The other day I was noticing that I was feeling particularly drained. I move pretty quickly and with a lot of purpose as a general rule, which I learned to do as a single mom with a large amount of responsibility. That day, however, I just kept stopping in my tracks, or sitting down when I wasn’t [...]
How are you holding up these days? How are you holding steady? We’re in a noisy world right now, and we’re all feeling the buffeting winds, no matter where we might stand with our perspectives and beliefs. Change is blowing, and I’m not sure anyone is completely unaffected by it. How is it affecting you? For myself, [...]
Hello, dear friends. I hope you are all finding health and happiness these days, and are in touch with all the ways that you stay grounded and empowered in the world. There are a lot of people who are feeling deeply challenged by these modern times, but today I’d like to specifically address the LGBTQIA+ community and [...]
Here we are, my friends, officially in 2025. I hope it has been, thus far for you, a time of re-gathering, re-grounding, and rejuvenating. I invite you to take good care of yourselves this coming year; you are the source of all your power, and that requires nourishment! What might that look like for you? Does it [...]
Dear friends, here we are. After all the build up, predictions, shouting and polls, we are now post-election, 2024. As tired as we all may be, I think it’s worth it to take a moment and allow that reality to sink in. We are facing a new era, and that leaves us with a question: what now? [...]
Hello, dear friends, and happy September to you! Does this time of year find you in the throes of back-to-school? Are you freshly back from travels? Or perhaps the shift out of summer simply means a continuation of your work, whatever work that may be? No matter what your situation, I hope you find yourself in a [...]
Well, dear friends, here we are at the beginning of August 2024, and it’s not new news to anyone that our political future is in a state of deep uncertainty. I mean, really, we’re steeped in this reality, and it’s awfully hard to get away from it. In that sense I apologize for bringing it up here, [...]
Happy (almost) summer, dear people! What lies ahead for you over the next few months? Adventure? Running around with the kids? Knuckling down and getting some goals met? It’s funny how the summer often seems like such a special, encapsulated time. For so many of us, the work day is still the work day, no matter what [...]
Hello, and happy spring to all! As I write, I’m looking out my window on a sunny day. There’s a light breeze, the daffodils are nodding proudly, and the leaf buds on the trees are bright, bright green. Everything is emerging, presenting itself, and bursting open. I’m uplifted by this beauty, for sure, and I’m also struck [...]
This week is a good time to remember the scientifically proven benefits of gratitude! One of the reasons clients come to life coaching is their desire to focus on what is already working well, to build on their resources and strengths and to shift into a more creative mindset. Photo by Kathryn, shared via Flickr [...]
Nature can remind us that idleness is restoring and that slowing down to watch the rhythms of the natural world can be medicine for our stressed and maxed-out nervous systems. If you are seeking clarity, go spend time outdoors, even in your yard or neighborhood park. Turn off your phone. Turn up your awareness. You will start [...]
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein Life coaching is about gaining expansive perspective to approach obstacles and confusion with a new way of thinking and feeling about yourself and your life. One of the best tools to expand your thinking is by mindfully tuning into [...]
Many of my clients have a life mission, work directly in careers or have roles where they care for and help other people. As counselors or doctors or teachers or parents, they often struggle with the feelings of burn-out that happen when so much time and energy goes to care giving. When I first started my practice, [...]
A new life coaching client came into my office the other day and said, "I really don't think this process is working. I felt even more discouraged this week. I'm pretty sure I am failing." We took some time to explore her feelings of discouragement and the loud voice inside her head that was declaring her a [...]
Its that time of year...candy pink hearts, over-wrought greeting cards, chocolates that you poke in the center before eating and a gluttony of roses wherever you look. And the point of it all? LOVE. Well, despite the fact that roses are my least favorite flower, taking a day to focus on love is something I fully support. [...]
