Assertiveness Training
Learning to express needs and boundaries clearly without aggression or passivity.
Allie Michalka and the Hannah Montana Decision
Assertiveness Training guided Allie Michalka's decision when Disney offered her the Hannah Montana role. When executives suggested she play Hannah Montana and AJ could play Lily, Allie expressed her needs clearly without aggression - she said 'I've kind of done what I wanted to do here on the channel' and walked away from what could have been a massive opportunity because it didn't align with her artistic vision.