You First.

No one wants to go first. We want someone else to go first to make it easier on us. But one of my coaches always reminds me: “You first”. You want them to think you’re awesome and then you’ll feel awesome. If they think you’re awesome first, it’ll be much easier for you to agree.But

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What to Expect When You’re NOT Expecting

The part of my practice devoted to working with women who are having a hard time conceiving has been growing quickly. I love these women. LOVE.A lot of  new readers have found their way to this blog from some of the fertility-related events I’ve been speaking at.  So  I wanted to re-post parts of my

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Peeling Back the Layers

We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are. We see it through layers of stuff. Stuff like beliefs, fears, memories, opinions, ideas about what we think will make us happy.Those layers pile on top of each other and bury our core self. You know, the core you that was

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Moving Forward by Walking Away

At one point in my life I moved a lot. Without fail, a couple weeks before my moving date I’d meet a great guy who was firmly planted in the city I was moving away from. Or I’d meet some fun new friends, or discover a hidden gem of a restaurant I never knew about

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Dealing with People. The Enlightened way.

Let’s say, for example, you’ve started dabbling in Enlightenment. You’ve embraced your power and dropped the victim stuff. You realize you’re responsible for your own happiness and while others make your life better, you don’t need them to have a better life. A common issue often comes up at this point.How do you handle it

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Why you Don’t Love Yourself More. And how to.

Improving self-love and decreasing the desire for approval are part of my life every single day. I’m either helping other people through it, or I’m working on my own issues with it. Constantly. We love ourselves just fine at first. Then something happens. I remember this vividly from my own childhood.I’d have an idea I

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Is There one General Piece of Advice?

In the movie How do you know? Reese Witherspoon asks her therapist: “Is there one general piece of advice that can help almost anyone in almost any situation?” Good question.What’s your answer? You may not be a psychologist or a life coach and you may not help people find their way in any formal way.

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Distinguish True Intuition From Ego-Mind-Chatter

It’s a common confusion. You feel an inner nudge. There’s a voice. But can you trust it? How do you know?Is it really the deep voice of intuition, or just the mind? The guidance of Truth…or ego?I’m often unsure, just like you. But I’ve been working on it for quite a while now, so I’m

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The Paradox of Self-help

I’m obsessed with paradox lately.You know paradox—a statement that seems contradictory but really isn’t. Two (or more) things that appear to be mutually exclusive but both are actually true.My favorite paradox is this: You are whole + perfect + enough as you are right now and you can be better. If you have kids or

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What was the Big Ass Disaster (BAD) That Shaped the Rest of Your Life?

Humans assign meaning to everything.That’s what we do. Our brains are wired for it.So here’s what happens:A Big Ass Disaster (BAD) occurs when you’re a kid. It’s often the first really negative or scary thing you remember. (It might be a fight among your adults, or your dad moves out, or a sibling is born

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