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Lean into Life Community Coach Training
The Big Happiness Experiment CIC are delighted to announce the launch of the Lean into Life Walsall Community Coach Training Programme. This innovative project is being funded by The Inclusive Communities Fund, a legacy of the Commonwealth Games.
Whether you are a community leader, a dedicated volunteer, or a passionate advocate for mental health, this unique training programme offers you the chance to effect meaningful change in the very heart of your community.
We are offering free Mental and Emotional Health Coaching to 20 people starting in September 2024.
All applicants must be Walsall residents or be supporting people in the Walsall community.
The launch event will be taking place in Walsall in July 2024.
This is an exciting opportunity for us to support you in empowering your community for positive change that will create a lasting legacy for the West Midlands, and that will contribute to addressing inequalities across the region.
Our mission is to train 20 Lean into Life Community Coaches during the remainder of 2024. This training will provide the skillsets, knowledge, and support to deliver the Lean into Life Mental & Emotional Health Education Programme to Walsall residents within their own communities and cultures.
Applications are now open for this Lean into Life Community Coach Programme and more information on criteria is listed below.
Who is eligible to apply for this training?
This unique training is being offered to suitable candidates who are residents of Walsall or provide support to Walsall communities to empower them (once trained and certified) to deliver the Lean into Life Programme to Walsall communities or groups. This will greatly enhance the services currently available to all communities, irrespective of language and culture.
There are no strict criteria for applicants to this training. Everyone who applies will be individually, and personally assessed. Don’t assume that certain qualifications are required to apply, it is in fact, the individual qualities and passion to make a difference to the mental and emotional health of the community that we are most interested in!
How do I apply?
Once your application has been received, you will then be sent a confirmation email to confirm that your application is ‘under review’.
This will be followed up within 48 hrs (usually before) with a further email that will either (a) request an informal telephone interview to proceed to the next stage or (b) confirm the reason why your application was not successful.
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Why was this unique training opportunity created?
The Big Happiness Experiment deliver a variety of life-changing projects for individuals grappling with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, low confidence, and low self-esteem. Their unique blend of education, practical tools, and strategies empowers people to overcome their mental and emotional struggles.
Be Part of the Revolution
After years of successful programmes across the Midlands, including the acclaimed Project Me in Walsall, Lee & Jules from The Big Happiness Experiment decided that they needed to be able to reach even more people and expand their impact. Thus, the ‘train the trainer’ programme was born!
Our first Lean into Life training in 2022/23, covered the whole of the Black Country, with 60 Community Coaches being trained and are now providing outstanding results in their own communities.
We are now excited to offer this training exclusively within Walsall.
How will this programme help?
This initiative will ensure that a unique Mental & Emotional Health Education & Coaching programme can be integrated into the very heart of different Walsall communities.
The training will ensure that all certified coaches, i.e.; registered Lean into Life Community Walsall Coaches, will be equipped with the knowledge, resources, and an extensive toolkit, that will empower them to deliver their own unique programmes. All coaches will be encouraged to think outside the box, finding creative ways to expand the programme, such as offering mini workshops, talks, day events, etc. This will ensure that this life changing material can be delivered in many ways, to support local communities.
Ultimately, this early intervention training programme will help communities across the breadth of Walsall to access an innovative and revolutionary mental & emotional health programme that is appropriate and readily available without long waiting times.
How many Lean into Life Community Coaches will there be?
It is our aim to train 20 Lean into Life Coaches between now and December 2024. The training is taking place in two ‘waves’ of 10 trainees. Further details are provided below.
Enquiries are welcome via email.
If you would like to ask specific questions or find out more about Lean into Life before applying, then please contact our Business and Project Manager;
Lee Mitchell via email lee@bighappinesscic.com
The Ripple Effect
The knowledge, tools, and techniques taught within this comprehensive training package will provide all Lean into Life Walsall Community Coaches with a skillset that has the potential to make a huge difference to individuals within their community.
From our many years of experience, we know that this positive impact will naturally and organically be spread further afield. The community members who attend the six-week courses, day events, workshops, etc., can themselves become ‘Community Champions’, passing this knowledge on to their family and friends and providing ongoing peer-to-peer support.
How much does this training cost?
Lean into Life Community Coach training is completely free; funding is provided by The Inclusive Communities Fund, a legacy of the Commonwealth Games.
However, once trained all Lean into Life Community Coaches will have to fund the delivery of their individual programmes using their own budget. Costs that might be incurred will include room hire, resource printing, workshop materials, etc. We envisage that many existing service providers and organisations will utilise this training to extend the current services that they provide.
Applications are now open for September 2024 and November 2024.
Please complete the ‘initial enquiry form’ by clicking the button below to ensure a place is reserved for you on this revolutionary programme.
The training will take place over six weeks and will be a comprehensive blend of ‘in person’ training days, online zoom sessions, and a fully functional on-line training portal that is brimming with video lessons and resources. There will be two one day ‘in person’ training events alongside weekly 2-hour virtual group sessions, weekly assignments, a bespoke online portal, and 1:1 support via text and email. This support package will ensure that this unique Mental Health Coaching programme can be made available in the very heart of the community. During the six-week training programme, these Lean into Life Walsall Coaches will be trained on all educational aspects of this project, alongside project development, in order that they can successfully deliver the programme within the community.
All in person training days (two in total over six weeks) will be taking place at the conference room located at the rear of The Table coffee shop. The Table (formally The Vine) is located on 33, Lower Hall Lane, Walsall, WS1 1RR. Paid parking is available opposite on the Mountrath Street car park. (£2-50 all day).
Train the Trainer overview – Lean into Life
Certified Trainer – Lean into Life Coach
The Training Plan is Scheduled to Run as Follows :
Wave One
11/09/2024 – Full Day Event – 9-30am – 5pm (Lunch provided).
