This past weekend, I was honored to be in the company of 13 beautiful women and three fabulous co-hosts (Monica Manzano, Corey Wills and Mona Lisa Neuboeck) for the Flow Retreats Yoga x Life Coaching Retreat. The energy felt sacred—from the healing rain that poured through the rainforest throughout the weekend to the rituals that […]
The best advice from life coaches: how to get unstuck
Kate Courageous, my teacher, and Valerie Tookes, my mentor during the Courageous Living Coach Certification—two coaches I admire—share their best advice about getting unstuck. This is an issue that a lot of you face. You have a dream that you really want but you can’t seem to take the first step. You feel stuck, paralyzed by […]
The word for 2016, part 2
In early January, I sent out an email to my clients encouraging them to to do Unravelling. It is a worksheet that celebrates the past and helps you plan for the year ahead. Instead of setting resolutions, you are encouraged to choose a word for the year. This word will help you make the right choices […]
What’s your vision for your life?
This is the last thing I ask in my life coaching pre-session questionnaire: Do you have vision for your life? The women I coach usually leave that question blank. We don’t sit around thinking about or even talking with people about our vision for our lives. What’s funny is that most of us know and […]
How to deal with resistance
Two weeks ago, I faced a wall of resistance so strong, I actually broke down crying. You know what that feels like. You feel overwhelmed—panicky and unable to think about the next steps. The only thoughts that crowd your head are about escape: I can’t do this. Why did I feel I could take this […]
How to step out of your comfort zone
The story I always told about myself was that I was the girl who worked best behind the scenes. I was the one handling the lighting for the big school play. I reported on the achievements of others for the college paper. I worked hard on the unglamorous operations side of the publishing business. I […]