Everyone expresses gratitude – especially on Thanksgiving. My gratitude feels quite personal. When I was ten years old, I wanted to see a therapist. Dr. Dixie Covey (may she rest in peace) was the lucky lady. Well, actually, I was the lucky client. I sat with her for years and brought her doughnuts on […]
ENJOY THIS POWERFUL GUEST POST….. It’s My Pity Party and I’ll Eat Cream Cheese If I Want To… Courageously written by, Jesse Fisher There are days in life when I am a gung ho, fuck yeah kinda girl. In my life and in my Iphone Notes (I luuuuvs me some notes) I call this SAF […]
The Wall Street Journal has a section called Personal Board of Directors. Several top executives share their stories, along with their “most trusted advisors.” Who are your trusted advisors? Who is on your personal board of directors? A client’s recent reflection captured how our work has impacted him: “It’s not lost on me the powerful […]
I am in such a strange place. These oats are delicious, especially when mixed with mashed blackberries I just gathered, fresh from the side of the road. They are mixed with water, as milk seemed frivolous at a time like this. I am a white, American female with a loud voice and straight teeth. I […]
Do you ever feel blindsided by your blues? Even if you don’t think you suffer from depression, this is for everyone: Lately in my practice, the tears have been streaming down clients’ faces. “But why am I so sad?” They ask themselves in dissonance. “Everything in my life is going well.” We are often bombarded by social […]
A year or so ago I helped a friend* take the courageous step in which they asked for positive reflections from friends, family, and colleagues. This was a huge leap for him. We called it ‘BIGlove.’ The remarkable response left the rest of the group open-hearted and believing in the importance of communicating our love […]
Recently I was invited by a group of Executives to lead creative coaching sessions for them in Mexico. My invitation was this: “Will you please come on our women’s retreat and do your ‘magic’.” I had no idea what this ultimately would look like, but I said yes, gathered my ‘magic’ and booked my plane […]
Welcome to 2018! I hope it is going well so far. I know many of us still find it challenging to not only stop, breathe and relax but to sleep. So many people struggle with SLEEP so I am sharing my most useful and practical sleep tips. Pay particular attention to tip #1. Our minds and […]
You know yourself well. Your bullshit meter is probably very high. You know when you are pretending that something isn’t happening in your life. You know when there’s something you ‘should’ be doing that you are not doing. When you ignore these instincts, you are only hiding from your best self. Perhaps you are overspending, […]
I gave thanks to someone much younger than me and who lives with me. I am trying to protect her identity. You probably can guess who I am talking about. She and I had quite a fight. The details don’t matter but her anger is what sparked my THANKS. She was holding up a mirror […]