18/09/2024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
25/09/2024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
2/10/2024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
9/10/2024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
16/10/2024 – Full Day Event – 9-30am – 5pm – including certification awards ceremony (Lunch provided).
Wave Two
6/11/2024 – Full Day Event – 9-30am – 5pm (Lunch provided).
13/112024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
20/112024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
27/112024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
4/12/2024 – Online Group zoom / teams training session 2 hours – 9am – 11am
11/12/2024 – Full Day Event – 9-30am – 5pm – including certification awards ceremony (Lunch provided).
A supporting WhatsApp group and forum (within the online portal) will also be available. This will allow access to the trainer; Jules Mitchell, who can also be contacted via email, text, and voicenotes.
All training is provided by The Big Happiness Experiment
Lean into Life: Six Week Mental & Emotional Health Education Programme
Once trained and certified, each Lean into Life Community Coach will be confident in teaching and sharing the Six Week Lean into Life Mental & Emotional Health Education Programme. The content of this programme is detailed below:
The ‘bottom up’ approach to healing versus the ‘top down’ way of dealing that includes the following:
The Learning Laboratory – Mental & emotional health education
The M.A.D. Toolkit- An extensive range of tangible tools to use in a variety of real-life situations.
The Life Lab – Experiments / challenges and exercises to embody the knowledge and toolkit
The Daily Bee’z – A framework for each day’s Presentism Practice; a route map for the day to ensure intention and attention is focused purposefully.
This is a model that is designed as a long-term solution for change.
All sessions should last for 2 hours
The M.A.D. (Making A Difference) Toolkit for Change – (Joyshots, Reframes & Experiments)
Module One – The Magnificent Seven Foundational Toolkit
Subjects covered in this module:
- The Top Ten Experiment
- The Ballroom Breath Joyshot
- The Healthy Selfie Joyshot
- The PLAY Practice Joyshot
- The Let’s Explore Practice Reframe
- The Right Here, Right Now Body Scan Experiment
- The Heart Presence Experiment
- Creating Your New Identity Experiment
In this module we also discuss the current system for DEALING with anxiety and depression and bring awareness to the current problems that BUSYING, AVOIDING, NUMBING & DISTRACTING are causing. This is where we introduce the ‘spin of leaning in’.
Module Two – Discombobulated; Understanding Trauma and the Brain
Subjects covered in this module:
- The brain-body system
- The window of tolerance and the stress bucket
- Nervous system dysregulation, the body’s ‘danger dial’, hyperarousal (high) and hypoarousal (low)
- Trauma is a mental injury, not a mental illness
- How trauma is perceived by the body and where it is stored
- Traumatic fallout- The long-lasting effects on the brain-body system including the body’s ‘safe mode’.
- Understanding the sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic nervous systems
- The pros and cons of trauma sensitivity
- The ACE’s study
- The Four Factors for Trauma Encoding
Module Three – Navigating the Nervous System & Neuroception
Subjects covered in this module:
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The mis-match between the modern world and our human heritage
- The Programmed System & The Purposeful System
- Neuroception
- Brief introduction to Alarm Mode and Calm Mode
- The three elements of the nervous system; Harm & Disconnected, Alarm & Protected, Calm & Connected
- B.A.N.D. AID Behaviours
- The Golden Breath Joyshot
- The Touchstone Joyshot
- The Blast Off Joyshot
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The Pause Pebble Experiment
Module Four – Hello Human; The Brain-Body System in Alarm Mode
Subjects covered in this module:
- Alarm Mode 101
- The Busy Brain and the Battle Brain
- Busy Brain Hijack – getting ‘triggered’
- Amy the Amygdala – The emotional fear centre of the brain
- Gordon the Google – The reticular activating system
- The five ‘alarm modes’
- The three stages of human brain development
- The ten physiological responses to Alarm Mode
- The instinctive survival response
- The chemical cocktail of alarm activation; the three potent protectors
- Toxic stress is the direct result of the build-up of toxic chemicals
- The Sigh & Smile Joyshot
- The Delete Button Reframe
- The Level Headed Joyshot
- The I Can Handle This Joyshot
- The Butterfly Experiment
Module Five – It’s Time to be Big Headed; Understanding the Three Minds
Subjects covered in this module:
- How to be ‘big headed’ – gaining awareness of the three minds – the Superconscious Mind, The Subconscious Mind, the Conscious Mind
- Your mind is not your brain
- Lifting the lid on the Subconscious Mind – the automations of physiology, beliefs, and habits
- The Protection Partition separating the Conscious and Subconscious Mind
- The three methods of subconscious programming; the absorption method, the repetition method, the trauma loophole
- Emotional bullets
- The subtleties of your minds perception and how to work with these
- I Notice the Thought Reframe
- Second Person Conversation Reframe
- The Post It Note Experiment
Module Six – Negativity is a Ninja & The Big Belief Inventory
Subjects covered in this module:
- The Negativity Bias
- The Negativity Ninjas – cognitive distortions
- ANTS – Automatic Negative Thoughts
- The Six Scripts that stick
- Breaks in belonging – the origins of self-worth issues and the four levels of self-worth
- How to stop asking the wrong questions
- Self-limiting beliefs – questioning their origins
- Is That an Iffy Thought Reframe
- The Butterfly Beats Joyshot
- The Simple Switch Joyshot
- The Choice Point Reframe
- The Power Pose Joyshot
- What Other People Think of Me is None of My Business Reframe
- The Sshhh No CCJ’s Reframe
- Next Steps – Setting up the Lean In to Life Lab – peer to peer study group
Questions and enquiries will be happily received via email lee@bighappinesscic.com or text message to 07565958601.