Let’s talk about how managing expectations can change your life. I get it. You’re feeling disappointed, hurt, and angry. You relied on other people, and they let you down. You are left to figure it out yourself, leaving you frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Why couldn’t they keep their word? Why didn’t they show up for […]
Someone I trusted let me down. Now what? Read More »
The last six months have been good. But hard. And also good. Did I say good already??? Good because I learned so, so much. About entrepreneurship. About hidden skills and hidden courage I didn’t know I had. About what I love to do, and what I don’t. About just going for it because there is
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Most adults want to protect children. We care deeply about their safety, their well-being, and their future. But when it comes to the hardest conversations – about boundaries, body autonomy, and unsafe behavior – many of us hesitate. Not because we don’t care, but because no one ever showed us how. Historically, child safety conversations
Child Safety: The conversation we all need to be having. Read More »
TRIGGER WARNING: Parent child estrangement. I realize this is a tender subject for many on both sides of the issue. I started this blog back in late November after Oprah’s town hall. I chose to hold it until after the holidays due to the sensitive nature of this topic. The holidays have a way of wrapping
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The holidays are beautiful. They’re full of connection, tradition, nostalgia, generosity, and glimmers of magic we don’t always feel the rest of the year. And at the very same time, they can be overwhelming. There’s pressure to feel a certain way, behave a certain way, spend a certain way, and show up for everyone like
December is happening… Ready or not Read More »
Remember that song from the early 90s? What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more. Every time I think about “what is love” I immediately see Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, and Jim Carrey in their shiny club suits, bobbing their heads to the beat. But really… What is love? The question
“What is Love” is more than just a 90s one-hit wonder Read More »
We’ve all faced difficult relationship choices and hard goodbyes. We meet someone – a friend, coworker, business partner, romantic partner– and they just feel right. There’s a whole lot of neurological reasons why that happens that I won’t get into, except to say that we meet people energetically where we’re at. So if you’re attracted
Dealing with a hard goodbye Read More »
We’ve all known someone (or lots of someones) who goes through life like a tornado of chaos. It’s almost like they enjoy when their life is upside down and sideways. Perhaps you’ve even asked them, “Do you actually like chaos?” Their answer would undoubtably be, “No! Of course not!” And they mean it. More than
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”-John Lennon Oh, boy. In the coaching industry I hear these phrases all the time: “Time to move on.” “Don’t look back. Look forward!” “You’re stuck in the past!” “Your future is ahead of you!” All this stuff sounds so encouraging and enticing. Who doesn’t want
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Certainly there are those of us who are emotionally unavailable. But often in dysfunctional relationship systems, those walls are there for self-protection! What’s important as you work towards redefining love is to make sure that you’re setting boundaries with the true source of the dysfunction, and that those boundaries are healthy. Finding the root
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