A therapy practice based in Bristol is launching a series of self-love journaling/meditation sessions around Christmas, Valentine's Day and thereafter to support single people and those wanting to promote self-love in their relationships.

Epiphany Therapy is working in collaboration with Project Create to offer self-love workshops both online and in-person, starting in December 2022. Epiphany Therapy is owned by Nika Nazarova-Evans, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, committed to combatting dissatisfaction in life through self-love. Project Create is a Bristol events company.
These workshops come as part of the duo’s mission to inspire people to discover love within themselves before they seek it in the external world.

The self-love workshops are designed to help individuals discover compassion and kindness for their true selves. They aim to serve as an antidote to negative influences on an individual's life – such as the current state of affairs and cynical news stories. The workshops also help combat the pressure associated with social media and its perpetuation of overly polished images.

Speaking about the project, Nika Nazarova-Evans said: "Self-love is very similar to a healthy relationship with another, in the sense that it makes you feel loved, secure, connected, accepted, joyful and many other positive feelings.
Feeling loved, safe and secure in yourself is way too important to be left to chance."

The project aims to help individuals combat the loneliness associated with being single during holidays and on other important dates. Owner Nazarova-Evans drew from personal experience in designing the sessions by recalling her own feelings of disappointment and single-shaming.

Epiphany Therapy has long been devoted to helping women struggling to cultivate self-love while corroborating with societal standards of a 'good' mother, daughter, partner, and other roles. Nazarova-Evans recognises how, to avoid being judged by others, women often internalise criticisms which can lead to negative feelings towards the self. These feelings are further compounded by carrying the emotional burden of partners or other family members, causing them to neglect their own needs in the process.

The newly-launched workshops are open to all members of the public, with the first in-person event taking place on 13th December at the Elmgrove Centre in Bristol. They operate on a first-come-first-serve basis, with a maximum of 20 people capacity per session.

Online workshops will be run on Zoom from EventBrite.
Sign up at epiphanytherapy.co.uk today.