EAC EMPOWER Impact Series – Session 1: Finding Your Voice & Presence

EA Editor September 22, 2026 Evolutionary Archetypes (EAC) | HATE-LESS
EAC EMPOWER Impact Series – Session 1: Finding Your Voice & Presence
22 Sep 2026
Evolutionary Archetypes (EAC), HATE-LESS
September 22, 2026 EA Editor

The materials for the first session of the EAC EMPOWER Impact Series are now available.

 

Taking place on 24 September 2026, Finding Your Voice & Presence is an interactive HATE-LESS Train-the-Trainer session for facilitators, educators, youth workers, trainers and peer leaders. It focuses on inner Resistance and the conditions that can help people feel safe enough to speak, experiment, make mistakes and act on something meaningful.

Participants can now preview the session through its Learning Path & Timeplan, visit the course page on ICARUS, and explore the first handout.

 

Inside the Session 1 Learning Path

The 90-minute session follows seven steps, beginning with a guided visualization focused on safety, grounding, and the courage to act. Participants will recall moments when they felt safe, consider a time when they acted despite fear or hesitation, and imagine a future step toward something that matters to them.

The theory section introduces Steven Pressfield’s concept of Inner Resistance, including how fear, self-doubt, and procrastination can prevent meaningful action. Participants will also examine the distinction between hierarchy and territory, considering how acting according to personal meaning rather than external approval can support participation.

The practical section invites participants to complete two exercises:

  • Finding My Territory: identifying an activity that genuinely matters without relying on recognition, comparison, or approval.
  • Creating My Safe Space: defining the place, objects, tools, rituals and atmosphere that can support action.

 

Participants will then use the FLOW framework to prepare a short participatory video message:

  • Face: Identify the fear, doubt, or Resistance that can hold us back.
  • Let Go: Consider what can help us feel safe or prepared enough to begin.
  • Own: Take responsibility for acting, even without feeling completely ready.
  • Welcome: Create conditions in which people feel able to try, learn, speak, and participate.

The session concludes with video sharing, reflection, an anonymous evaluation, and resources for continuing the learning.

 

Explore the Session 1 Resources

The three resources provide a clear preview of the workshop and the activities participants will complete:

  • Preview the Learning Path & Timeplan
  • Explore Handout 1 – Finding Your Voice & Presence
  • Discover the course on ICARUS

Handout 1 brings the main ideas and activities together in one place. It includes the guided visualization stages, an introduction to inner Resistance, the Safe Space Blueprint, the FLOW video script and recording guidance, the reflection question, and the evaluation link.

 

Additional Learning Materials

To continue the learning beyond the live workshop, participants can explore a selection of additional resources designed to revisit the key concepts of Session 1 in different and interactive ways. Listen to the podcast for a deeper reflection on the session themes, help Arty work through Resistance in the Mentimeter Escape Room, or test your understanding with the Session 1 Quiz.

🎧 Podcast

🔐 Arty’s Escape Room Game on Mentimeter

🧠 Session 1 Quiz

 

Workshop Details & Registration 

 

Pre-Workshop Checklist 

To make the most of the session, please have the following ready: 

  • A laptop or computer with webcam functionality 
  • A recording device (your smartphone is perfect) 
  • Access to AI tools, such as ChatGPT 
  • Optional: tripod, ring light, headphones, or simple video editing apps

 

We look forward to welcoming you to the launch of the EAC EMPOWER Impact Series!

 

Learn more about the EAC EMPOWER Impact Series: https://ea.consulting/empower-impact-series/

 

Funding Agency: JUGEND für Europa

Learn more about HATE-LESS: https://hate-less.eu

Project: 2024-1-DE04-KA220-YOU-000244181

 

Disclaimer: Co-financed by the European Union. The opinions and points of view expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or of the JUGEND für Europa (German National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth, Erasmus+ Sport and the European Solidarity Corps).