“When I realized my pain came from wanting to be liked, I began to love myself. When I realised my pain came from wanting to be acknowledged, I started to see who I really was…” This poem by Tanya Markul is a beautiful expression… [read more]
The Practice of Connection over Control
  Episode 203 – The Practice of Connection over Control Another road riff episode! It’s Sunday morning, 8:23 am as I record this and I’m heading out to my therapeutic horseback riding lessons. After a difficult week, I’ve got some insights and lessons settling… [read more]
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On the Front Porch with Protective Parts
As a trained #internalfamilysystems coach (vs. a therapist) who works with very smart, head-led, and strategic business owners – we do a ton of what I call Front porch work. My specific amazing clients have protectors & internal that use fierce but publicly… [read more]
Fierce Personal Protector Parts – Internal Family Systems
Imagine a very quiet secret service protector. She is quiet but consistently over my right shoulder. Her presence is thick and always there. But she isn’t on guard for outside threats; she is monitoring my behavior, my productivity, my processes, and my very existence. Most… [read more]
Ep: 198 – Updates
Hello Humans! Who else has been wild edging through transitions and wobbles! I made you a check in episode – to let you know a bit of the behind the scenes as we sort our shit out with laughter and compassion! Lots of little… [read more]
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Roy Fucking Kent and Oscar the Grouch – My Muses
I’ve been experimenting with something entirely new on behalf of ALL my parts. Especially the ones I’ve suppressed most of my life. I always imagined that I was a bit like Ted Lasso- but I think the real me is more Roy Fucking Kent. … [read more]
Personal development and coaching can be so fuckeryish.
Personal development and coaching can be so fuckeryish. Here’s my example this morning: I start to journal… “what if XYZ was possible… “ and then I get smacked in the head with, “but love what is.” Well, which is it? Love what is… [read more]
You Think Too Much
No shit. I am 1000000% aware of this. And I’m done being ashamed of my overthinking parts. Before I get to making my list of the things I adore and love about “thinking too much,” – let me tell anyone who considers saying this to… [read more]
