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...

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 ...

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 personally...

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 ...

We all have that "inner critic" voice that whispers in our minds • You're not good enough • You're a fraud • If they really knew who you were • You didn't give enough • You didn't try hard enough Then It Happens ...

What we tell ourselves about our Truth and Calling can lead us either forward into a life of greater growth, fulfillment, and contribution. OR - it can leave us - vulnerable to a life of greater frustration, disappointment, emptiness, and even despair. Often when we are not clear of our Truth and Calling – we can get pulled into other people’s missions. Not saying that another person’s ...

What Lights You Up? What Your Calling? Sometimes when I ask that question of people I work with it can lead to some confusion and even creates some uncomfortable chaos for them. Often it’s because they grew up with the idea that asking yourself that kind of question is wasting time, or that’s something only kids can ask themselves, but as adults...

The Hidden Power of Your ‘Expectations’ – And How To Handle Them Doing the work on releasing the gremlin of various unhealthy expectations - which is how we allow the projected future to intrude on the present, is an often overlooked hidden power. Expectations can raise our self-esteem when they are being met in positive ways...

Consider looking into ‘Letting Go and Release’ in order to : Allow- the good to come in. This is ancient wisdom. Letting go of any regrets that your clinging on to, Letting go of any anxieties that you may still be carrying Letting go of any anger, resentment or fear, that you may still be ...

The Purpose of life is to discover your Gift ... From teens to mature adults, tapping into your gift can feel like hide and seek at times. It can even change throughout your various life cycles throughout your life. Often (but not always) mental health challenges arise because someone has NOT been able to...

Consider the following questions. What do you need to let go of to serve your true power? Perhaps it’s letting go of control in certain areas of your life or letting go of disappointments of some past experiences? Have you ever let go of a certain aspect of your life? Whether you wanted it or ...

The question isn’t whether or not we’re creating a legacy! The question is whether or not we’re actively and consciously creating the legacy that we want! Or are we unconsciously creating one we don’t want!...

Yesterday I felt an "anxiety bubble" come up inside of me. Nothing major, but I did feel it well up inside. There was the thought of losing the chance to help some of the people I serve because of the pandemic situation we are finding ourselves in. What did I do with this thought...

We've all heard the quote "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it" by Einstein. It is in a difficult and challenging time that requires us to reach deeper into ourselves and then change ourselves...