Congratulations on completing The Thrive Programme®! It’s easy to share your story to inspire others to learn to thrive. All you need is a phone, and you can use your new-found social confidence!
Before you record your story, please complete the consent form here. (Password: consent)
Ideal videos are 1-3 minutes long and you can send them to The Thrive Programme® via email, straight from your phone!
We’ll finalise the technical details and share it on our YouTube channels: Thrive Programme® and/or Emetophobia Expert.
- Find a suitable location with good lighting
- Find somewhere with no distractions in the background (plain background is best)
- Avoid bright sunshine against your face or dark rooms
- Position the camera landscape NOT portrait
- Your head and shoulders should fill most of the screen
- Ideally ask someone to hold the camera still in front of you or use a phone tripod
- Ensure there’s a small gap at the top for the title (we’ll add this & a logo)
- Have a quick practice to check the sound and ensure there are no background noises
- Introduce yourself...Hi, I’m Rob and I’m 35 years old…
- Explain why you did The Thrive Programme®I did The Thrive Programme® because I had had depression/wanted to overcome a lifelong fear of flying/heard it was the best treatment for emetophobia/saw how it changed my friend’s life…
- Tell us more about your life or symptoms before you startedMaybe you’d tried other treatments? How was your life affected by your problems?
- Explain your experiences of completing the programmeWhat were your favourite bits? Were there any habits you adopted to help you? Did you complete the programme with a Thrive Programme Coach® or at home? How long did it take before you started to see changes?
- What’s your life like now? What does thriving mean for you?How different is your life now that you have changed your life? What challenges or thriving activities have you taken up?
- Sum up your opinion for others and that’s it!
Once you’re happy with your video, send it to us straight from your phone to mystory@thriveprogramme.org or if the file size is too large, use WeTransfer or Dropbox to send it to the same email address.
We can’t wait to hear your story!
Some points to remember:
- If you’re under 18, you must have the written permission of your parent or guardian, sent via email with your video
- We expect videos to be sensitive to people of all backgrounds
- You must not show behaviour that could be dangerous to imitate
- Strongly offensive language, violence and sexual content is not appropriate
- You must always have permission to film anyone or anything you intend for use on this site - secret filming is not permitted
- The Thrive Programme® has editorial discretion
- In submitting videos to The Thrive Programme®, you agree to your film being shared online
For inspiration, check our Thrive Programme and Emetophobia YouTube channels for uplifting stories...
