You’re Not Just the Behaviour People See
Parent or carer?
Commissioner?
If you keep getting into situations, reacting before you think, arguing, getting blamed for things, following the crowd or just feeling like nobody really gets what is going on — Firm Ground® looks at what is happening underneath it.
No lectures. No pretending. No telling you who you are supposed to be.
The Classic “Get Me Out of This Situation” Phrases
Ever used one of these?
“They deserved it anyway.”
“Why should I care how they feel?”
“It’s not my problem.”
“You can’t make me do anything.”
“What are you going to do, call the police?”
“I didn’t do it. Someone set me up.”
“You’re crazy. I never said that.”
“I only did it because they made me.”
“We were just having some fun.”
“There’s nothing else to do around here.”
“It was only a joke. You’re overreacting.”
Recognise any? 😏
These are the things people say when they are trying to get themselves out of the situation in front of them.
Firm Ground® looks at what happened before you got into it.
Were you angry?
Bored?
Trying to impress someone?
Trying not to look weak?
Feeling disrespected?
Under pressure from something completely different?
No Lectures
I am not here to tell you who society thinks you should be or give you another lecture about what you should and should not be doing.
You already hear enough of that.
Firm Ground® is about understanding what was happening underneath the situation in the first place — and whether the choice you made was actually yours, or whether pressure, anger or other people were making it for you.
You Are Not Failing
You are stuck.
Firm Ground® works with young people to understand what is keeping them stuck and what needs to change so they can feel more in control of their own choices.
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