If you “armor up” against the world… If you amass something (resources, money, food, clothing, businesses, office supplies) “just in case…” If you embody the archetype of The Perfectionist to keep your world tight and predictably ordered… If you keep people at arm’s length (subtly, subconsciously)… If you have trouble relaxing, playing, being silly… If […]
Don’t believe everything you think
Nature is my partner in working with clients. During a coaching call earlier this year, one of my clients was wrestling with the painful thought “I am different.” This thought has been with her for as long as she can remember. It’s part of her identity and it “causes a lot of suffering” (her words). […]
No mud, no lotus
There’s a saying: “No mud, no lotus” I was reading through something one of my long-time clients wrote about me and my work: “Angie, the actual work you do with clients is the opposite of transparent. You don’t say, “We’re going into the forest and then everything will become transparent.” Sometimes working with you is […]
Mach 5 with your hair on fire?
Life is fluid. A dichotomy. A duality. A series of choices, based on your values, which, interestingly, are also fluid. There’s a time to go hard in business. To go gently with the personal challenges. And a time to step back and ride the flow. Priorities change, shift. Personal focus ~~~ Professional focus. Outward focus […]
The Power of…
If you’ve ever been Forest Bathing with me, my question is always, “What are you noticing?” Same with coaching: what are you noticing in your body right now? This AWARENESS is the first step on your path to EVERYTHING. Simple noticing… practiced regularly… changes EVERYTHING for the better. Warmly, Angie ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ P.S. For the rest […]
Are you tough on yourself?
I used to be: It served me well in education and in starting + growing my business. It worked really well… Until it didn’t. The cost was broken relationships, exhaustion, overwhelm, inability to trust others, over-giving, isolation, and eventually, burnout. It took a fair amount of disassembling myself to realize that I was more than […]