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: Resilience
Compassion, Discernment, Discomfort Series, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Resilience, Self-Awareness
The Gift of Discomfort
30
Nov
Nov
Have you ever noticed how desperately we as human beings want to make things better for people we care about? I’m thinking of those times when someone we love tells us something that feels painful or defeated or self-critical or stuck. It’s so natural for many of us to jump instantly into soothing or problem-solving […]
Discernment, Finding Your Balance, Health & Fitness, Lessons Learned Along the Way, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Finding Time When You’re Too Busy to Breathe
15
Oct
Oct
The majority of the coaching clients I work with are juggling numerous roles, projects, demands and priorities. Typically these include things like owning and running a business, being a parent, working a job, birthing a creative or entrepreneurial project, helping a spouse, caring for an aging family member or ailing friend, volunteering their time, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Discomfort Series, Finding Your Balance, Health & Fitness, Resilience, Self-Awareness
Rethinking Stress – It’s Not All Bad
15
May
May
How do you define ‘stress’? And why do we talk about it as if it’s necessarily a bad thing? What impact does this have on our interpretation of the situation we’re in when we experience stress? And what impact does that interpretation and experience have on our long-term health? What is ‘stress’ anyway? One of […]
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