Developing Confidence through Connection

Navigating change requires courage, strength, and grace. I find if I schedule in time to decompress and don’t hold the expectation that I’ll work flat out 24/7 that I have more energy and can pace myself. I’m also happier and easier to be around. How do you keep moving forward and keep your balance?

Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Ever feel embarrassed after making a mistake and then your Inner Critic continues to berate you after the fact? I have and it doesn’t feel good. There is another way! Cultivating a growth mindset helps you to be your own best advocate as you learn to trust in your abilities and talents. Learn how to build neural pathways to support yourself and make your life easier.

Have a Mother's Day: Considering the Privileges & the Pain & the Joy of Motherhood

I got to be a stay-at-home mom for 20 years and by the grace of BLM and the #MeToo movement I am very aware now of how privileged I have been and am. I feel privileged to have had so many moments with my daughters: taking them to nursery school for their First Days and volunteering in their classes; organizing themed birthday parties (the Teddy Bear’s Picnic stands out in my mind); and running a girls circle for all their friends out of our living room. I had the “full experience” as I saw it back then and I got to choose that.

On Collaboration

Renée Riley-Adams, life coach and facilitator at Balanced Life Coaching, and Jessica Wakefield, MLDR, talk about the challenges and joys of working with another person: how together they connect to a wider range of people; combine their skill sets; work through failures; and use humor

The 4 A's: Awareness. Acceptance. Action. Adherence.

How often do you find yourself reacting to what someone else has said or done, experiencing anger or confusion before you even realize what’s happening? I want to tell you about a coaching tool that will help you to be more aware of how you respond in the moment. When you use this tool …

An Overall Sense of Well-being

I am not alone. This is the revelation I had this morning. Like the hot water bottle I sleep with on cold nights, I feel this reassurance radiating outwards, warming me with its simple truth. What’s funny is that, I am right now actually alone, at least physically …

On Feeling Small & Self-confidence

When I feel small I notice myself pausing at awkward moments in the conversation or inserting different words than what I mean. This used to happen more often, when I was around people whom I thought were more powerful than me. Now it just happens now and again …

The Preciousness of Life

In had an exchange this morning with my younger daughter, Grace. She had just found out through Facebook that a friend’s mother died several months ago. This friend is her age and I could tell she was upset by this idea of death and the loss of a mother. We exchanged …

Motivating Myself for Health

This past Friday was a Red Letter Day for me. Short story: I had a breast MRI and I do not have breast cancer! Long story: I am taking steps to sustain my health. In mid-December I decided to look ahead at what changes I wanted to make for the New Year. I was also inspired to refresh …

Just Say No, with Compassion and Respect

Have you ever known you needed to say no but didn’t because you were afraid you would hurt the other person’s feelings, or ruin the relationship? How often have you avoided drawing a boundary, hoping that maybe the situation would improve but finding out instead …