I chose Kátia Almeida as a psychologist after following Beyond Fear on social media for some time and receiving the Newsletter, having identified with the approach. Now, in individual psychological counseling, I feel that Kátia asks me questions for me to think about (with her or also for me). I feel listened to without judgment, held accountable for my choices and welcomed in my vulnerabilities. I like it when Kátia gives me practical strategies, challenges me and when I have homework to do. With these sessions, I hope to change my conversation with fear and be more free.

Katia's approach to my challenge was unlike anything I had known before and allowed me to get results in a few months that I hadn't been able to achieve in over 10 years. Evolution ends up being felt in different areas and aspects of life - other than "that difficulty" in particular, and that is very rewarding! This job has been a game changer in my life and in my mindset.

In the few sessions I had with Kátia, I was able to very objectively unlock fears and concerns that limited me, both socially and professionally, in my academic career. The sessions have helped me to create a new and conscious perspective of situations without immovable obstacles in the way.

I met Kátia in person not long ago, although I was already following her online. One day, in one of her sharings, Mia Couto's phrase came up that made me move forward: "...an invisible hand robbed me of the courage to live and the audacity to be myself". From there, our work began. It has been very fruitful to advance with Kátia step by step, gain knowledge about myself, and discover tools and practices that help me on this path. I have complete trust in Katia, and I am very happy that we have crossed paths.

Kátia helped me to cultivate a curiosity about what emotions have to show and to create the habit of talking about what I'm feeling. It helped me to be more present and process the past in a constructive way. Her support came at an essential stage and I felt an immediate difference working with her.

I felt like I was changing. Throughout the 21-Day Challenge – Make Courage a Habit, I felt more courageous. At the same time, I developed my creativity to respond to some of the challenges. I came with no expectations and maybe that's why I liked it so much. I felt more difficulty in 2 or 3 challenges, but overall it went well and I liked the format. I found myself really wanting to meet the challenge! On a scale of 0 to 10, I give it a 10 and advise others to do the same.

Entering the 21-day challenge - Making courage a habit - that was right, creating the habit of being challenged every day from my comfort zone, doing things differently. I did things I never did, like gardening, or that weren't a habit, like going to a spa. None of them were directly suggested by Kátia, but chosen by me, given the challenges. And that, as a whole, led me to have very different holidays and a desire to return to work with a different mindset. Courage is being afraid and doing it anyway and if in this challenge I had the daily incentive to do it, now I have the daily routine of maintaining it. Thank you Kátia for the 3 levels of overcoming that you have always proposed, as well as all the theoretical support you have provided us. Very good.

I learned about the 21-Day Challenge – Make Courage a Habit shortly before it started, so I didn't even have time to think too much or create high expectations. I loved the experience, as the name implies it was a daily "challenge". The surprise factor made the challenge even more challenging. When it takes us out of our comfort zone and makes us do things differently and go into the unknown is a BIG CHALLENGE". I had great difficulty managing my time to get everything done in good time and not "heap up" challenges. I loved it and will want to repeat 🙂

There are wonderful experiences that complement us as human beings, this is one of them. Simple things that make so much sense if they are done and seen in another way. My sharing is really in the sense of alerting to the fact that we don't have time for ourselves. We've been running since we got up and here we always manage to find some time for ourselves, stopping and breathing a little feels so good and is so rewarding. I am very grateful to Kátia for the challenges proposed in the 21 Day Challenge and for always having comforting words for us. I loved it and I’m even going to miss the morning email every single day.

With the 21-day challenge, I learned to put myself in perspective in everything I do or want to do. If I already have the courage to do everything I want? No! (By my fault). But with this challenge I know where to look for strategies and resources to achieve it. And that is very valuable! Having Kátia's specific guidance is like navigating in autonomy, confidence and security 😉 What an incredible experience !!

I'm going to repeat The 21 Day Challenge in a self-challenge 🙂 Because I felt that the 21 days were richer and my mind was more agile.