Step out of your comfort zone and into the courage zone to build resilience, conquer fear, and unlock your true personal and professional potential.
Are you stuck in a cozy bubble where everything feels familiar, yet you feel a lingering sense of stagnation? The term comfort zone describes a psychological space where routine minimizes stress, but it is also a place where growth is stunted, and opportunities are missed. This course, Move to Courage Zone, serves as your personal roadmap to stepping beyond the familiar and into a dynamic space where challenges sharpen your character and true learning occurs.
Venturing into the courage zone is not about reckless risk-taking; it is about making a proactive choice to grow, learn, and expand your horizons. Through a series of insightful lectures and practical exercises, this course guides you through the psychology of fear and the necessity of discomfort for personal development. You will explore how to distinguish between rational and irrational fears, understand the impact of inertia, and discover how to transform anxiety into a fuel for progress. By examining real-life case studies and engaging with self-reflection workbooks, you will learn to navigate the uncertainty that comes with change and emerge more resilient and adaptable.
This course is designed to equip you with a comprehensive toolkit for self-improvement and professional advancement. By participating in this journey, you will achieve the following learning outcomes:
Whether you are seeking to advance your career, overcome social anxiety, or simply live a more vibrant life, this course offers the strategies needed to break free from self-imposed limits. You will learn to balance emotion and reason in decision-making, acquire new skills to expand your confidence, and find comfort in discomfort. Join us to chart a course for success, turning the unknown into a landscape of opportunity and profound personal fulfillment.
Psychologist & Training Expert
Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova, Ph.D., Ms, CEDS, IE-Pro, EDIT-I • Doctor in Psychology, Master in Counseling Psychology, BA with Double Majors in Psychology and Human Relations from Concordia University in Canada • More than 17 years of experience in working at individual and group psycho-educational, and Human-Centred type of counseling face to face, online CBT therapy, counseling parents and leading groups for eating disorders (ED), and related fields and conditions such as anger and emotions management, anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, interpersonal conflicts, social dificultes, binge, restrictive and emotional eating, self-esteem, confidence, body image • 90 hours Counseling (Based on Carl Rogers' Humanistic Perspective) & Active Listening Training at Peer Support Program in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada • Active listening and problem-solving phone counseling training at Tel-Aide Organisation, Montreal, Canada • Trained in internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) in clinical practice. This Australian CPD program provides a cognitive-behavioral model of emotional well-being and strategies that clients can use to manage the symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and various other problematic psychological conditions • Extensive practice in online counseling and iCBT for 7 Cups, Onlinetherapy.org, and Just Answer • Partnering Clinician for "THIS WAY UP" internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy platform • Trained as a therapist in the Oxford University Therapy Program: CBT-E, which is the leading evidence-based therapy for EDs. • CEDS-Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and a Member of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, iaedp™, • EDIT™ Certified I - Eating Disorder Treatment Clinician, trained at the American EDIT Institute for Intuitive Therapy. • Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova is a Self-Esteem Elevation and Self-Confidence Coach at the American Center for Personal Reinvention, • Certified Life Coach and a Career Coach at The Coaching Academy of North America, • She is a Certified Body Positive Therapist from the Body Positive Institute and a Certified Professional Consultant in the Intuitive Eating Approach from the American Organization of Intuitive Eating Professionals. • She is the Founder, the President, and the Consulting Trainer of UNIKAL Online Institute, NPO Association UNIKAL, and “Emotions & Eating” Academy. • Furthermore, Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova is a Member of the Senior Advisory Committee of iaedp™, and an ex-Board Member, and ex-Member of the International Board Advisory Committee of iaedp™ • A President of the International Chapter of the International Association for ED iaedp™ • A Professional Partner to the WHO (World Health Organization) Global Clinical Practice Network.
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