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Feeling anxious in your relationships, whether romantic or platonic, is a common experience for many people. While it may seem like the only solution to your anxiety is more reassurance or attention from the other person, it might actually be more productive to focus...

Blog   Decisions should always be made using only the available facts, sound logic, and reason… right? Well, not necessarily. While facts, logic, and reason should absolutely be a part of the decision making process, it turns out there is also some science to...

We’ve all heard the advice that good communication is key to maintaining healthy relationships. But, what makes communication good? And how can you practice good communication in tense, high-emotion situations? Especially for people who experience their feelings...

“Why does everyone else seem more confident than I am?”    “If I try harder to seem successful and happy, maybe I’ll start to feel like I actually am.”    “I should just focus on getting to where I need to go. Once I’m there, I’m sure I won’t feel so bad all...

You may have heard that setting healthy boundaries can help prevent burnout, protect your time and energy, and even improve your work-life balance. But what does setting healthy boundaries look like when it comes to your relationships?    Learning to set...

Here’s a situation that is often experienced with those who struggle with perfectionism. See if you can see yourself in this scenario.  A mistake is made. The perfectionist says to themself, “I made a mistake I shouldn’t have made. I need to do better. I must be a...

If you’re like most of my coaching clients, you might have wished for a magic wand to make life easier. Also like them, you probably discovered that magic wands are pretty hard to come by. While the Enneagram is certainly not a magic wand, it is a very valuable tool....

I recently read this article in Forbes magazine, Successful People Do These 12 Things. As obvious as some of these are, they can make all the difference in achieving what you consider to be a successful person. 1. Boldly fail. Failure can and will happen, regardless...

Anyone that you admire or that is successful has had his or her journey. We focus so much on each other’s accomplishments, title or status when instead we should be looking at what it took them to get there. I am more interested in their story not the success. I like...

Is our stress coming from being so busy? I read an interesting article the other day about stress and some of the info they gave really stopped and made me think. 1) The WHO ranks the US as the #1 most anxious country. I notice how we seem to be going faster, working...

I enjoy watching The Voice for many reasons. One is I enjoy seeing people go after their dreams. I am always in awe of the talent that is out there and love to hear someone who has a gifted voice sing. I like to see people’s unique personality esp. when they put their...