Your Inner Critic, Inner Judger, and Shoulding parts need your love and affection – not banishment or elimination. I’ve found it easier to give my affectionate presence to my anxious and depressed parts. Perhaps it is because I have been aware of them for… [read more]
Struggling with the Social Media Marketing Machine
An insight about my creative process that may point you to insights about your own creative process: When I openly acknowledge the hard and I can compassionately witness myself and even the tiniest of suffering, the hard often lifts within a few days. It… [read more]
The #1 Thing That Keeps People Stuck
Coaching is an art and science of behavior change, and wouldnโt it be fun if it were actually as easy as โchange your thinking, change your life?โ (And yes, I believed it was that simple for years- I’m sorry). Just changing our thinking is a… [read more]
How Internal Family Systems Coaching Impacted My CliftonStrengths Finder Results
How #internalfamilysystems and #ifscoaching impacted my #strengthsfinder results. I found this FASCINATING! Last fall, I had the opportunity to take my CliftonStrengths assessment again. While I had my previous results, I KNEW things would show up differently because I AM DIFFERENT. I am different from the young, eager woman striving for… [read more]
Wild Edge Of Being Human: Musings on Grief.
Grief does not feel like the wisest business strategy lately – Especially as a coach – A small protector part of me -influenced by “perfection only” past mentors, feels this deep obligation to be cheery and “positive.” (Those same mentors always “shoulded” that concise was… [read more]
New Years Goals? Not Yet
New Year Goals? A Business Plan? Not Yet. The magic space that is my officeโฆ here at this desk and in these journals, and even at this computer where I get to connect with my clients and friends. I still havenโt really… [read more]
Recovering Overachiever Complete
Yes, it’s the time of year when I think about what I desire for the year ahead. And the slowness and space help me FEEL and notice my cravings (the deeper under the “don’t feel” cravings)…. and my feelings actually give me so much information…. [read more]
Fuck the Coaching Industry
My mind was so full of inspiration this morning. She wanted to go in about 17 different directions, listen to two different podcasts and one audiobook, and write 27 things for you. Happy Mind, full of intention, running a bit fast. Slow down,… [read more]