About Sarah - Certifed by Laura Doyle as a Surrendered Wife Seminar trainer/facilitator

Can I help you if you are in crisis?
I would stress that I am a Facilitator with much successful experience but I am not a qualified Counselor or Therapist.

If you consider yourself to be in crisis it may be that you would do better to have some individual sessions with me before you join an OLS group in order to bring down your stress levels and allow you to function in a more relaxed way in the 'group environment'.

I would suggest if you have concerns that you email me (in strict confidence) and we can discuss how to proceed. It may be that I recommend you to seek specialist support or counseling help elsewhere if that would be of greater benefit to you, at least initially.

More about Sarah

Who am I?

I am mid-40s with no children, of english descent and currently living in Canada. In October 2001, a year after I married, I flew out to California to meet Laura Doyle and trained with her to become one of her SW Seminar Certified Trainers/Facilitators. I was one of the first ladies that Laura trained and have since then taken her work across the globe with the online and phone coaching work that I do. If you go to Laura's site (www.surrenderedwife.com) you will find me listed as her first Canadian SWCT.

As a result of my work I now have SW and SS friends and colleagues in Canada, Singapore, Australia, England, the Netherlands, Tasmania and the USA. So it has been a fun journey thus far and I have learned much from my SW lady-friends along the way, which I distill into all the SW work I do.

Pre-SW I was a very typical Controlling Shrew/Anxiety Queen and it took a lot of support to lessen the grip of fear within. I can now say I am much happier, healthier and wiser than I was back then in 2001!

SW is not about becoming a submissive doormat or dumbing down your intelligence, its about using your intelligence wisely to control your own unreasonableness, negativity and survival angst so as to emanate your best shining self into the world around you. Through some very common-sensical advice you can change your habit of being the Project Manager of the Universe around you, to relaxing back inside and enjoying life's changing hues. Your husband/partner, friends and family will be drawn to you, and you will create a blossoming in those around you as you discover higher qualities such as compasison and understanding of others by real listening.

I find that the more I have been able to let go and trust in Life the more amazing people I meet, and the more wonderful opportunities to ENJOY life come my way... it is an eye-opening journey of discovery and increasing self-awareness.

I am committed to helping any lady who feels it is her time to choose or explore the journey of Surrendering.

My qualifications for offering this work:

• Since becoming a certified SW Seminar Trainer/Facilitator I have offered hundreds if not thousands of hours of online support, online seminars (OLS) and telephone coaching to women all over the globe. I have also worked with ladies (singles and marrieds) on a face-to-face (F2F) basis.

• I have witnessed many success stories over the years as a result of supporting ladies to patiently implement these principles into their lives. Some Singles have become Marrieds and some Marrieds have revamped their entire identity!

• I seek to be open to learn from the ladies who come to me and have been helped greatly by others who showed me practical aspects of Surrendering I was missing. This has enabled me to build up a broad repertoire of resources, experience and helpful information that I can pass on to help guide another in their own unique Surrendering journey. I seek to encourage an atmosphere of non-judgmental sharing because everyone has valuable life experience and inner wisdom that can help others.

Endorsements of Sarah's work:

"I have benefited a great deal from Sarah's insight and guidance in applying the principles of surrendering. She is a loving, kind-hearted woman, ready to share her experiences and her honest observations of her students.
I wholeheartedly recommend working with the principles of surrendering and with Sarah. She has helped me to grow, through her insight, reassurance and a hearty dose of humour!"
- Esther Ottaway, (Tasmanian Poet – author of award-winning 'Blood Universe' – poems on pregnancy, published by Poets Union).

I joined Sarah's group about 5 years ago and she has been invaluable to my surrendering journey. She has the ability to give friendship and advice to anyone who is in need, no matter what the situation. Her willingness to share her own experiences makes people feel at home and comfortable within the group, making it possible for many women to grow along paths they would never have discovered before. Her depth of knowledge and unending kindness have given me the strength to persist in my own personal growth. I can always count on Sarah to be there when I need a friend or a jolt of reality. Anyone fortunate enough to know Sarah is truly blessed.
- Claire S, a SW in Houston, Texas.