14 October 2009
What: The Liberty of Being Me
Where: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
When: Beginning Friday October 16
The New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPWNZ) and the Rua and Clarrie Stevens Trust have
collaborated to bring Christina Berton PhD to New Zealand to empower women through self-esteem.
Christina has a doctorate degree in Jungian Couples Therapy. She has additional specialisation in Resonance Repatterning
and Family Systems Therapy. Since 2007, she has served as advisor for the DOVE Self Esteem Fund in Mexico that has
reached more than 85,000 people through conferences and workshops.
As part of our national Family Violence Project, BPWNZ are inviting all women in New Zealand to share in this
ground-breaking presentation that delves into the issues and challenges surrounding self-esteem. Self-esteem affects
everyone from all walks of life, backgrounds, professions, ethnicities and economic circumstances.
Do you know that 1 in 3 New Zealand women will experience violence from their intimate partner during the term of their
relationship?
BPW New Zealand decided that they needed to understand and offer practical solutions to women which was supportive and
enabling. The Liberty of Being Me tour offers every woman these opportunities!
Research has identified effects on children of observing violence at home and they include; internalising and
externalising affects (these include anxiety, fear, somatic problems, depression and withdrawal while externalising
effects incorporate aggression, disobedience and destructiveness); effects on self-concept (i.e. self-esteem); social
skills (i.e. detrimental effects on social development) and school performance (i.e. lowered achievement).
With the purpose of creating awareness, participants will learn the importance of self-esteem.
Any surplus funds from Christina Berton's tour will be donated to the New Zealand Women's Refuge.
ENDS