A 4-week mini-course that will give you the tools and support to start changing your life
About the Change Made Easier Program
Change Made Easier is an in-person 4-week program (course schedule listed below) that provides tools and support to unleash your potential and live a better life!
The Change Made Easier method is designed to help you overcome the hardest part of change: getting started. With our tools and support, you’ll quickly build momentum, gain confidence, and discover that once you’re on your way, success builds on success!
Whatever your goal - advancing in your career or building your business, adopting healthier habits, or personal growth, the Change program not only provides a clear path to change but also surrounds you with a community of support. Rather than trying to navigate change on your own, sharing your journey can make any change easier, more sustainable and more enjoyable!
Dates: March 12, 19, 26, 7-8:30 PM , April 2, 7-8:30 PM. Doors open 6:30 for refreshments and sign-in!
We look forward to meeting you!!!
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street Berkeley CA 94709
Cost: Suggested donation of $80 for the 4-week course to help cover costs ($20/session); no one turned away for lack of funds.
The course offered by a BFUU member. Invitation is open to BFUU, other local Unitarian congregations, and the public.
Registration: Please register in advance by filling out the form below or email sumi@change-made-easier.com.
Course Details: Below
Contact: Please email sumi@change-made-easier.com with questions!
Start realizing your goals and vision!
Positive Focus and Action
Optimal Self and Life
Get Priorities Straight
Strengthen Our Success
“Get Out of Jail”
Celebrate You!
Courage and Confidence
Make Lasting Changes
In-Person Schedule for upcoming course starting March 12, 2025
Wednesday March 19, 7-8:30
Session 2: Your Optimal Self and Life.
In the 2nd Session, you’ll develop course-specific goals and engage in exercises to flesh out action steps. We’ll continue learning tools and engaging in activities to support your progress, including structured sharing with others in the Session. The focus of the Sessions will shift towards “Workshop” time in which you have space and support to start work towards your goals.
Wednesday April 2, 7-8:30
Session 4. CELEBRATE YOU! And learn how to “Get Out of Jail” and back on the road
In our final session, you are well on your way towards your goals! We acknowledge that setbacks are a natural part of progress, so we share how we can counteract setbacks with “Get Out of Jail” strategies! Our Workshop time can focus on a going-forward plan for goals. It’s time to celebrate the progress you have made during this Course! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Wednesday March 12, 7-8:30
Session 1: Overview of the course – positive focus and action!
Introduction with some fun and music and getting to know each other. We’ll do some writing exercises to help illuminate our vision and life goals. In each Session, we’ll learn and use some techniques like sentence completions (to be explained) as well as some powerful tools for everyday life, such as active listening.
Wednesday March 26, 7-8:30
Session 3: Energy and Action.
Our 3rd Session builds on previous learning, and we highlight the importance of the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)! If we are realistic, in order to do something new, we need to make more space in our lives for it -- and probably say ‘no’ to something else. Let’s celebrate priorities honored, paradoxically rejoicing that we are “missing out”! We bring in ways to create more energy in ourselves which will fuel our journey! We also expand our skills to be able to give and receive support to facilitate our progress. We continue Workshop time.
Registration
Please register here for the 4-week
Change Made Easier In-Person Course!
Dates: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2
(Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30, doors open 6:30 for refreshments and sign-in!)
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street Berkeley
Philosophy Behind the Methods
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Focus on the positive, not the negative
This whole approach is focused on you being your best self. Unlike a lot of therapy, we are not framing the work here as delving into problems and especially not labeling anyone here as diseased or broken.
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Thinking big and optimal!
We will focus on your optimal life, you will get excited and energized about how great your life is now and can be!
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Action are greater than words.
Unlike other methods, we will proportionally spend more time on you taking action rather than me or anyone talking at you. Explanations are kept to a minimum, no wasted time citing background research or theory. While interesting, that takes away from your time.
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The process is based on the participant and action.
This is in contrast to trying to make changes using therapy, as often in therapy, the therapist will give “homework” to the client. While helpful at times, it will be more much stronger for you the participant to generate your own actions. You are the leader of your life and know best.
FAQs
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A sliding scale donation is requested, $80 for the 4-week course (i.e. $20/per session), no one turned away for lack of funds. You may pay at the start of the program, March 12, 2025, but please register in advance. You may register on this site or email sumi@change-made-easier.com. At each session, refreshments will be provided to foster an environment where participants can relax, enjoy the time and connect with one another.
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The Course is being held at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (BFUU) by agreement with the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Alameda.
BFUU’s historic Fellowship Hall is located at 1924 Cedar Street Berkeley CA. 94709.
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Local Unitarian congregations as well as members of the public are invited to attend. The location of course is by agreement at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Fellowship (BFUU) Hall by mutual agreement between the Live Oak Unitarian Fellowship of Alameda and BFUU.