers look at life as a challenge and believe they can accomplish goals to get the desired results. If you suffer from low self-esteem you will tend to see yourself as a victim. You believe that life has done you wrong. You let the devastation be the primary feeling. You use self-talk like, "This will ruin me." "This is because I'm not
good enough." "I hate myself." When bad things happen to people with healthy self-esteem, they immediately look for ways to combat the situation. They use phrases like, "I'll get around this." "I can do it." "This is just a stumbling block." Women with low self-esteem limit their own expectations. They don't believe in themselves so they don't believe great things can happen. When you like yourself, you believe you can achieve. You know you deserve it, and you look for ways to make your life happen. Your attitude is the number one contributor to your self-view. If you downplay your character, your abilities, and your talents, you will never fully actualize as a person. When you have good self-esteem, you recognize that you're human, so you know your own limitations and as a result you work with them. As you assess where you are in your own emotional maturity ask yourself the following 5 questions that contribute to good self esteem. • Do I engage in life and believe that the universe is providing me everything I need to become stronger? • Do I focus on what is working on my life and feel empowered by it? • Do I believe that I can affect my own life and that I can design my life to support my endeavors? • Do I see myself as strong and focus on positive self talk to get me through the day? • Do I surround myself around supportive people who remind me of my strengths? When you follow these guidelines, you are more likely to have gratitude for what is going right, and you will enjoy life more. It has an additional benefit because you will see yourself as actively engaged in life and you will be more empowered to love yourself!
Carol Juergensen Sheets LCSW PCC is a psychotherapist and personal life coach. She does motivational speaking and empowerment trainings locally and nationally. To find out more about her services--contact her at www.carolthecoach.com or call her at 317 218-3479. You can watch Carol the Coach segments on WTHR’s Channel 13 Wednesdays @ 12:50PM. Please say “I found it in Indy Metro Woman Magazine!” Thanks!
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March 2021 Network Of Women In Business (NOWIB) Southside Monthly Networking Lunch
Wed, Mar 3, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Sassafras Lunch & Tea Room 229 N Madison Ave, Greenwood, IN We support each other through meaningful business connections and professional development opportunities as each member strives for success.
Race and Cultural Relations Leadership Network Meeting Fri, Mar 5, 8:00 – 9:30 AM
RCRLN meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be held virtually, and we invite you to join using the information below. Please email info@ indygipc.org with any questions or concerns.
Network of Women In Business Power & Purpose... Fri, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Ruth's Chris Steak House, 2727 E 86th St Indianapolis, IN. NOWIB provides professional women an opportunity to seek new connections while building and growing personally and professionally.
Wed March 10 -11 The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Learn about the famous women and then have a hands-on learning experience related to their work! Celebrate Women’s History Month with us by thinking like a girl! *For this virtual program, you. Discover the girl power that changed science—and history—forever! Go into the field, into the lab, or even into outer space with our crew of female discoverers. Learn about Merit Ptah, the first known woman ever mentioned in the field of science. Discover women who have commonly been overlooked, like Rosalind Franklin. Travel to the stars with Mae Jemison Learn about the famous women and then have a hands10
on learning experience related to their work! Celebrate Women’s History Month with us by thinking like a girl!
Thu, Mar 11, 2:30 – 4:00 AM Vibenomics 8700 North St #200, Fishers, IN Fishers Code and Coffee meets every Thursday at Vibenomics office. Get together to drink coffee, write code, and talk about technology.Read more on Fishers Code and Coffee @ Vibenomics - Launch Fishers
Business Spotlight Networking Luncheon - Friday, March 12, 2021 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wolfies Grill - Carmel - Event Room About this Event A fun networking event that allows business with other business representatives during lunch, with open networking afterwards.
In The Making: Small Business Women's Networking... Sat, 1 – 5 PM VIP Center for Business Women, 3755 N Washington Blvd Indianapolis, IN
This is the 1st Annual "In the Making Small Business Women's Networking Event", that is sponsored by Elon Holt of Pynk Monky , Jeree Slack of Slack Optimal Solutions, and Rhonda Holt of Spirit, Soul, Body Coaching. We've created a platform for Female Enterpreneurs to come together in a safe space to share, reflect, and connect with others.
Mon, Mar 29, 7:30 – 11:59 PM Clowes Memorial Hall
Join Dr. Tyson for an evening of an Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies?. From Star Wars to Frozen to The Martian. An entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite. An entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong,
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Calendar of Events combined with some of the stuff they got right. Incorporates the latest films as well as some classics that you may not have known had any science in them at all.
March 13 March 21 Indiana State Fairgrounds Indiana Flower & Patio Show will be bringing you the freshest flowers possible, sourced from around the world. It will help with your selection and answer any flower questions you may have about.
