“Where’s my holy shift? “This was the question that my peer asked me after I had shared my process with her on exploring money trauma. I was a little surprised that this trained coach thought that information guaranteed transformation. I kindly replied that there is no holy shift, that revealing and releasing childhood trauma or […]
Surprise! I am bald! So, a few things have been going on around here some of you know and many of you don’t. I now look like a badass with my Misfits sweater and combat boots. Curious about why I have no hair now? Keep reading let me share a little story with you. In […]
Let me ask you a question. All of those promises you made to God or the Divine when you were going through a life trial, how many of them did you keep? When you were bargaining and saying if I can just have ( blank), then I promise I will ( blank) How many of […]
Is Your Business a Road to Redemption? Have you created your business to be a road to redemption? If you have created it for that outcome how will you know when you are redeemed? Read on and let me explain what I mean by this question it is one that I have been pondering […]
“ I didn’t think that I had the right to be in pain”, these words from Chelsea Handler on the Bill Maher show recently got my attention. My husband Jason was watching Bill Maher and I was half paying attention. I am not a huge fan of his or of shows on politics because they […]
Trauma Triggers Can Be Tricky Business For some time now I have been speaking and writing about the impact of trauma on entrepreneurship and small businesses. I have outlined the differences between “little t” and “big T” traumas, and I have discussed the blocks and blind spots which are created by trauma for female founders and […]
Or Are We Co-Signing Abusive Business Behaviors? Hustling toward success does not have to mean leaving ourselves emotionally bereft yet this is exactly how many “highly successful” business owners drive themselves to the top. We know these people … the ones who avoid emotion and personal challenges with “I just threw myself into my work.” You […]
Greetings from SC! I had an experience last night I wanted to share with you! Let me give you a little background first. One of the biggest struggles that I am seeing right now, is the struggle around pricing services. I see peers and clients battling themselves when it comes to this topic. They have […]
For almost 20 years in my role as therapist and now coach, I have been asking my clients to fall in love with their most unloveable self. It has been no easy task to get them to stop hating these aspects of themselves, and almost impossible to get them to buy into the idea that […]
Why I am a firm believer in writing love letters. I think that too often we get stuck in the mindset that challenging experiences need to be pushed through and forgotten or overcome. We really struggle with sitting with discomfort and difficult emotions. The food and alcohol industry proves that we are not very skilled at […]