Transformational Alchemy for the Highly Sensitive Person
Nov 29Putting it all out there. Periodically I am called to lay it on the line, divulge the freaky (magical) contents of my closets. It feels cathartic and it's my way of calibrating where I'm holding myself back in my life. Sometimes if feels as though I Keep Reading
Nov 27Why I decided to be a Transformational Coach. Somebody recently asked me why I decided to practice Transformational Coaching rather than as a licensed mental health care practitioner. Because I have a Bachelor's and Master's in psychology, it gets Keep Reading
Nov 27From surviving to thriving. I read an article on the field of Positive Psychology this week and in a paragraph I found the word, "happiology". What a delightful word (haha). The foundation of Positive Psychology is the understanding that positive Keep Reading
Nov 26The tragedy of Self-suppresion. Highly Sensitive People are conditioned to keep things clean--who wants to own the messes of life--that we learn to hand out our personal power to the lowest bidder. We avoid asking the difficult questions, speaking Keep Reading
Nov 22Some thoughts on Self-Healing. Here we are coming up on one of the major holidays of the year in America. It's a day stuffed with expectations of gratitude, family, and abundance. For many, it's exactly that-- pure joy-- and for many more it's Keep Reading
Nov 18Hiding in plain sight. Why aren't we all continuously amazed by the Placebo Effect? You know, when you give someone a tic-tac, call it chemotherapy and within 24 hours their tumor is 1/2 the size it was yesterday? (It's not an exaggeration; it's Keep Reading
Nov 18"Curious people knowingly invest in activities that cause them discomfort as a springboard to higher psychological peaks." ~ Kashdan & Biswas-Diener (August 2013 issue of Psychology Today). The research shows that following curiosity at the risk Keep Reading
Nov 14Getting unstuck. I help people live their dreams and navigate the changes required to do so. Sometimes those changes are big. Sometimes with just the slightest adjustment, away they go. It's beautiful to watch. Living our dreams requires an Keep Reading
Nov 12"Come to the edge", he said. "We're afraid", they said. "Come to the edge", he said. They came. He pushed them... and they flew. ~ Guillaume Apollinaire What is your Edge right now? What are you coming up against, being asked to overcome? Is it Keep Reading
Nov 12A word about possibility. One of the most exciting aspects of watching my coaching business expand is the fine-tuning that the expansion requires of me. Starting a private practice requires patience, faith, perseverance, and hard work. Sometimes Keep Reading