{"id":69975,"date":"2017-06-16T00:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/?post_type=news-and-publication&#038;p=69975"},"modified":"2022-05-09T00:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T14:42:22","slug":"mahlas-story-building-self-esteem","status":"publish","type":"news-and-publication","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/news-and-publications\/stories-of-hope\/mahlas-story-building-self-esteem\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahla\u2019s story: Building self esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69975\" class=\"elementor elementor-69975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news-and-publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77fa562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77fa562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd966a\" data-id=\"3fd966a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a61271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a61271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-69976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mahlas-story.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mahlas-story.jpeg 393w, https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mahlas-story-300x172.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/>Wesley Employment &amp; Training\u00a0received a referral from one of the schools for a young lady called Mahla*. Mahla is a 15 year old African girl who came to Australia as a refugee. She had experienced many horrific things in her country which were now affecting her schooling, family life and her integration in a new country. As a result of this, Mahla resorted to self-harm in a hope to relieve some of the emotional pain she was experiencing. Mahla had been seeing a counsellor for a long time but was not really benefiting from their sessions. She said \u201ccounselling is boring and a waste of time\u201d.<\/p><p>For many months, Wesley Employment &amp; Training provided Mahla with support, encouragement and mentoring. As a result, Mahla has stopped self-harming and her self-esteem has greatly improved. She is still at school and hopes to successfully complete her HSC. Mahla says the following about Wesley Employment &amp; Training:<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cIt makes me feel good and they help me not to harm my life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>This is just one of the many lives Wesley Employment &amp; Training has touched.<\/p><p>* Name has been changed to protect privacy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Employment &amp; Training\u00a0received a referral from one of the schools for a young lady called Mahla*. 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