To get to the treasure you have to face the ‘gremlin’ that’s keeping it hidden. Here is a challenge to consider and it comes in one of my favorite quotes that illustrates it well. ‘The Cave You Fear to Enter Holds the Treasure You Seek.’ – believed to be by Joseph Campbell. That certain ‘cave’ in …
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Consuming VS Creating Often when people hear the word ‘consuming’ they think of ‘consumerism’ as in the spending of money, making purchases, collecting products to consume, use, eat, etc., and throw away. There is another kind of consuming that has come up in my work with people. It’s the consuming of ‘information’. In this day and age, …
SUMMER JOURNEY 2024 I’ve been away this summer on a pilgrimage and journey. First to London England visiting my own mentor and therapist. He’s 85-years-old and still working having clients from all over the world. I’m sitting in his London office having an in person session and seeing the red coloured double decker busses passing …
Relationships – Proactive VS Reactive I recently had a conversation with a client who mentioned that ever since they have been dedicating time to their personal development either through therapy, or coaching, or through various self-development group and personal develop programs, their marriage relationship has been so much smoother. I thought about their comment. Over …
GRIEVING VS DEPRESSION I was working with someone who lost their spouse a few months ago. They shared that certain people were concerned about this person’s possible depression. We had been processing the loss over the months and I was certain that they were not depressed. They were grieving, absolutely! With all the feelings, thoughts, …
Often in my private practice the experience of guilt comes up. Everyone I know has had to deal with Guilt at certain times in their life. People can even carry guilt around for many years, sometimes without even realizing the extra weight of this energetic pattern. Some people have a belief that ‘guilt’ is necessary, …
Depression can have many causes and take on various symptoms. Recently I was given a book by a friend that added a perspective, insight, and direction to consider. I thought about what I read and decided to share. Whether you’re a client, former client, a mastermind group member, or professional group member, this might give you something …
Living with Bi-Polar, Mindset, and Creating a Med-Free Life Have you ever thought – ‘Would it be possible to be Med-Free?’ Do you know of anyone who thinks that way? Have you ever met or talked to someone who had mental health challenges and was able to make enough changes (through work) to the point …
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Your Habits Create Your Destiny Have you heard of the book : ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear ? Many people have and it’s been mentioned in my own circle of influence several times over the years. As I’m going through the book, it puts words and concepts that I have been using both professionally – and …
What Are Your Mindset Rituals Working with clients is a complex process. Everyone comes with unique circumstance and life situation they are navigating. One common underlying question that does come up when I work with people is – How do I deal with my anxiety? How do I deal with my depression? How do I …
What’s Your Undervalued Superpower? I’ve been following Rich Litvin, who is the author of ‘The Prosperous Coach‘ for some time now. Recently I got this email from him about ‘Undervalued Superpowers‘, that I really liked. So I thought I’d share his list of ’11 Undervalued Superpowers’ with you because I find it touching that everyone one I work with …