Saturday March 27th The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Spring has sprung and so have Bunnysaurus Rex eggs all over the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience. Join us for a dinosaur egg hunt of prehistoric proportions! *In order to provide a safe and fun
environment for this program, each registered group will be assigned their own table in the Food Court to enjoy their boxed breakfast & complete their activities. All program supplies will be sanitized, and hand sanitizer & disinfecting wipes will be available. Masks are required when not eating, and capacity will be limited to allow for proper social distancing. All Dates for This Event Saturday, Mar 27, 20218 am-9:30 am Sunday, Mar 28, 20218 am-9:30 am Are you a woman’s organization or having an event just for women? Are you a non-profit organization with a special event? Email info@indymetrowoman.com and send us the details for our monthly calendar by the 5th of each month for the following month’s issue. You can also go to www.indymetrowoman.com and post your event on our community calendar.
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Coburn Place: 25 Years of Empowering Survivors “Everyone deserves a safe home,” says Coburn Place CEO Julia Kathary. “And that’s where we start.” Coburn Place has been serving survivors since 1996 and has provided lifechanging support to more than 4,000 people since then. In 2011, Coburn Place became the first residential domestic violence program in Indiana to implement a voluntary, trauma-informed model of service delivery. “Our programs and services are designed to empower clients on their journey and partner with them along the way,” says Kathary. It’s a success. In 2019, a team from Michigan State University studied Coburn Place and titled it “Coburn Place: An Exemplar of the Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Model.” One in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Annually, 15.5 million children live in homes where domestic violence occurs. At any given time, more than 150 people are on the Coburn Place wait list, and during the pandemic, the need for services has soared. In 2020, Coburn Place served nearly 400 adult survivors of interpersonal abuse and more than 400 children. Seventy-eight adults and children moved into 35 fully furnished apartments in its historic building on 38th Street. Coburn Place advocates placed an additional 200 adults and children in safe housing in the community. Survivors can stay in an apartment at Coburn Place rent- and utility-free for up to 24 months. They are encouraged to save those funds toward their permanent housing and selfsufficiency One program graduate, LaToya, says “Coburn Place is transitional housing, and it's exactly what I did. I transitioned into a stronger and better woman for myself and my kids.” Clients dealing with less severe safety, selfsufficiency and housing barriers can receive up to 12 months of rental assistance in communitybased housing, allowing them to get back on their feet in a short amount of time. 12
Well-being and children’s services are available to survivors in the building, in community-based housing and on the wait list, and to program graduates. Coburn Place offers support groups, individual and family therapy, financial literacy and employment help, budget-stretching direct aid for food, medical and transportation assistance, and more. About a quarter of the clients who graduated from Coburn Place programs saw an increase in their employment income, either from new job placement or improved career skills. For children of survivors, Coburn Place has indoor and outdoor play spaces, support groups, homework help and tutoring, healthy relationship classes, field trips, after-school programs and school break camps – all crucial to breaking the cycle of violence. “Coburn Place saved my life,” says Juana, a program graduate. “When someone doesn’t have a support system and then all of a sudden a whole building of people are there for you it changes your life. Because of Coburn Place, I learned what I wanted and what I didn’t want in my life and how to fight for that.” “We are so proud to have empowered survivors and their children for the past 25 years,” says Kathary. “We’re constantly evolving to be a best-in-class program and a leader in the field to support our clients in the best possible way.” For more information on Coburn Place or to find out how you can help survivors and their children, visit coburnplace.org. If you need help, call (317) 923-5750 or text (317) 864-0832 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana is more than a home meal delivery service; it is the only provider of medically-tailored meals to the area’s homebound and chronically-ill community. These meals are prepared by Central Indiana’s world class healthcare institutions and delivered each weekday by our volunteers. At Meals on WheeIs’ core is the belief that food is medicine. Their clients receive meals that are prescribed by their physician, taking out the guesswork when trying to meet their dietary needs. Most special diets can be accommodated (i.e. heart healthy, diabetic, low sodium, renal, etc.). Malnutrition is costly for the healthcare system and studies show that access to nutritious meals improves health outcomes, lowers healthcare costs, and improves the quality of patient care. Simply put, medically-tailored, home-delivered meals are high-impact and low-cost for homebound and chronically-ill neighbors. At the beginning of the year, Meals on Wheels could not have known just how quickly the organization would be thrust into the front-lines of a global pandemic. COVID-19 exacerbated the financial and logistical challenges in accessing food, and the program became a critically necessary resource. As the impact of the pandemic deepened
and spread, so did the anxiety among many of our clients, wondering if they will get their meals or if they should let anyone into their homes. With the recent implementation of a “no-touch” delivery protocol, Meals on Wheels is creating a safer home for the client by limiting outside exposure; and additionally, reducing the needs of personal transportation. Throughout these unprecedented times, Meals on Wheels can be proud that they have had zero delivery disruptions and in fact, were able to step up by serving additional family members in the household also adversely affected by COVID-19. Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana relies on the generous support of individuals, corporations, foundations, and grants for the majority of funds that make their mission possible. In fact, 88 cents of every dollar go to clients through their Virginia Wesley Financial Assistance Fund, which means your donations will have an immediate impact on their clients. Meals on Wheels also has a community of individual and corporate volunteer delivery drivers who are the backbone of their organization. Your time is as valuable as your treasure and they welcome both. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact their Volunteer Development Director, Barb Renshaw at brenshaw@ mealsonwheelsindy.org. To learn more about their program and ways you can donate, please visit www.mealsonwheelsindy.org.
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