And why is it critically important?Our explanatory style is our mode of explaining the good and the bad things that happen in our lives.It has the power to either unravel our stress or ignite it like gasoline and a lit match. It is crucial for Keep Reading
3 steps to Letting Go.
Stuck in a Control Loop. Recently I found myself stuck in struggling with world events I have no ability to change or influence. I felt my anxiety escalating, and right when I put my hand to my heart to calm my nervous system, a book title popped Keep Reading
Intrinsic Motivation
In the science of human behavior, reward systems are often explored. There have been countless studies done on the effects of extrinsic (external) vs. intrinsic (internal) motivation. It's widely understood that intrinsic motivation, (doing something Keep Reading
6 Traits of Positive Psychology
Seeing things differently. Positive Psychology sees things a little bit differently. Its foundation lies in the study of finding those aspects of self which, when fostered, lead to increased feelings of well being and inner peace. For example, Keep Reading
Spider Medicine
Spider Medicine can be terrifying. When Aaron and I first moved to New Mexico from Minnesota, we pulled up to our new home having no idea what to expect. I had rented it months earlier from intuition alone, not able to see the inside due to massive Keep Reading
Content Vs. Process
I just finished a great book called Life’s Wake Up Call: The Content to Process Shift by Michael Vandermark. Content vs. Process shifting is about evolving your communication from what you said, to how you said it. We’ve all experienced the Keep Reading
The Poetic Principle
Appreciative Inquiry is a school of thought centered around the practice of focusing on what is right in a person’s life rather than wrong. It's a strengths based system that is the engine of my coaching practice. One of the five core tenets of Keep Reading
Attaining Emptiness
We’ve had a deep hibernation this winter. For some reason it seems this earth’s cycle brought us deeper into our solitude than in previous years. I keep hearing people speak variations of “I’m in limbo”, “I’m in the void”, “I’m empty" … yet somehow Keep Reading
If you could not Fail
A too-common question (at the risk of cliche) in transpersonal coaching is, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” It's become such a common question that it's lost some of its charge. But whenever I do actually ask a version of this Keep Reading