**OUR PURPOSE**
To create a platform for women to engage in open, honest and meaningful conversations that empower you to embody the qualities of an Unstoppable Woman.
**WHO THIS GROUP IS FOR**
This group is for women who are interested in personal growth and development, cultivating self-acceptance and finding strengths-based solutions to problems.
**THEME FOR 2024**
As humans, we have a negativity bias. We are hard-wired to solve problems, spot the negative, and hyper-focus on our weaknesses. “We have a tendency to remember and be affected more by negative events than by positive events. Problems and upsetting emotions stick with us like glue.” \~Ryan Niemiec.
Due to this negativity bias, we end up taking our strengths for granted - we see them, we see ourselves, as ordinary rather than extraordinary. This can lead us down a path of feeling incomplete, unfulfilled or unworthy.
*If you could think differently and direct your energy in a more positive direction, why would you ever focus on your weaknesses, when it’s your strengths that are what make you shine? \~Joseph Rosenfeld.*
The Year of Strengths is your invitation to shift your focus to the positive parts of your personality! Don’t worry, the goal isn’t to ignore the negative; rather to counter the balance by focusing on **what is already strong in you**.
What is the key to making this shift? Appreciating and expressing your highest [Character strengths](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TNdbgSA6hnTga6vQSuc_iC2vB...) because they reflect **the "real" you**—who you are at your core.
Research shows that knowing and using your character strengths can help you:
* Increase happiness and well-being
* Find meaning and purpose
* Boost relationships
* Manage stress and adversity
* Accomplish goals
Each month throughout 2024, you will learn how to **let your strengths shine** by becoming aware of, developing and expressing them.
*“I hadn't had the chance to be in a session led by you before, and you were WONDERFUL. Your voice, and your clarity of instruction + powerful questions to include the group = magic!"* Niamh M.
**Are you an Unstoppable Woman? Join Us!**
Stay connected in between Meetups. **Join our private** [FaceBook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/unstoppablewomensv/).
The intention of this member-only group is to allow members a place to gather and engage in between meetups. If you're not sure if something is okay to post, please ask for permission so our community stays grounded in authentic connections and does not become a self-promotion platform.
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**MEET SHANNON D. SILVA, Founder of Unstoppable Women**
Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice Certified Practitioner
*"When you help others in the same way you’ve been hurt, not only does it give your suffering meaning, it gives your life meaning". \~Adam Grant*
Hello! I’m a proud 2x breast cancer survivor and a former perfectionist - these experiences taught me that by using my character strengths, I can reframe my suffering, challenges & struggles, as opportunities to be resilient and to create purpose & meaning from them. I want to help you do the same.
