Stevie works with homeless in Brighton
It is estimated that at any point in time there are around 700 people sleeping rough in Great Britain, which equates to around 7,000 people over the period of one year.
Homelessness is an issue that Stevie is passionate about; as always with Stevie it is the stories behind the people and how they managed to find themselves in, what society classes, a desperate situation.
Stevie has worked with people living on the streets in Glasgow and in London and has helped them to examine the reasons for them being on the streets and the steps that they can take to improve their situation – should they want to.
Stevie is currently in Brighton training with Dr Richard Bandler to add the title of Specialist Practitioner in NHR (Neuro Hypnotic Repatterning) to his extensive list. Most people would simply attend the training course throughout the day and then enjoy all that Brighton has to offer in the evenings – for those of us who know Stevie; we know that’s not his style!
On his first night in Brighton Stevie met Charlie, a rough sleeper. Having learned from previous experiences working with people on the streets Stevie decided to take it very slowly, he started by bringing Charlie a coffee and having a very brief chat with him. Charlie asked who Stevie was and what he did so Stevie gave him a brief overview, whilst he was doing this he was subtly tapping into Charlie’s unconscious making him think about his life before he was on the streets.
Stevie has been speaking with Charlie for 3 nights now and there has been a visible transformation in his appearance and general outlook. On the first night Charlie preferred to be lying down and not making contact with anyone, now he is sitting up and even laughing and joking with Stevie.
They have been speaking about Charlie’s journey back into society and how he can slowly start to set himself small goals, the first being to go a walk with Stevie in the morning.
As well as Charlie Stevie has met and spoken with another 3 people who are sleeping rough and has taken the same approach with them.
This is another example of the amazing work Stevie does with people from all walks of life. When working with people Stevie always gets tangible results but it’s situations like this when the results have such a massive impact that we all really need to sit up and take notice. Stevie has had many people come back and tell him that he is responsible for changing their lives; he is always very modest about this and genuinely doesn’t want to take any credit.
It is very difficult to describe what Stevie does but one thing that can be said with 100% certainty is that he is a master of reading people. When he makes eye contact with people he can see deeper than the average person and the fact that he uses this skill to help people and not just to make a fast buck is commendable and a testament to Stevie’s character.
See above for the before and after pictures of Charlie and keep posted as we will be tracking Charlie’s journey.
Posted by Lorraine Hart on 08 November 2010 in : Personal Enhancement
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