It’s autumn! I, for one, find real delight in the crispy leaves, the cooler evenings, and the comfort of a regular school schedule. Autumn always makes me feel awake. Having said that, I also wonder if that pesky leak in my basement will reappear with the rain. And what about my middle schooler’s escalating homework troubles? [...]
Happy Spring Dear Ones! Are you feeling that sunshine lighting you up and giving you a little energy boost? Are the first blooms (here I see Trilliums on my almost daily walks at Powell Butte and various bulbs coming up in my yard) reminding you that after the dark of winter, what was sleeping can come awake [...]
One of my teachers, Jon Eisman, often says “humans are meaning making machines.” This might be at the core of what makes us human. And like almost everything, this instinct has both helpful and challenging aspects. The challenging aspect of how we humans are driven towards meaning is what I’m going to call “little m” meaning making. [...]
A common way my life coaching clients (aka must of us humans) experience confusion is when we get caught in either/or scenarios. We try to stuff our complex emotions and needs into tidy boxes. We take sides and aren't able to hear all perspectives (inside ourselves or with others). Our fear keeps us from owning all of [...]
The days are short and dark, the nights are long and cold. Many of my life coaching and bodywork clients are feeling sluggish, gloomy, and not up to the holiday push. Our dominant culture is fighting against our primal instincts. While nature is curling up and going internal for the long dark, we are pressured to be [...]
One of the most important truths that you (all my life coaching clients, friends and colleagues) have taught me is that growth is a messy, circuitous and creative process. It is not linear and not always predictable. Look at nature. I mean right now (look out a window if you can't go outside). Everything around you grows [...]
The new year often feels like a fresh start and in my coaching practice clients are ready to set intentions. As you know, I'm a big fan of being intentional! And yet, it is the dark of winter and we are still recovering from the busy holiday season. In other words, now is a time to move [...]
Happy first day of Spring! The energy of blooming trees and warmer weather can be invigorating, calling us into action. It is time to plant seeds, both literally and intentionally. Look back over the deep rest of winter and be curious-- what did you learn? How do you need and want to grow now? Winter Solstice and [...]
Have you heard the teaching tale of the of the two frogs who fell in the butter churn? One gave up, seeing no reason to fight, sank to the bottom and drowned. The other kicked and swam with all its might despite any obvious reasons to do so and the kicking motions turned the cream to butter, creating [...]
When I get a new life or career coaching client who's primary goal is time management, a big red flag immediately begins to wave for me. You see, I sit with people all day who are struggling with the pace and demands of modern life and I've begin to doubt that this is a personal issue that [...]
Most life and career coaching clients come to work with me focused on life purpose and self development. We all have unique, individual journeys that call us to look deeply within for wisdom, healing and the answer to the important question-- Who am I really? The more clear about who you are, the more you are able to find a [...]
Most life and career coaching clients come to me because they want to solve a problem. They are willing to pay for expert support because they have tried everything on their own: read all the books, talked to friends and family, analyzed and over analyzed, consulted psychics/astrologers, prayed a lot, taken online tests...you get the picture. Maybe [...]
I have learned a secret about achieving goals in my ten years of being a life and career coach. Before you can determine what your goal is or how to manifest it, you better understand who inside you actually wants to achieve it. We all have many selves inside. You know what I mean. One part of you [...]
If you are a woman who has a hard time saying no, you often feel overcommitted or overwhelmed and have lost track of your own needs, please read this blog post! If you are so blessed to have none of those issues, please skip the blog post but leave your advice in the comments! Recently one of my life coaching clients started [...]
I work with many busy, overwhelmed women. They are juggling parenting, creative ventures, business ideas, careers, relationships, community involvement and their own self care, or lack of... And they feel spread too thin or like they can't do anything fully. In our life and career coaching sessions, we focus on identifying priorities. The idea that you can do [...]
