There are testimonials, and then there are real-life stories.
If a picture paints a thousand words, a video brings everything to life in technicolour! Everyone has their own story to tell, and these heartfelt accounts speak volumes.
If you’d like to read the spoken words, complete written transcripts are to be found below each of the YouTube videos.
Personal stories
Donna
“We know all of this stuff, but with DNA Light Up we are reminded. And we are reminded that we have the power to use it, and I’ve been using it like you wouldn’t believe! And I’m so excited about how much more there is of DNA Light Up within me that I can share with others”
Sharon
“During my childhood I was the survivor of childhood abuse and violence… which stayed with me all my life… (Light Up) has completely changed the way I think and the way I feel about myself. I’m no longer afraid to be me. It put me in touch with the light that’s inside myself”
Jack
“Having gone through The Priory… it was a sort of stopgap. A way from me to fix issues that I was going through temporarily … and didn’t feel a long term or effective… after Light Up, it allowed me to be far more confident and far more sure of things… I no longer have that level of fear of failure”
How Light Up works with children
Sarah Whittle, year 6 school teacher
Sharing Young Lights in 2020 via teams: “it was precisely the Light Up tools which fortified their resilience through those testing times! … (it has) helped the children in my class to recognise each of their unique and wonderful inner lights. Now they all shine so brightly – I often feel I should be teaching in sunglasses!”
Claire Mason, year 5/6 school teacher
“I saw a lot of my children, especially those that had struggled during covid, use these tools. One boy completely flourished! … he completely changed in himself, with his friendships, with mental health… completely changed! Light Up gave him the tools to be himself and feel better in himself”
Stacey Calder, mum to Billy
In 2019, Billy was in year five and “struggling to communicate with people. He would shut down, sit on the floor under the table… teachers were classing him as naughty and disruptive”. Today it’s a different story: “It’s been lovely to see him progress from that child under the table to the shining light that he is!”
How Light Up works in business
Owen Moralee, Creative Director
“We were keen to examine how our teams were structured and working together. … DNA encouraged us to think differently, examine routes and possibilities that we probably hadn’t considered up until that point… This has genuinely altered our approach to work and changed the way we communicate.”
Kim A Page, Communication Trainer
“I help people connect with themselves, so they can connect with others in presentations and meetings… so of course I tap into my inner self in my work… (Light Up) really helped me to click into some deep shifts.. letting go of judgement and just being me and doing what I love doing!”
Neil Evans, ex-police officer
“I was a police officer for some twenty years… suffered numerous traumas, and having to leave early… I’ve carried quite a few experiences that I wanted to push away… the Light Up has been wonderful for me, and I think it would be fantastic for more ex-cops to have a go, especially after retirement.”
Real-life stories and long-term effects
Jamie Calder, business owner and musician
“I felt I was too proud to come forward and admit to myself and others that I was suffering mental illness and depression”
Three years later: “I’ve found I’ve got better tools to deal with everything that’s going on around me, because I’m now comfortable in my own skin, with myself, my own being … I really don’t know how I’d have been dealing with things had I not done (DNA Light Up)”
Ellie Maycock, mental health worker NHS
Speaking mental health and well-being for students: “Pressure is increasing as the financial investments by students increase… it would be incredibly useful for students to have access to these tools, a real connection with self on a deeper level rather than just coping skills”
For millennials in the workplace: “We connect online and forget human connection… Light Up could be incredibly helpful for a lot of people”
Emma Crews, supporting trafficked women
Supporting young women to escape from the prostitution they were forced into by traffickers, took its toll on Emma. “I considered suicide on several occasions, mainly because of the work… their stories were so horrible and terrifying” Looking back four years later “I literally went from suicidal and never wanting to bring children into this horrible world, to pregnant and blooming and loving life!” This is Emma after her Light Up (expletives!)
Coaches talk about the benefits of Light Up
Yvonne Omini, Women’s Empowerment Coach
“I’m a coach myself, so it was even more remarkable to be coached by a phenomenal coach!
She helped me uncover patterns about myself. Limiting beliefs I had, empowering thoughts I had, and she helped me map out how I wanted my life to be moving forward. I recommend DNA Light Up to anyone who’s looking for real change.”
Janine Kathleen, Personal Leadership Coach
“It really helped me in my business, where things were feeling heavy and things were not feeling light anymore. So it re sparked and rekindled my actual actions in my business with a far more effective way a much lighter way, which actually has increased engagement and has helped me see things very, very differently.”
Nikki Alderson,
Specialist International Coach
“It gave me a sense of knowing that I could make the right decision for me, without needing advice of other people or needing to go to a mentor or whatever, the answer was it was within me. And since then, within six months I did transition to a new business … Five years into a successful business and great experience… fun, not too heavy, I’d really recommend it!”
Health Professionals speaking in 2020 at the height of Covid 19
Fenella – healthcare
“… the huge psychological ramifications that this whole process is generating with social isolation and the breakdown of the usual support mechanisms that we rely on… To find a quicker solution than the traditional therapies that we have … support people in the here and now and also into the future.. is what DNA Light Up offers.”
Rick – paramedic
“I went through DNA Light Up about three years ago. It’s made such a difference in my personal and in my work life and in how I practise. The key thing with it is it can be delivered quickly; its effects are almost instantaneous and yet they’re enduring, they last.”
Ellie – mental healthcare
“I’ve had to move all of my appointments online I’ve had to run my groups over video and it’s been a time of massive anxiety for a lot of my patients… I utilise these tools every day in the work that I do with patients, where I’m pointing them towards the inner peace that they have access to in any situation.”
We receive so many beautiful words from people who’ve experienced Light Up, click through here to enjoy some of the written messages.