Life Coaching
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My Mental Health
Today is World Mental Health Day and after the summer I have had, I couldn’t let the day go by without at least addressing the importance of this movement to understand mental health and how it can cripple some individuals! I, myself, experienced trauma this past May that left me emotionally numb in some areas,…
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Imposter Syndrome
“I still have a little bit of impostor syndrome. It doesn’t go away, that feeling that you shouldn’t take me that seriously. What do I know? I share that with you because we all have doubts in our abilities, about our power and what that power is.” Michelle Obama I met with a new client…
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Adrenaline Spike
I was supposed to share a life update at one of my board meetings this morning. I had taken the time to write out exactly what I wanted to say. Because I wanted to be prepared to authentically share. I never showed up. My adrenaline (fight or flight) kicked in and I had spent the…
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Feelings, Thoughts, Actions
What happens when your feelings betray you? I try to give an abundance of grace in my conversations with clients. I believe we do not do that enough. We all need a little bit of grace! We need more people in this world who are not going to jump to conclusions- but rather work to…
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What is Love?
What is Love? As a relationship coach, one of the first steps in the process of working with others and their various relationships is helping them to define what love truly is. We have this notion that love is without conflict. If we are truly meant to be together, then we would never fight. Healthy…
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Leave Your Opinion at the Door
Leave Your Opinion at the Door “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” –Stephen R. Covey Years ago I had a terrible habit of starting books and not finishing them. I love to read – I can go to a bookstore and pick up way…
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Sitting with your Feelings
Sitting with Your Feelings “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.“-Oscar Wilde A popular therapy/coaching phrase that you may hear is to “sit with your feelings”. If you are anything like me, I had a weird visual of sitting…
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The End is Near
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” Lau Tzu So begins a time of transition! You just have to stand outside and feel the change coming. The cool breeze under the warm sun, the electricity in the air as the warm front pushes the cold temperatures out, maybe sparking quite the storm in its…
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The Litmus Tests
I am a huge fan of physical touch! I would do well in an Italian or Greek family! A big hug in greeting or goodbye. A sympathetic hand to hold. An empathetic shoulder to rest on. I believe in the power of touch! Which is why I believe touch needs to be incorporated in the…
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Your Circle
“I do not wish to treat friends daintily but with the roughest courage. When they are real they are not glass threads or frost-work but the solidest thing we know” Ralph Waldo Emerson This past weekend, my dearest friend came to town for a much needed visit. I had the joy of showing off this…
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