Make the most of yourself, take control of your life, improve personal relationships, and express self-confidence with the help from the Lifestyle Wellness Team. How you view yourself has a direct correlation to your self-esteem, your outlook of life, and even relationships with others around you. This workshop, presented in conjunction with Peer Health's Nutrition Team, discusses how a poor or distorted body image manifests itself, symptoms of a distorted body image, and ways to get help and support. Assertiveness and Personal Safety Being assertive is often given a negative connotation. An assertive person is thought to be abrasive and demanding, yet this is untrue.
Assertiveness is the ability to stand up for one's rights without denying the rights of others.
It is the ability to set and communicate clear, strong boundaries. This is an important and powerful skill to learn. In this workshop, we explore the components of assertiveness, as well as discuss boundary setting and appropriate situations to use this skill. This is accomplished by using skits, role playing, and activities. In learning assertiveness, we can also learn to protect ourselves.