It all starts with waking up... to what our bodies are expressing and our minds are suppressing.Dr. Gabor Maté You’re unhappy at work, but not ready to quit A recent study by Mckinsey & Company found…
Whether you think you can or you can’t - you’re right.Henry Ford The power of your truth We have all lied to ourselves. From the grade school lie of “Well, I don’t wanna go to the…
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. —Michael Jordan What is resilience? Some people say it’s mental toughness, and not giving up. Others say it’s the…
Burnout impacts many of us at some point in our lives, whether it comes from work, from certain relationships, or even from our family. Interestingly, when we experience burnout, we will often minimize our experience, attributing…
Our Language shapes our world. Look for 3 signs that your language is limiting your possibilities, and use this tiny word to create instant peace.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.Carl Jung This is why you don't need a life coach As a life & leadership coach (I work with different individuals with different needs),…
Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within.Gabor Maté, MD Do you understand the meaning of self-compassion? I don’t know about you, but for years, I misunderstood the meaning of self-compassion.…
Mental health and 2020 2020 has been a lot. It’s been unprecedented on many fronts – a global pandemic, continued social justice unrest, and the heated tension of the US presidential election, just to name a…
“It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”Hans Selye Why I don't give out tips While out shopping for plants, I met a fellow plant lover looking to bring some life into…
Work is love made visible.Kahlil Gibran The Anxiety of Going Back to Work One of the worst feelings in life is being on the last day of your vacation and coming to terms with returning to…
What's Overthinking? How do you know if you’re overthinking? Ask yourself if you do the following: Worry about the future: “What if this happens, what if that happens…”Dwell on the past: “It should have/could have been…
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.Robert Frost Why I Couldn't Experience Joy There was a point in my life when I couldn’t experience joy. No joke.…
Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.Dalai Lama Sometimes being physically stuck at home can trigger our experience of feeling stuck in other places in our lives. What's Stuckness? “Stuck” is a state…
Stay Connected In A Disconnected World I hope you’re doing well in this confusing and strange time where we’re told to distance ourselves from other humans. Humans are built to seek connection. We’re happy and thriving…
You are all things. Denying, rejecting, judging or hiding from any aspect of your total being creates pain and results in a lack of wholeness. Joy Page MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING…
I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.Maya Angelou WATCHING PEOPLE BREAK…
Children are a great incentive and impetus for parents to learn about themselves, about each other and about life itself. Unfortunately, much of the learning may occur at their expense.Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician, Addition & Trauma…
All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.Martha Graham, American Dancer, Teacher, and Choreographer PRESENCE NEEDS SOME…
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.Carl Jung Hiring A Coach Is Like Dating The moment you decide you want to hire a coach is an…
The stress-response can be more damaging than the stressor itself, especially when the stress is purely psychological. And if you experience every day as an emergency, you will pay the price.Dr. Robert M. Sapolsky (Professor of…
"No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before." Stephen Hawking The World Changes With Your Intentions Do you ever experience…
"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."Buddha Your Thoughts Are Powerful (but experience it for yourself) I admit, the title is a hint…
Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.e.e. cummings Why Are We Unsure? Have you ever been stuck on a decision? What tactics did you use to help…
Not why the addiction but why the pain.Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician and Addiction Expert A Day In A Life Of An Overwhelmed Human The below used to be a common routine of mine that gave me…
The physiological states that support defense are incompatible with those that support creativity and expansive theories.”Dr. Stephen W. Porges, Psychologist, Neurscientist, and Evolutionary Biologist THE WORKPLACE CAN BE A TOXIC BATTLE ZONE Before I quit my…
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.Helen Keller The Price of Hyper-Productivity A colleague once told me a story of a boss he worked with who suffered a heart attack…
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde I’m sharing with you some of the things that I do to offset and recover from the stress…
"Emotional competence requires the capacity to feel our emotions so that we are aware when we are experiencing stress." Dr. Gabor Maté (Addition & Trauma Phycisian) Are You Stressed Or Soft? What does stress mean to…
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.Mark Twain Sometimes We're Unkind Be kind. Be compassionate. Be loving. Most people associate these rules of engagement with how we interact with…
Have You Experienced Burnout? I have! Most people I know, including myself, work really hard. I mean, around the clock, really. You wake up thinking about work and go to sleep to dream about more work…
Who Doesn't Like A Life Hack? It's graduation time! So many bright and shiny faces pumped to live out dreams, build successful lives and contribute to society. Someone asked me, "what advice would you give to…
Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.Eckhart Tolle We All Get Mad I'm going about my normal day. Doing my typical thing at work when I receive an email…THE email that is a bomb…
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Mindfulness Can Be Confusing Mindfulness is a buzzword with growing popularity…
Why is knowing what makes you truly happy such an important question? Well, let me ask you in another way…Are you holding on to a deep secret right now, one that you haven’t told anyone, not…
“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.”A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh We Adopted Two Very Different Cats My husband and I adopted our first cat, Snorkel, two years ago. Typical story of “going…