Recently, with my personal story running in the background, get joy moments have been precious, needed, and absolutely just for fun. I love recognizing moments that bring me joy! In counseling or coaching, we would call these get joy moments “glimmers” or happy, joyful, life giving things and recognize them as an opposite to a…
According to wikipedia, the concept of death by a thousand cuts was started as a form of torture and execution. In modern day, this death by a thousand cuts can be used in psychology to refer to the way negative, harmful situations or actions may happen slowly and feel like many small paper cuts. These…
I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about how easy or hard introducing myself is or isn’t until recently. I’m noticing a horrible trend where my face fires up a deep red and I feel my neck getting spotty while I stutter over my words, trying to figure out what to say for that situation…
If you’re wondering how to plan your getaway, your escape to an island, your exit from busy, or your ruthless elimination of responsibility, you aren’t alone. So many of my clients are talking about how full their plate is with responsibility, mental load, work, life, health, and overwhelm. Each day is full of just one…
Quite often, getting through hard times can be paralyzing. It’s paralyzing because none of the options seem good or helpful, they don’t seem like the right choice. How do you choose what to do or where to go or how to handle something when it feels like a lose/lose situation? How do you go through…
“Where is the tipping point? How do I know what tips the scale one way or another?” I remember asking myself this numerous times over the past few years. Where is the tipping point and how will I know when I’m at it? How will I know what tips the scale in this crazy situation…
“I don’t know what I thought coaching would be. I just know that it’s messy and feels scattered and I don’t know if I’m making progress.” Exactly. I loved this observation from a client because coaching should be a little messy. It can feel scattered. Oh, traditional views of coaching might not agree with me….
I’ve been sensing that it’s time to write and share more about the changes that have been running in the background of my life. There are parts of the story that I never, ever imagined happening, parts of the story that have changed everything. I’ve found myself saying, “Not in a million years did I…
It was 5am and I hadn’t made coffee yet. I turned on a lamp, put on my scarf and coat and boots so that I could take Brisket, our 7 month old poodle puppy, out for his first walk of the day. Everything was fairly normal until I turned on the light, saw his crate…
You’re wondering how to become a writer or share your story You want to share your story in a way that people can read, connect with, and learn from. You’ve thought about sharing your story, writing a book, creating a blog, or maybe just putting a pen to paper in a journal. You’re asking yourself,…