I’ve been doing more on my own individual work and diving into Internal Family Systems. In that journey, I’ve found some amazing, hurt, fun, beautiful, protective, highly motivated managing, helpful, and faithful parts of me. I’m learning how to see the part, ask questions, tend to what’s there, and discover what it’s afraid of or…
As a Christian Life Coach, I love the work that we get to do together. {I’ll preview that work farther down in the post!} Whether in person or on zoom, life coaching sessions can inspire growth and health, while offering practical steps as you move forward in your life. You might be in a place…
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…
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…
Making decisions can be a process. When there are things in front of you that need to be chosen, decided, planned, made, and finished, the decision making process can be overwhelming and paralyzing. Where to go? What to do? How to solve a problem at work, home or in relationships? Do the next beautiful thing……
“Well, how about this. How about you go ahead and start the medicine. Let’s see how you do on it. Then, we can make a decision from there. Who knows? It might not agree with you and all this worry will be for nothing. We won’t know until you start. We can figure out the…
Daily Bible study is a great goal for all of us. Taking the time, every single day, to spend time in the Word, time with Jesus is vital for our days, decisions, and spiritual growth. Yet, finding the time, the best method, the right version, the prettiest journaling Bible or perfect pens can make actually…
Quite often, learning to “think on these things” is one of the hardest things to do. Real life takes over and before we know it, we’re ruminating, spinning, grasping and catastrophizing. Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is…