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A week ago today was a beautiful celebration and acknowledgement of a client’s journey. She’s been steadfast, focused, and has done the work. Year One was about SELF. Year Two was about LIFE. Year Three that we are halfway through is about POSSIBILITY. After we said goodbye for the morning, I sat in my car […]

There’s a very clear journey I take my clients on that leads them to increase their capacity for Leadership: #1 Self first – increase trust, stamina, ability to regulate your own nervous system. A small toolbox of Self-care go-to’s is what’s needed. Presence. Paying attention. Parts work. Nature. Grounding. Compassion, gentleness. Self-love is the goal. […]

A few minutes ago, I was getting ready to eat a delicious apple snack. As I was squeezing the almond butter out of its packet onto my plate, the corner of the packet poked my thumb….directly into a blister spot! Ummmm OUCH! “Dang, that was rude,” I muttered to myself. And then I stopped. A […]

What do you LOVE? This is a vitally important question. Your life satisfaction…fulfillment…even your happiness depends on you knowing the answer to this question. What you LOVE is deeper than people, too, the ones you spend time with (spouses, kids, coworkers) because you are alone sometimes, but ALWAYS with yourself. What you LOVE is deep […]

Physician Larry Dossey coined the term “time sickness.” He describes how, even when stressful conditions are reduced or eliminated, people still continue to race against the clock. It’s a learned habit, to be always on, to be always producing, to feel as if an invisible hand is creating pressure to DO. Instead, the right answer […]

If you’re NOT looking forward to the weekend because you (1) have nothing genuinely fun planned or (2) all you have planned is work… Let me say it clearly: life is too darned short to grind yourself down to dust working too hard, too long, and especially working hard in a way that is sucking […]