em pow er ment, noun | im'pouerment |
- the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.
- action involving physical or mental effort and undertaken in order to achieve a result.
work, verb |werk|
Empowerment Work is an active method of healing which allows you to identify where you lose your energy and teaches you how to regain your power and create a happier and healthier life.
Each day, we wake up with a certain amount of life force energy. If we are Empowered, we feel good throughout the day, and have the energy to do all we desire. If we are Disempowered, this energy is lost, we become exhausted, and day to day tasks feel burdensome.
When we are EMPOWERED we feel capable, strong, secure, confident, inspired, optimistic, positive, energized and vibrant.
When we are DISEMPOWERED
we feel weak, fearful, unmotivated, angry, depressed, defensive and unfulfilled.
Empowered people have harmonious and safe relationships at home and at work, feel a purpose in life, take care of their physical body, view the world in a positive way, have good self-esteem, and loving inner dialogue.
Disempowered people often have conflictual relationships at home/work, feel overwhelmed and stressed, have difficulty completing tasks, have low self esteem, and can be anxious or depressed.
Empowerment Work will shift your life!
NO MORE GUESSWORK
When a person is diagnosed with a life threatening physical illness, immediate action is taken. A detailed treatment plan is created with clear steps and timelines, and the process starts right away. Similarly, I believe that individuals facing mental or emotional struggles should receive the same urgency to find relief. Empowerment Work offers a pathway to that solution.
In the first session, we will identify where you are losing your energy and power. You will see the family and lineage patterns that you have been unconsciously repeating in your relationships ~with your significant other, your children, at work, in friendships, within yourself, etc.
These imprints can be cleared.
You will receive a personalized action plan outlining the steps to stabilize your current situation, clear past obstacles, and work toward building a healthier life.
People often feel a sense of relief right away when they are given a plan of action and see that healing is possible.
RELATIONSHIPS
Finding your soulmate, strengthening your marriage, or finding completion.
"Romantic Love delivers us into the passionate arms of someone who will ultimately trigger the same frustrations we had with our parents, (bringing) our childhood wounds to the surface so they can be healed." Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Embarking on Empowerment Work brings a deeper sense of awareness of oneself and paves the way for healing dysfunctional behaviors. If you are single and hoping to find your soulmate, jumping into the work and becoming the healthiest version of yourself is a gift to your self and future family. We attract people on our own level or vibration. If you have low self-esteem, co-dependency, and abandonment issues, you'll attract a person with the same. It may look completely different, perhaps the opposite expression of these traits, but it will be the same. If you've come from an abusive home, you may attract someone who comes to rescue and "love" you, but flips into an abuser in time. Look at the patterns of the relationships you've had in the past. It may be time to level up!
If you are in a relationship currently, Empowerment Work can strengthen that connection and move you toward a healthier future together. If you have children, all the work you do now will pave the way for their lives to be happier and have less experience of harm or hurt. They will learn healthy communication and life skills from you. And the most powerful gift you can give your children is to not inherit your family/lineage dysfunction.
If you're contemplating separation or have been through a divorce, this work can be a life-saver. Society teaches us that breakups come with anger, resentment, bitterness and hatred. If you grew up with divorce, you may have witnessed parents battling each other and been forced to pick sides. If more people understood that one of the gifts of marriage is the opportunity to heal old wounds, there would be less projection and conflict. Children would be spared.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin introduced the idea of Conscious Uncoupling and showed the world that an amicable divorce is possible. Empowerment Work helps you to see your childhood wounds and lineage patterns that your marriage may be bringing up for you. By embarking on the work, you can heal and clear the painful past and create a peaceful present.
I often tell people who are divorcing that they have two options: the first is to come out hateful, bitter, distrusting, abandoned or broken. The other is coming out of it with a sense of completion, inner peace, and deeper self-love. The choice is yours, and the healthier outcome takes courage and work.
PHILOSOPHY - Healing All Four Levels
Many years ago, I was taught that true healing requires addressing all four levels—MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, and ENERGETIC—simultaneously. Empowerment Work differs from traditional therapy in that, each week, you’ll be given written homework, bio-energetic movement exercises, and daily practices. This comprehensive approach ensures a more efficient and effective healing journey. As you progress, you’ll notice significant shifts, feeling lighter and more empowered each day.
I created Empowerment Work using this philosophy over 25 years ago with the goal of helping people heal quickly and rediscover joy. Over the years, individuals have come to me grappling with severe panic attacks, debilitating depression, toxic relationships, feelings of powerlessness, or simply a sense of dissatisfaction with life. After embracing the Empowerment Work method, each of them made powerful shifts toward health, greater happiness, and a more conscious, fulfilling life.
Four Levels
Many people are out of balance - either too much in their mental body or too much in their emotional body. This often can lead to dis-ease in the physical body.
People heavily based in the mental body often get pulled into social media, news, video games, screens. They often have obsessive thoughts. The emotional body is ignored/not understood/not attended to and anxiety or depression can take over.
Others are trapped in the emotional body and feel overwhelmed, hurt, fearful, angry/resentful. They may feel victimized and get stuck in blame, shame and judgement. Relationships become full of conflict and stress. Anxiety and panic attacks can occur, depression can worsen.
