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How often does the desire to change your work, relationship, body, living situation, mental health, {fill in the blank}, etc, come up for you? In my world, it comes up all the time. Both for myself and for the folks…
How are you feeling as you process the news coverage of the crisis in Ukraine? If it’s feeling like a lot, you’re in good company. It’s been amazing to me that we can follow events so closely. It also can…
I’m going to focus a lot on anxiety in the next few weeks, which is a topic that’s near and dear to my heart. So many of us experience it (including me!), coming at us in so many different ways.…
These three words – anxiety, confidence & living your full potential (ok that’s more that 3) – were the top areas of interest in a community poll I did earlier this week (thanks, by the way!). Does that resonate for…
How do you turn suffering into wisdom? How do you move forward after loss? This has been an underlying thread this week in my conversations with clients and workshop students, and I would sum it up with this question: How…
Today’s post is about loss and figuring out what to do next. If that sounds like a topic you’d rather not explore right now, feel free to skip my emails this week. But if this resonates with you, join me…
I’m going to be talking about some of the harder things about being human over the next two weeks, so if you’d prefer to keep things light, feel free to skip this email. Otherwise, if you’re open to spending a…
So, your life doesn’t seem to fit anymore yet you know you’re capable of more … It can be really frustrating when you know you have more to offer but the container of your life just doesn’t seem to have…
Are you feeling ready to get moving with life again? Like you’ve been in hunker down, healing mode for a while and now an energy to imagine new things for yourself has awakened? This is such a beautiful place to…
Being an introvert can sometimes feel really hard. Outspoken people seem to share their thoughts easily, adapt to new social situations and make friends without even trying, while we introverts sit on the sidelines, feeling ignored and stuck in our…
Join me for an online restorative practice to release stress & connect with your inner wisdom. Free. I’m excited to invite you to a online restorative class on January 26th. It will be an online space where you can pause,…
Happy 2022, we’re here. It’s the future and, wow, what ride it’s been. It’s hard to believe all that has happened in the past two years. One of the great things that’s come out of these trying times, though, is…
That can feel like a biiiig question, bringing up images of lists of goals that feel really exciting but then quickly get complicated and overwhelming. (While I do love working with goals, all too often I see them fizzle out…
Self-doubt can be a persistent companion… Whispering sneakily in the back of your mind as you go about your day or sometimes screaming out loud as you try to psych yourself up to take action. Self-doubt might show up through…
Do you know the feeling of a downward spiral? When you can feel yourself dropping deeper into an emotional abyss of your own personal hell-mix of feelings? Anxiety, depression, despair, shame, {add your un-favorite emotion here}… If I charted the…
I’m excited to share with you some of my favorite people and products to help you turn your holiday buying into a deeply nourishing gift. I’ve chosen these recommendations in the hopes that they can help you strengthen your (and…
Oh gosh, was it dark this morning! We’re losing light like crazy, here in Alaska, AND it’s been an absolutely frigid November. On cloudy days, it can feel like waking up in a cave, which, for me, can make getting…
Thank you for being here – reading this blog post… and those before it for being welcoming to my words, & my energy and sharing your attention so that we may have a moment of connection be…
How do you feel about that? While the holidays can be time of fun and connection, I recognize that your experience might be different. So, if you feel like the holidays can be a mixed bag (of emotions,…
I’ve had several conversations with clients and fellow coaches this week about the emotional challenges of this time of year. I can certainly feel the effects of winter up here in Alaska (especially since I was just in warm and…
Who has energy to add more self-care to their day? If you’re exhausted, then trying to do more good things for yourself can easily become another reason to feel bad about the state of things. And this, my friend,…
Exhaustion doesn’t happen overnight. It builds up over time. As a result of your day-to-day actions. The question is, what are the actions that slowly deplete you over time? They might be things like: Consistently working late Checking email every…
This post is for all of my stressed out introvert friends who’re having a hard time getting through the day – and life in general. You probably already know of self-care practices or other habits that would make you feel…
Wow, I just had an amazing weekend co-leading a retreat. The time was about so much more than yoga and meditation and dancing. It was a safe space for people to connect to themselves, reflect and let the messy stuff…
Reducing stress requires your attention. I know, I know, it would be so much easier to just keep doing what you’re doing. Who has time to think about stress let alone take new actions to settle it? Your brain might…
Are you going back to work after months of working from home and finding that it’s hard to do things like you did them before? If so, you’re not alone. {If you want to skip straight to the guide, click…
Going after your dreams sounds beautiful, in theory, but it can be a topic that inspires frustration and self-criticism in many of us. There’s often an idea that it should be easy or magical. That if you think positively enough,…
Before I get into helping you identify your stress response type, I want you to know that in this post I’m going to make some assumptions about you. I’m going to assume that you experience stress. Almost every day. And…
Life coaching, health coaching, mindset coaching, spiritual coaching, holistic life coaching… SO many kinds of coaching exist these days. If you have a problem or a goal you want to reach, no matter how unusual, you can probably find a…
Welcome, friend! If you’ve Googled your way here and are looking for magic ways to set a goal and get it done in record time, please save your time and press the back button to return to your search results. …
When you’re a naturally quiet person, authentic communication can feel really vulnerable. It can turn everyday conversations with friends, coworkers and clients into challenges that can leave you feeling like there’s no room for you to be fully yourself. On…
It’s up to you to do the things that make you strong – oh how, Monday mornings often remind me of this. Like today. I woke up feeling anxious, as I often do. A part of me resisted the anxiety…
Hi *|FNAME|*, How easy is it for you to make decisions? Do you get stuck or overwhelmed or do you tend to make rapid fire choices that you later regret? I’ve found that making decisions is so much easier when…
Ahhhh, decisions…..Most of us spend waaaay too little time thinking about how we make decisions. Instead, we get caught up in hemming and hawing about what’s the right decision, weighing the pros and cons, calculating our budget and sitting on…
What’s an easy way to improve any relationship? Be it with your mom, your partner, your kids, your crazy coworker, or even yourself? Unconditional love. Yup, 100%. While that might seem obvious, when it comes to actually practicing unconditional love,…
“Why does doing new things have to be sooo hard??” I found myself spastically asking myself this question the other day as I navigated myself up and down a mountain in Alaska’s Turnagain Pass. My husband and I picked up…
I had the great pleasure of my first radio interview last week! We talked about my journey to coaching introverted women and how coaching helps people create self-confidence. The introvert in me was surprised by how easy it was to…
Emotional well-being arises from how you take care of yourself. This easy habit will help you to direct your emotions where you want them to go so that you feel more ease and focus in your day. It’s especially helpful…
Today is an historic day. Emotions are running high. Hopes and fears intermingle in a volatile mixture that’s ready to blow. We say we want good leadership… then NOW is the time for US to practice good leadership. Because if…
This is the last post in the series “A holistic guide to troubleshooting your overwhelm”. The control center for your body and emotions, the mind is where it’s at when it comes to reducing overwhelm. By understanding the mechanisms…