Table 3 Supporting quotations for Theme 2
2. Improved health, emotions and behaviour | |
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Positively promotes new understanding and influences sharing | “She got really involved because of WoW. Initially she shared her interest in weaving, which she was taught by the Indigenous People on Island and because of the WoW group, they gave her permission to teach other people weaving. So, she got paid for it, she turned up and taught us how to weave. This activity then led to ongoing work and ultimately further study”. (P5) “We had one of the mum’s that came to us she was very, very, overweight. We were going through the wheel and got to the body be active (domain) and she decided that she wanted to lose some weight. Due to her size, she couldn’t participate in some of the stuff she wanted to in day-to-day society. We started the body be active program with her off the back of that. She ended up losing something like 15 kg and still is losing weight …. It is actually such a lovely story and I feel so proud and privileged to have been a part of it.” (P6) |
Facilitates positive conversations | “We used the principles learnt through WoW (positive affirmation cards) as an acknowledgement tool for people in the community (i.e. firemen, ambulance, police, women’s centre). They were all so taken back that someone had taken time to actually acknowledge what these people do within the community. This simple act improved relationships between our organisation and these important services.” (P6) “I have incorporated WoW into our yarning circles [an important communication process in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples culture]. It really helped men connect with themselves by coming from a place of hope and not fear.” (P8) |
Embraces diversity | “Imagine how much could be enhanced if we (the community) had a more sustainable focus on wellbeing, I feel you can use the concept of WoW to tailor positive psychology to any audience.” (P4) |