Most people are not taught about their energy body. Many people lose energy during the day by giving it away to help others, but by the end of the day, they feel depleted and exhausted. Some people are intuitive by nature and take on the emotional pain of others which takes a toll on all levels. Other people unconsciously drain people's energy by being out of balance. This often is a learned trauma response.
Empowerment Work restores balance on every level and opens the doors to a healthy and happy life.
Empowerment Work will address
Unfulfilling Relationships
Depression / Unhappiness
Anxiety / Fears
Anger / Resentments
Pre / Post Divorce
Fatigue / Low Energy
Grief and Loss
Alcohol / Addictions
Trauma / Abuse
Low Self-esteem
Mothers & Fathers
"When we heal, we heal 7 generations forward and 7 generations back." Chira Sweet Medicine
The most powerful gift I've received through all these years teaching Empowerment Work is watching parents heal and thus create a healthy and happy home for their children. No one ever intends to harm his/her children, but if one is unconscious, then patterns of harm can be passed on.
You may be the first person in your lineage to commit to healing and clearing this pain and dysfunction. When you heal and shift up, your children benefit greatly. They will not be handed down the burdens that so many before them have carried. This is priceless. Most parents will do anything to alleviate their children from suffering. The investment that you make in working weekly to heal will grow exponentially for all generations to come.
If your children are all grown, doing this work will still benefit them in tremendous ways. By you creating a doorway to health, your children will have that open to them as well. Watching you evolve often inspires others to do the same.
Quote from one of my clients - "You have single handedly changed my life, which in turn has changed my children's life. I also see me starting to change other people's lives simply by being healthy and empowered." Ashley P.
SHIVA LUCIDO, MSW
CREATOR OF EMPOWERMENT WORK METHOD
You have the potential to be fully alive, healthy and happy!
Hi, I'm Shiva. I've been gifted with some wonderful mentors in my life who helped me heal my past and move through numerous difficult experiences with gentleness and grace. By nature, I have always been committed to healing and evolving. I am living a healthy, happy and abundant life. I created Empowerment Work over the past 20+ years to help people achieve the same. My mission is to pass this gift on to as many people who are ready to receive it and live a joyful life.
Whatever you have been through in the past, whatever you are currently struggling with, please know that you can shift it all. By giving yourself the gift of weekly Empowerment Work, you can heal yourself - and this blessing will extend to your family members, your children, your spouse/partner, and the people around you. And the best news is that on average, it takes only 12-16 weeks to learn the process.
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a Masters of Social Work degree. I earned my LICSW and worked inpatient psych for years. I have had a private practice for the past 25 years teaching people Empowerment Work.
Virtual, hybrid or in-person
sessions are available.
What Clients Say
Working with Shiva changed my life. Not only did she give me the tools to navigate my circumstances with courage and love, she taught me to be fearless and ignited in me an eternal, soul-deep confidence in myself. She helped me heal in ways I never imagined were possible. Shiva's presence, divine connectedness, and kindness are unmatched. My gratitude to her knows no bounds. Grace M.
In just three sessions, I was able to release the old burdens that I had only talked about in therapy before. In the following sessions, I focused on creating my own happiness instead of being stuck in past sadness. Brenda C.
When I started working with Shiva, I had severe PTSD from an abusive relationship. I lived with crippling fear and was unable to speak my truth to anyone. I was deeply disempowered in every area of my life. Shiva always greeted me with gentleness and acceptance. She was like divine love manifested in a person. Always loving, never shaming. With her, I have healed generational patterns of harm, and now I can say I love the woman who I am. I feel comfortable in my own skin. My children are now thriving in the healthy and happy home I have created. My life is truly blessed. Ashley P.
After only 4 months of Empowerment Work, I have healed in a more loving and gentler way than I did with 5 therapists over 8 years! My anxiety and depression have cleared and I feel much better about myself. Lisa H.
Empowerment Work enabled me to clear my deepest negative patterns and connect with incredible inner strength and joy. Shiva's guidance is the greatest gift I have ever received. Scott L
Shiva helped me unravel stories I carried for years - stories where I felt weak, small and not enough. Together, we rewrote them from a place of strength, resilience and love. What I thought would take years to heal shifted in ways I never imagined in a short time. Much quicker than five years of talk therapy ever did!
I didn't just "heal", I transformed. I became the mother, wife and woman I always wanted to be. I found joy again. I found peace. As I grew, something beautiful happened: my entire family rose alongside me, without even knowing what I was working through internally. Healing truly is contagious. CC
Miracles Happen! Rebecca B.
Rates
Individual session $200 - 60 minutes
Couple's session $220 - 60 minutes
Initial intake session $225 - 90 minutes
I offer a sliding fee scale if needed -
please inquire.
Payments may be made in cash, Venmo, PayPal or check. Payment is due at time of service.
Virtual, hybrid or in-person sessions are available.
Office is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Cancellation Policy
I have a 24 hour cancellation policy. Last minute cancelations may prevent someone else from benefitting from the time. If your appointment is not cancelled within 24 hours, you will be charged for a regular session.
"Nothing will work unless you do."
Maya Angelou