I was once in a dark dark dark dark dark place. I felt broken and alone and didn’t know if I would ever stop being sad. There was separation, sickness (and looming death) and the stress of being a new mom. And I didn’t have a Pacific Crest trail to hike through. My counsellor suggested […]
Why life coaching is the new black
Ooh, blog titles that are like magazine titles. (An aside: when I was working as a big-time magazine publisher, I could predict the editorial calendar of the magazines. January is New Year, New You. March was the Big Summer Issue. June is Back to School and December is all about the Gift Guide. Hoping I […]
Life coach in training
I started training to be a life coach at the end of January. Why be a life coach? Why life coaching? And OMG! It sounds a bit lame. Can we find a better name for life coach? (Yes, these are all actual comments.) My reasons are simple: I felt that it was something I could […]
Alliteration
I’m amazed how quickly time is passing. The last part of 2014 sort of meandered for me with lots of time to fill and a lot of anxiety regarding filling it. Either I’m more comfortable now with having time on my hands or I’ve gotten busier, but whatever it is, I feel like 2015 is […]
Thinking about the beginning
So my first post was called, “just start.” That’s what I did, so I could get past the fear and just take the leap. And then I decided to Google “how to start an awesome blog.” Found lots of links and good advice and found myself wondering if it was a good idea to just […]
Just start
I’ve wanted to start a blog for a long time but wondered who would be interested in what I write, if people would be bored, if my voice and this blog would add something unique to the world. Everyone says, “just start.” That’s what I’m doing. In starting, I can start practicing and getting better […]
