Wow, I kind of don’t recognize myself… but it’s good! I wake up today with a very different goal than I ever thought I’d have. It’s weird, to be honest. I feel like it’s even only in the last 2 years that I’ve had a another significant release of the shackles I’d been living within. And that …

Shame is seductive, slippery, and subversive. It pounces on us when we make a supposed “mistake” and tells us that we ARE this or that. You are unworthy  You are less than  You are a fraud  You are ugly  You are wayyyy behind where you should be right now It maligns our essence. Our “self.” …

Seems like a theme this week with clients – and also myself in a big way – is about staying in the moment and in particular, looking for the JOY in today.   I know this may sound trite (like a greeting card, LOL), but let’s look at it in a serious way. (And keep reading, …

Yes, I’ve crossed the age 50-line. And my belly paunch has become a permanent fixture. And I disrobe at a moment’s notice because hot flashes are now the norm. And I still, sometimes wake-up with foreboding… somehow leftover from whatever my brain was working out in my dreams. And I snap at my kids. And …

Man, how we still judge vulnerability. I was talking to a dear client just this morning who was in emotional pain about a relationship. She was feeling a lot of sadness, anger, and frustration, and the tears were flowing (they just needed to be expressed). But one of the main things she was upset at …

There is a phrase that I like to share with clients regularly regarding boundaries, and that often I need to remind myself! And it’s this: “Whatever is in my highest good is always in the highest good of all concerned.” Said another way: “Taking care of myself can never ‘screw over’ another person.” Now to …