
Start Your Journey
Your journey towards living a wholesome life after trauma begins now.
Welcome to The Confidence Hub
The place where shame, guilt, and fear come to die.
You get one life. You get to live it every day.
The Confidence Hub was founded with one simple aim.
To help men & women just like you, who have experienced trauma & loss at depth, to improve your narrative, nurture your best self, and lead a life worth living, instead of just existing or "going through the motions".
That's our Vision.
And our mission is to give you the support, tools & resources to do just that, by providing education, inspiration and support to people who have experienced significant trauma, loss & grief, by people who share experiences alike.
Trauma, loss, grief... it affects every one of us at different times, and how it affects us is as individual as your fingerprint.
Friends, family, every well-meaning individual telling you "it will be OK", "it's better this way", or even "you're not the only one who's ever experienced this" makes you want to curl up in a ball, find the darkest, depeest hole and never surface again. Even hearing "I'm sorry" can become like nails being scraped down a chalkboard.
Feeling like you're on your own, how no-one understands what you've been through (no matter how much they say they do), or the struggles you're facing as you try to move forward can be absolutely devastating.
The flashbacks, the feelings, the anxiety, the abandonment, the shame, the guilt, all of which leave you in a pit of dispair wondering how you're supposed to keep on living when all you want to do is quit. Quit trying. Quit feeling. Quit thinking. Quit living.
You don't have to walk the path alone!
Here at The Confidence Hub, we've personally experienced and/or helped people who have experienced divorce, parental alienation, losing a child, abuse, gaslighting, and more, and we understand that seeing a counsellor, therapist or psych isn't always the path you wish to take. After all, re-living the past isn't conducive to enjoying the present, or moving forward.
Through our experiences and interactions with others, it is clear that there are few people who understand what it's like to experience these events and the anniversaries, flashbacks, and inevitable 'stuff' that comes along in life post-trauma, loss, and grief.
Ironically, even the best professionals in the world are often working from what a book tells them .. not first-hand, real life experience.
That's where we are different!
We know that trauma is all-encompassing, consuming, and inhibiting.
We know that you can't "just move on", "just get over it", or "just ignore it".
We know that time doesn't stop, although you often wish it would.
Moving your life forward after such an intense experience takes time, support, love, guidance, hand-holding, and even baby steps, with the help of someone who knows what it's like, who understands the struggles, and can give constructive solutions on how to cope, plan, strategise, and progress despite the challenges that you face every day.
The keys to living an extraordinary life after a traumatic event lie within you.
Let us help you unlock the areas that we know have the biggest impact so that you can reset, revive and thrive.
Everything you need, in one place, to transform your mindset, finances, confidence & lifestyle.
Why choose us?
Every day, we write a new page in the story of our lives.
Uncertainty hides around every corner.
You feel like you don't know where to turn.
You are hurting.
You feel lost.
You are struggling.
And if you're here wondering if there is something here for you, Welcome.
The Confidence Hub is a place to share your struggles, your stories, and your victories with people who understand what it is like to experience some of the shit that life serves up.
We exist to provide a practical, real-life approach to moving forward without constantly looking in the rear-vision mirror.
Our own experiences with divorce, abuse, alienation, loss including the death of our child, special needs, health-related issues and financial woes, to name a few, has given us incredible insight into what really matters in life, and how we shape our lives through the decisions we make every day.
After losing everything meaningful and rebuilding our lives, more than once, it's fair to say we've made some vastly different choices after each devastation.
We want to save you the years of trial and error that we've had to endure and help you re-discover your self confidence, improve your self esteem and embrace your self worth.
Feeling trapped in the past, held back and terrorised by fear, and terrified of your future, amounts to suffering, shame, guilt, distress, anxiety, and possibly even depression.
If you want to rise above your circumstances, share your journey with others who understand and support you, and feel empowered to live your life again, we would love to help you!

Sadhguru
"If people around us have enhanced our lives and we cherish them, we must cherish them joyfully – we should not rue their exit."

Meet Michael
Enthusiastic about life and helping others create a life they love, Michael is an optimistic realist and a country-kid-at-heart who understands that life isn't always 'fair'.
After hitting rock bottom, not once, but twice over the last few years, today he is passionate about helping others through their journey of trauma, loss & grief and to make the most of whatever life serves up.
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CEO & Founder The Confidence Hub
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Creator of "The Confidence Accelerator"
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Host: "Confident-ly" Podcast
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Husband, Father & Family Man
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Life's "Handyman"
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Bereaved parent since 2016
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Rare Disease & Special Needs / Disability carer & advocate
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Life enthusiast, dedicated to helping others create a life they love
To cultivating and nurtuting your best life,
Michael Matthyssen


