At first, the simplicity of the Seven Steps resonates the survivors, but when they feel the transformational power of taking that critical “next-step” from survivor to thriver, they regain their power to find a life of purpose beyond violence and abuse. As a result, they set and accomplish new goals for themselves. They have gone back to school, got new, better jobs, started singing again, bought their first homes and found new healthy, loving relationships. They have entered the Thriver Zone, learned how to stay there and now live there, celebrating “living well as the best revenge!”
Here’s how Sophia describes it: