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In one of my recent group coaching calls, one of the group members shared how grateful she is for the group.  She stated, “I go to hot yoga 3 times a week” with a group of friends who hold her “accountable for the physical practice.” She realized that the community is...

Perspective creates our world. This time of year I often hear women share how they wonder what is wrong with them. They share having lower energy, feeling more down in their mood and thoughts, and having less motivation. It’s easy to look at these statements and label...

I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. My parents were far from their families, who all lived on the East Coast of the ‘lower forty-eight’. So, friends became a second family and an important part of their emotional support system. Community was important, especially in the...

On a walk with a friend recently, she shared that she was struggling with procrastination in her coursework. I asked what was causing the procrastination and she stated, “When I get going, then I can’t stop until it’s perfect.” Her desire to do it perfectly or not at...

We dehumanize ourselves on a daily basis.  And that energy goes out into the world, contributing to the violence that most of us actually want to end. The biggest takeaway I had from my Yoga Teacher Training and Self-Development Course in 2012 was - “I’m 100%...

Jenna Schauer and I met a number of years ago when a common friend put us in touch. At the time, we were both facilitating groups on Chronic Pain. My group was for people struggling with mental health issues due to chronic pain. For Jenna, her patients came from the...

Looking back over my life, if I had to boil it down to one theme, it would be trust. Most of the ‘lessons’ in my life are around control. The patterns of my emotional reactions tend to be around searching for or clinging to feeling safe and secure. Another way to say...

It finally feels like fall here on Jeju Island as the winds shift from the north bringing cooler air and breaking the humidity. Seeing all the amazing fall colors in social media posts from Colorado, I could feel the longing for change of season. Fall, even though it...

My first experience with multiday silence was a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat back in 2002. That makes me laugh. My ‘go big or go home’, 28-year-old self just jumped into 10 days of silence. ‘Why do one day of silence when you can do ten?!’ I was traveling in...

What would life be like if you believed there were no ‘wrong turns’? LIFE IS GUIDING YOU When I was in my late 20s, I decided to go back to school for a Masters in Social Work. Ever since I was a young girl, I just felt called to work with people. I started out in...