The Fear of Failure

It’s common for us to play small in our lives when the fear of failing is too much to bear.In order to acquire skills, or have a sliver of a chance at getting “good” at something, we need to be allowed to mess up and make those dreaded, so-called “mistakes.” But when we have a

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How to Stop Comparing Myself to Others

I was recently on a call with a bunch of colleagues and found myself in a downward spiral of comparison. As we went around the room reporting on our projects, my thoughts laser-focused on one of my friends: “Wow, she’s really doing well. Everyone seems to respond so well to her. I should be doing

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How to Manage your Emotions

How to Experience Emotional Control?One of my favorite Quotes is “ If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.”  Sydney Banks. I share this quote because of how I have related to emotions throughout life. I was mostly fearful of my emotions. As a

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The Quest To Feel Better

“Feelings don’t want to be healed; they want to be held.” —Jeff Foster “Be curious, not judgmental.” —Ted Lasso Last Thursday, a strong, somewhat nondescript feeling of “ick” pervaded my body. The feeling arose after receiving a comment that wasn’t overtly offensive, but was nonetheless taken as a “hit” to this well-formed ego of mine. The “ick” was

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How to Stop Being Argumentative

Maybe take a few moments to recall how an argument usually starts?Someone says or does something that you conclude is not right or appropriate. This can occur verbally or visually. When this happens our thoughts really pick up speed. “That’s not right or how can they believe this?”. Now we are caught up in it,

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EP226: A coaching session on irrational thoughts and the urge to overexercise

Betty has urges to stay constantly moving.  She believes that if she stops for too long, her metabolism will plummet and bad things will happen.As we discuss in this coaching session, Betty knows this is irrational, but this is the story her mind tells.Bigger even than the story her mind tells is the discomfort that

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How to Fix an Unhealthy Relationship

The fact that you are asking yourself if you are in an unhealthy relationship is truly powerful. You’re asking. You’re questioning. It means that you are listening to an inner voice that is telling you something is off. It means that you have some growing self-awareness – and self- awareness will always serve you in

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How to Identify a Toxic Relationship

What are the signs of a Toxic Relationship? Disagreements and misunderstandings happen in every relationship. Someone says something that offends the other, someone feels misunderstood, or tensions rise and voices get raised.  These are normal occurrences in nearly every relationship. But what about more toxic relationships? A toxic relationship centers on conflicts and ill will. And

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What to Do if You are Binge Eating

In this article, we’ll look at how you can view and handle emotions, as well as what you can come to realize, that can help you stop binge eating. How to Handle Emotion to Stop Binge EatingBinge eating is not always or only a response to food deprivation and dieting. We often binge eat for the

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Spirit + Science

When you combine the spiritual truth that you are perfectly and completely mentally healthy and habit-free (but for your temporary, habitual thinking) with the scientific finding that your habit is made up of thoughts that fade on their own, your habit begins to look far less powerful and stable than it has.When you consider the

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