The Holiday Season is here! This time of year is usually challenging regardless of how crazy the world is out there. What makes this season usually more challenging is that we trip into it and get sucked into the hecticness. This sets us up for chaos, being stretched too thin, overwhelm, drama, and too much…
If you’re considering getting help for a career decision, you may wonder what exactly it would look like to work with a career coach. Here’s a description of the coaching process and tools I often use when I work with clients on a career decision. 1. Defining the Problem The first step for me is…
We know the Holidays and year-end can be stressful and triggering. We deal with this every year. But now we have the added pressure of a raging pandemic added to the mix. We have the sensitivities and aftermath of a close and tumultuous election. We have the flavor of what 2020 has been hanging over…
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We often try to kill what we are afraid of. This goes double for dealing with our anxiety symptoms. We want to kill what we feel is making us anxious. More accurately, we want to kill that part of us that is causing all of those feelings. Let me tell you a scary story. There…
What if anxiety was not the problem? Anxiety, it’s painful, it’s annoying, it’s inconvenient, sometimes it can feel downright unbearable. But what if anxiety itself was not the issue? Anxiety is there to protect us Anxiety is an emotion that we all get to experience. It shows up to protect us from some type of…
How to stop procrastination Procrastination is that annoying friend that prevents us from readily starting or completing tasks. It is extremely common, affecting around 20% of the population. It can affect: performance; physical and psychological health; finances; and, is a major cause of stress and anxiety. But if it has a profound effect on our general wellbeing…
In today’s world texting has become a very common way for people to communicate with each other, especially for teenagers. Before the Coronavirus, when I would go to a baseball game or the theater, I would see adults texting the entire time. I have even seen people fired via text. We also have a President…
Mindfulness is a current buzzword in the lexicon of our society. Everyone’s talking about practicing mindfulness – and for good reason. Mindfulness can enhance our sense of health and well-being in a variety of ways. As a matter of fact, mindfulness is a core part of how I approach the work I do as a…
I am hearing more and more children are teenagers complain about they are tired of the pandemic and they want their lives to return to normal. They don’t want to wear a mask anymore and they want to play with their friends. I am also hearing parents also comment about being tired of the Coronavirus…