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I was born in Glasgow in the early sixties into a working class background. Those were difficult times, my parents divorced and my Father unfortunately died just a few months later, aged 32, I was 8 years old. My mother raised myself, my two older sisters and my younger brother on her own.

Those early years were no walk in the park and I believe that for many of us, early conditioning can impair our personal development and full potential. It certainly did in my case.

In my mid twenties I began to recognise the impact that those early years had on me, particularly the influence on my beliefs, responses and behaviour. I was married, had moved south and doing well in my work. I was managing a High St store of a prestigious fashion company, I started as a sales assistant, I was keen to learn, worked hard and found myself accelerating to management. The company recognised my hard work and had me marked for bigger and better things. I was asked to consider an area managers post and the job was mine if I wanted it. I was pleased they saw the potential in me and excited at the idea of managing several stores. As the days went on, fear started to creep in and I began to doubt myself and my ability. I didn’t believe I was good enough and I was afraid they would see that I was just a fake! I was terrified I would fail. I was so afraid I'd be ‘found out’ that I went sick and handed in my notice.

All the evidence showed that I was good at my job but my belief of, ‘Not being good enough,’ was bigger! 

My self esteem and confidence plummeted so low that I decided to get some help. I went to see a psychotherapist. I had no idea that I was carrying so much baggage from my past, negative thoughts about myself, fear of others judging me, I was so self critical that I looked for approval from  people on the outside. I also accommodated the needs of others at my own expense.

The therapy changed me and I transformed my life. Through using the techniques of Nuero Linguistic Programming and Psychology of Inner Vision, I was able to find the root causes and their associated behaviours. In the using of my acquired mind tools I was able to link with the emotions attached to past events and alter the old pattern of behaviour associated with them.

I was so impressed by the power of NLP that I focused on this area of modern psychology and I achieved level of Master Practitioner. I have also developed a natural process working with Inner Vision and know the positive influence it has when creating necessary changes. I call this the Psychology of Inner Vision, (POIV). With these mind tools, I opened up my own private practice (Break Free) in 1997.

Through my practice I have helped over a thousand people to shift baggage, change old beliefs and behaviours whilst acquiring new mind tools to develop as an individual and also develop their life’s potential.

I encourage my clients to discover why limitations have occurred and how those limitations arise so that they may easily be changed. We are fragile beings yet within us we hold the power to become purposeful and fulfilled. When we love, approve and respect who we are, the world in turn reflects those beliefs. This is when we begin to fully start living, loving and laughing again.

I believe that most people on a deep level do not believe they are good enough. This is a false belief and must be shifted if one is to fully experience a purposeful life.

Through my own development and commitment to my work I have grown to understand that my purpose in life is to bring out the best in others by shifting their emotional baggage. I feel blessed to have worked with so many people who have needed a little helping hand on their lives journey. And I sincerely hope that I am granted the privilege of working with you sometime in the near future.

I wish you the very best.

Lindy Shearer

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