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 wouldn’t it be fun if it were actually as easy as “change your thinking, change your life?” (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]
The Problem with “BE LOVE” for Recovering People Pleasers
The Problem with “BE LOVE” for Recovering People Pleasers Photos: The ACA Bill of Rights. The photos are of my handwritten version, and you can find the pdf version on the ACA website. The second photo is my visual reminder to be clear on… [read more]