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…