The Confidence Continuum

By Jovan Goodman

"The Confidence Continuum" is a book designed for girls that employs structured and detailed instruction for meaningful discussion. Weaving together art activities and visual confidence walks while in community with other girls, this book provides a structure for bringing girls together. Are you a teacher, therapist, or parent of a young woman struggling to understand her strengths? This book is for you!

"The Confidence Continuum" is a workbook that will help girls engage with each other about their common experience. It is built to emphasize the similarities we have to one another, and to encourage confidence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jan 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098344351

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ISBN: 9781098344351

Gratitude:

Theresa Malone, my mother and first confidence teacher

My grandmothers, aunts (the real divas), sister, close friends, and cousins

I am so blessed to have a supportive and loving family

My niece, Elie, the youngest participant within this body of work

The Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth

Anita O’Conor, my mentor and clinical supervisor during graduate school who has consistently pushed me and supported me from the beginning of this journey

Thank you to all the participants in the last three years!

I believe that I have learned more about confidence from you than you have from me.

Finally, my wish is to build an honorable altar to God, for confidence is about truly believing that you are who God says that you are!

"Your life isn’t about a big break.

It’s about taking one significant life-transforming step at a time."

-Oprah Winfrey

"The Confidence Class provided my daughters with support and encouragement to use their voice, be kind to and love themselves. After completing the