Yagottawannit!


Coach's Note:

We began working with Ladies in 2004. Having spent the previous years working with an exclusively male population, I didn't know whether it was angled toward masculine issues or not. I thought that the ladies might be shy or be overpowered by the manly men in group. I just did not know what to expect. Wow. The women that have been through BP are the most courageous, strong, unbelievable people I have ever met. One of the most difficult tasks I have now in facilitating group interaction is making sure that the guys get real, open up and participate. We have a saying, "yagottawannit!".

Hello, I don't really know how to express myself, but I think that Basic Progress is great. I went to the class because it gave me something to do in the afternoon. My kids were enrolled in an after school program, and I had a couple of hours to kill. I have been ashamed all of my life because of some things that happened to me as a little girl. I had never understood that, as a child, we are not responsible, and sometimes bad people do bad things. I now have been freed from my fake guilt that hung over me like a dark cloud.

I was really angry with coach when He explained that I had been using that as an excuse. I didn't think that He could understand, but that wasn't important. What is important is that, as he said, in the last thirty years somebody should've love me enough to tell me that I needed to move on. And he did. And so I will. It sounds so easy, and I certainly don't think that Basic Progress is the entire story of my healing. Maybe it did take all these years, but I know that coach and this program brought it to a head and gave me the opportunity to live a life free of anger and depression. At one point, there were problems with the place that the class was being held, and we could not go. I am so glad that coach and BP will do whatever it takes to help.

If there is any way for me to show my gratitude, I would do it. To all the people who help people who support this program, I can't say thank you enough.

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