Our Story | Founder

Why believe-IN. Make it Happen! ®

Life changes can be monumental, affecting both our personal and professional lives. In my own journey, I experienced a whirlwind of simultaneous life events that radically transformed my world. This led me to a profound transition and a deep interest in adult development.

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Through my personal experience, I became fascinated by the impact of life changes and transitions on adults' emotional well-being, cognitive performance, and overall life outcomes. This understanding has shaped the core philosophy of believe-IN.

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At believe-IN, we recognise the significance of these moments. We're dedicated to providing support and guidance during times of change. Our focus is on empowering individuals to navigate the emotional and cognitive challenges that arise during life transitions.

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Through person-centered approaches, we help individuals uncover their inner strength and resilience. Our aim is to equip them with the tools and insights needed to thrive in the face of change.

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Join us on this transformative journey as we embrace life changes, learn from transitions, and make it happen.

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Thank you for being a part of our story.

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The problem people face?

Life Changes and Transitions are unavoidable, stress-inducing experiences that challenge the individual’s functioning, health, and sense of self-worth! As a significant source of stress, and anxiety, which, unsupported, can lead the individual to psychological decline, dysfunction and poor decision-making.

• For this reason, I completed a graduate diploma in Psychology at GCU, so believe-IN conducted the first known research on “The Feeling of fear during life changes and the implications to well-being.”

Among other relevant findings, the study declares the feeling of fear as the root cause of stress and anxiety. This brings us to the need of fostering Emotional Literacy Educational Programmes. And to Life Changes and Transitions Intervention Programmes. A humanistic and person-centred approach to support individuals throughout Life Changes and Transitions.

Life Changes (positive or negative) challenge the individual’s functioning, health, sense of self-worth, and well-being with implications for public health. And will expose us to the danger of Psychological Decline and its consequences.

People undergoing transition processes are exposed to:

• increased risk of a severe crisis;

• stress, anxiety, cognitive impairments, poor cognitive performance, depression and emotional distress;

• high risk of errors, such as accidents, indiscretions and poor decisions;
• entering or staying in poor or abusive relationships, human dysfunction (e.g. addictions);

• decreased career prospects, unemployment, illness and disability;

• poor Mental Health and Well-being;

• compromised life future outcomes and limited ability to reach their human potential

• more, Transitions effects exceed lifework boundaries into other roles as they can cause others to Transition.

Transitions are the main contributor to human development. Or unsupported conducive to psychological decline. Individuals under these experiences seek knowledge and support but they struggle to find it! The main reason is, that those close to them are either prepared to manage Life Changes or Transitions. Other obstacles are cultural beliefs and societal norms. An individual in a spiral of Life Changes often fights to find understanding among their support network. Which turns the experience more chaotic. And despite its adverse outcomes, modern societies have not prepared individuals to embrace Life Changes or to recognise Transitions. So, individuals undergoing any of those processes lack the support and the skills to label the experience. When we can't label an experience, we can't transcend it. Less, manage it with success.

​The Solution?
 
I believe in Education, so promoting person-centred support to foster development and new life skills to manage change processes was a natural choice! Life Changes and Transition Management Professional Services provides the foundation to transform this tumultuous experience into a developmental opportunity. Individuals going through the experience of Endings get the needed understanding to reorganize themselves emotionally and cognitively. In the Neutral Zone, we create the structure of what will become a New Beginning. And finally, they are ready to start a new chapter of life, fully functioning and aiming at their full potential.
 
Wrapping Up!

With the ending of my previous life settings, a new life purpose emerged; "Contribute, so, you believe-IN yourself, and you make the life you wish and deserve Happen!". Then transformed into believe-IN's vision, inspires everything we do. 
 
believe-IN. Make it Happen! ® was created to support healthy adults, going through temporary states of unbalance consequences of Life Changes and Transitions. Our Intervention Programmes are person-centred, science-based solutions powered by Education, Lifespan Developmental Psychology and Management.  

believe-IN is my contribution to a better world. A place where we educate and support adult individuals to adjust or adapt to Life Changes and Transitions with success. Fully functioning they can find equilibrium, performance and mastery. By making effective decisions they can aspire to their full potential! That's us.

​Thank you for reading our story.
Márcia Pinho