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]
Trust Your Practices and Process over the Man Made Dates
I can trust practices and processes. When I try to shove them into a calendar or deadline – the processes and practices get detoured by “I’m doing it wrong.” I have nurturing practices -that I KNOW bring me to clarity, confidence, and action. I have… [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 office… 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 haven’t really… [read more]
Step into the Making to Get Out of Your Head
It’s post-book launch. I still show up for my writing practice group most days. My favorite dog has died, the year has ended, and my nervous system is slowly recuperating from a year of challenge after challenge. My writing coach asks each of us, “What… [read more]
The Stress of Caregiving
The stress of caregiving. So much caregiving this year. My parents and dogs required way extra-extra caregiving this year. From January until Leroy’s death last week. I chose this hard. There is also relief in grief. The relief that we no longer have the physical… [read more]