MONTHLY NEWS LETTER

Monthly Newsletter                     April 2024
You are invited to join us for the


Semi-Annual
Worldwide Conference!


Saturday, April 13, 2024



9:00 am Utah

15:00 Ghana

16:00 Nigeria

17:00 South Africa



Help us celebrate the amazing efforts around the world

to become self-reliant! 

Recognize new and progressing Success Ambassadors!



Everyone is invited to attend!

Attendance is free on Zoom!

Use this link to join: us06web.zoom.us/j/5195685352?




A Message From Our Team
Counseling in the Streets



Hello my friends! I’m Shaulee Curtis, the Wellness Director here at Interweave Solutions. I’m so excited to be able to tell you a little bit about what is going on with “Counseling in the Streets.”



Counseling in the Streets (CIS) was created in the midst of the Covid pandemic in 2020. Lynn Curtis (Co-founder of Interweave Solutions), two of his daughters – Kristee Barker and Kim Anderson along with myself – all joined together in an effort to provide mental health support to anyone and everyone who needs it throughout the world. We found that people everywhere are struggling with their mental health as well as regular life challenges. Sadly, mental health services are lacking. Kristee, Kim and I are all mental health counselors. Working together with Lynn, we developed this program which includes all of our best counseling practices, strategies as well as meaningful discussion points and topics which help promote mental health support, growth and healing. The program is meant to be done in a group setting, with friends, co-workers and/or family members.




CIS was officially added to Interweave’s courses a little over 6 months ago. Within the past 3 years, and especially in the last 6 months, we have seen amazing growth with this program, reaching thousands of people all over the world! We also have this program for various age levels – Adults, High Schoolers (ages 14-18), Middle School (ages 11-13), and children (ages 5-10).






Most recently, I was able to travel to Arizona, USA and train 60+ educators and college students to become “Counseling in the Streets Wellness Facilitators.” Each of these new Wellness Facilitators are now implementing the program in their schools and organizations where they provide much needed support to their students and people with whom they work. Additionally, I also provided training for 50+ high school students to become “Certified Peer Counselors.” These youth are now actively providing support in their schools and communities to help their peers who are struggling. It’s incredible to see how these Peer Counselors and Wellness Facilitators are making such a difference in their communities!



We are also so excited about our wellness courses that we have been teaching to the amazing people of Ghana! We have had over 40 Wellness Facilitator Graduates this year! More classes are currently running and others will be starting up soon! Ghana is on fire with enthusiasm as they help their friends and neighbors. We’ve had several teachers take this program back to their schools and utilize it with their students. In Nigeria, we’ve also seen amazing success! Most recently, I learned that Exodus was able to introduce over 100 Officers and staff of the Nigeria Correction Service to the CIS course! Keep up the great work my friends!!






Our monthly wellness classes for Wellness Facilitator graduates and Success Ambassadors have been incredible! Seriously – I LOVE spending time with all of you who have participated in these classes! We have an English Wellness class as well as a Spanish Wellness class for those in Central and South America. We always have very impactful discussions in these groups and I leave them feeling inspired and so grateful for all of the good you are doing in the world!


Additionally, Cade, Diego and I will be heading to Ecuador, Colombia and Panama soon to meet with Wellness Facilitators, their groups, students and schools. We can’t wait!!



Lastly, I want to mention that we will be having a “Wellness Section” each month in our newsletter. I hope to include wellness tips and uplifting ideas to help ourselves and others as we continue to move from poverty to prosperity in both our physical and emotional self-reliance quests. I would also love to hear any success stories from your experiences with the wellness program, which I will include in the newsletter. So, please share your stories with us!



I am so passionate about our Counseling in the Streets program! I love it so much and want to invite each of you to take the course and become a “Wellness Facilitator” if you have not done so already! The skills you will learn and the people you will help as a result of taking this course, can change your life in such a meaningful way!



Thank you for all you are doing in your communities and in your families. One by one, you are changing the world!      



Shaulee Curtis

Wellness Director

Interweave Solutions



How My Mentor’s Guide Rails Protect My Happiness – Part 3
Expounding on Our
Mission, Vision and Values












Vision:



“Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don’t change,

they are only refined.

Plans rarely stay the same,

and are scrapped or

adjusted as needed.

Be stubborn about the vision,

but flexible with your plan.”



-John C. Maxwell

Learn more about out mission at https://www.interweavesolutions.org/mission-vision-value

Spotlight on a Principle



Counseling in the Streets
Empathy



Empathy is the ability to share and understand the feelings of another.


The following are Empathy Busters. This is what not to do if you are trying to show empathy.

(You can find this on p. 7 of the wellness manual)

Solving the Problem – “I can fix that.” I’ll talk to her for you.” Don’t rush into solve the problem for another person. This often makes the person feel like their feelings are being dismissed and you feel they can’t handle it. Instead, encourage them. Show support. Let them know that you believe in them.

Unsolicited Advice – “If I were you . . . .” “I think you should . . .” Offering advice is not usually helpful or welcomed. Instead, wait until they ask you for your advice. Express empathy and actively listen. Just be there.

Dismissing Feelings – “You shouldn’t feel that way.” “That’s no reason to be upset.” This makes it seem as though the person is wrong for feeling a certain way. Feelings aren’t right or wrong – they just are.



So, here’s a challenge for you: Think of a disagreement that you’ve had recently. Try to look at that situation from the other person’s perspective. Use empathy. What were they experiencing? How did they feel? Try to experience empathy and really try to feel and understand what it’s like for that other person!





Let’s Take a Look at Our Numbers:
MBS Graduates = 79198

Success Ambassadors = 2705

Countries = 84



Upcoming Events!

April  2024



Thursday,  April 11, 18, 25 – Student Success Ambassador Class

10 am MST on Zoom – Free!

To participate, you must have a MBS certificate

Contact Collin Reid for the Zoom link



Saturday,  April 13, — Semi-Annual Worldwide Conference

9:00 am MDT

15:00 Ghana

16:00 Nigeria

17:00 South Africa



Zoom meeting link: us06web.zoom.us/j/5195685352?



Monday,  April 22 — Monthly Success Ambassador Class
10 am MST on Zoom – Free!



Tuesday,  April 23  — Counseling in the Streets Training
Noon MST on Zoom – FREE!
To participate, sign-up for the
Wellness Course on MyPlatform





Catch Up on Some Success Stories
A Future with Purpose and Prosperity

MBS is a simple, practical course that can be applied to your business and your personal life. Through MBS I learned to put into practice the discipline to plan for tomorrow in order to be financially self-reliant, something that I didn’t do before due to lack of habit.



Cleuseni Oliveira,
Brazil

Mbambi Musenge Andre
RD Congo
This Course Is a Must
I really needed to attend this course. It has taught me to focus on what is the most important. As a result of attending this class, I have started a small business called ” GLOBE IMPACTORS”. I know it is still small, but I will diligently work on making it become big.


The MBS Course is Unlike Any Other Course


I was introduced to Interweave Solution International at the Ministry.   It looked like every other online course that I had known about, so I accepted to attend for the purpose of appearance. 

https://nas.io/entrepreneurworld

Foluke Olubausola Tunde Dármela,
Nigeria

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