Women in Financial Services
Aleesah’s Story - How your support helps young women achieve their aspirations
Katie.Dix / 12 Nov 2019
On Saturday, some of the E2W team and friends completed a 6K Commando Series Obstacle Course to raise money for our nominated charity, The Young Women’s Trust. The course proved both mentally and physically challenging and was exacerbated by the very cold and very wet weather!
As difficult as this challenge was, we kept in mind why we were doing it. We were motivated and determined to raise money for the trust. We are really proud to have taken part in this and achieved as a team and most importantly smash our target of donations. Thank you so much if you have already donated – it makes all the aches, pains and bruises worth it!
Please read below, Aleesah’s Story, who has first hand experience of being supported by The Young Women’s Trust and shows an example of how your money is used to improve the lives of many young women across the country.
Aleesah's Story
"Before I used Work It Out, I felt horrible about myself. I wasn’t working at all and it was really taking a toll on my mental health.
When I had my first phone call, I was worried in case it was like other counselling/advice sessions I’ve had before (pretty much not caring at all). But you know what? It wasn’t! In fact, it was so much better than I thought. I felt like I could be myself and my coach was so lovely!
She would book phone calls on dates and times that were best for me, which was perfect since I had a lot of appointments and priorities at the time. I felt that I could trust her with what was going on in my life and the help she gave was absolutely brilliant.
We did different exercises, ones I haven’t ever heard of before, and they surprisingly worked. I even use them now when I need to! The Work It Out coaching service has helped me get back onto my feet again. I’ve started volunteering at a local residential home to keep me busy and I feel so much better about myself. I’ve started to feel positive and actually accept myself.
I’ve learned new things about me that I had never noticed before. It’s made me so much happier. I know for a fact it will help loads of other girls like me. Thank you so much YWT!!"
You can still donate and show your support of the E2W team's efforts and help improve the lives of more young women! Please sponsor us here.
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