It’s been a rough two months, and during it all, I’ve been thinking a lot about caregiving and compassion. By that I don’t just mean simply compassion toward others, as important as that is. I mean compassion toward oneself. In reflecting on this, I’ve begun to believe that guilt in a caregiving situation may be […]
Category Archives: Inspiration
Finding Your Balance, Inspiration, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Self-Awareness
How to Make Choices When Everything Is a Top Priority
30
Oct
Oct
In my last article, Finding Time When You’re Too Busy to Breathe, we explored how to define our personal goals in a flexible and sustainable way; how to integrate the activities to achieve those goals into an already busy schedule; and the values conflict that can arise when we’re having to make choices between incompatible activities […]
Compassion, Finding Your Balance, Happiness, Inspiration, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Self-Care for Everyday Caregivers – Part 2: Implementing Self-Care
30
Sep
Sep
In Self-Care for Everyday Caregivers – Part 1, we discussed the applicability of concepts like compassion fatigue and burnout, which are familiar terms in the helping professions, to parents and everyday caregivers. We also looked at the imbalance that can occur when our compassion vessels have their caring spigot open without being adequately refilled – […]
Compassion, Finding Your Balance, Inspiration, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Self-Care for Everyday Caregivers – Part 1: Symptoms of Burnout
15
Sep
Sep
Do you ever struggle with making time for self-care despite signs of burnout? Are you so busy caring for others that you either forget to practice self-care or find yourself putting it off indefinitely? You are not alone. In my coaching practice, I work with many women who are juggling their role as a parent […]
Discernment, Finding Your Own Path, Inspiration, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Self-Awareness
Honoring the Shape of Your Own Life Journey
30
Aug
Aug
When it comes to our life journey, where did we get the idea that we have to move through it in a straight line? We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s the journey that matters,” and yet we still persist in judging ourselves based on where we are in that journey relative to our goals: those […]
Compassion, Discernment, Finding Your Balance, Finding Your Own Path, Happiness, Inspiration, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Restorying Your Life
15
Jul
Jul
Have you ever wished that you could live a different life? Or felt tired of the story you were telling about the one you have? When we cast ourselves as a desperate victim, angry instigator, or caterer to everyone else’s whims and needs, we may not realize it, but we quickly wear a groove for […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit, Finding Your Own Path, Get Motivated, Inspiration, Leadership, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Resilience
Creative Thinking: How to Move Forward with Your Ideas
30
Jun
Jun
Whether you are an entrepreneur, an artist, or a community activist or are engaged in solving a family dilemma, you have likely experienced the precarious point where ideas must turn into action. This usually involves the generation and identification of viable options (i.e., creative thinking)…followed by a decision of some sort, whether made by you […]
Compassion, Discernment, Finding Your Balance, Finding Your Own Path, Happiness, Inspiration, Resilience, Self-Awareness
The Secret to Liking Yourself
15
Jun
Jun
One of the things I love most about coaching is the privilege of holding space for someone as she dives into her own experience. As the relationship deepens and trust is tested and found to hold strong, we go on inspiring journeys together. Often the journey is one I think of as “the road to […]
Discernment, Finding Your Balance, Finding Your Own Path, Happiness, Inspiration, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Choosing Your Response to Big Emotions
02
Jun
Jun
What happens when we are faced with the more extreme emotional experiences of life, whether good or bad? Do we differentiate among these, or does the possibility of simply experiencing extreme emotions itself challenge us in ways that require courage and conscious choice, regardless of the quality of those emotions? I’ll give you a couple […]
Finding Your Balance, Finding Your Own Path, Get Motivated, Happiness, Health & Fitness, Inspiration
Give Yourself a Break! Plan a Mini-Retreat
28
Apr
Apr
This past November, I was lucky enough to be invited up to Blue Mountain Center – where I had previously had the good fortune of spending one of the best months of my life – for an impromptu retreat weekend with a group of writers, artists, and activists. The opportunity came at a time of […]
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