self worth Archives - UPower Presentations - Sara Westbrook https://upowerpresentations.com/tag/self-worth/ Motivational Speaker About Confidence, Respect and Resilience Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:29:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Emotions Impact Mental Health https://upowerpresentations.com/mental-health-and-emotions/ https://upowerpresentations.com/mental-health-and-emotions/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:44:26 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=7830 Talking about mental health is essential. It is impacted by the emotions we experience. We often don’t realize how much emotions impact mental health. Our experiences might look different, but we’ve all felt anger, sadness, worry, frustration, disappointment, and overwhelm. And still, when someone asks, “How are you doing?” many of us reply, “I’m fine.” […]

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]]> https://upowerpresentations.com/mental-health-and-emotions/feed/ 0 Confidence vs Self Worth: Know the Difference https://upowerpresentations.com/confidence-changes-self-worth-never/ https://upowerpresentations.com/confidence-changes-self-worth-never/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 02:06:46 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=6728 It’s easy to confuse confidence and self-worth—but they’re not the same. Understanding the difference makes it easier to stand strong in who you are. Confidence changes, self worth never. Confidence is about your abilities—how you feel about what you can do, your skills, and how prepared you are. It shifts and grows as you face new […]

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]]> https://upowerpresentations.com/confidence-changes-self-worth-never/feed/ 0 Does Your Child Compare Themselves to Others? https://upowerpresentations.com/child-compare-themselves-to-others/ Wed, 03 May 2023 07:53:56 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=4752 I recently heard this comment from a student, ‘I look around at others and they seem to have it all. Things would be easier if I could be them. I know I would be happier.’ This is what I know: It’s OK to admire others. The danger occurs when kids believe that they would be […]

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]]> Hurtful Words https://upowerpresentations.com/hurtful-words/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:32:15 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=4002 “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Hurtful words do hurt! They can have a devastating impact on a child’s mental and emotional well-being. They can leave them feeling rejected, embarrassed, discouraged, anxious and can affect their self-esteem, self-worth and identity. After one of my presentations a young lady […]

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]]> Overcome Negative Comments and Opinions https://upowerpresentations.com/overcome-negative-comments-opinions/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:56:48 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=2949 I am saddened by the number of kids who share the affect negative comments and opinions have on their self-worth. I can relate to them. During my school years, I took disrespectful, hurtful remarks to heart. I was becoming unhappy with who I was and with my physical appearance. I started to find myself worrying […]

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]]> I Just Want to Be Me https://upowerpresentations.com/i-just-want-to-be-me-3/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:49:00 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=750 I received an email from a student who felt they were two different people – one side of them is their school self, the other side is their home self. I could relate to this student as I remember my ‘school self’ being self conscious – worried about what others thought about me – wanting […]

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