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Years ago the most common concept of a leader was that of a take-charge, alpha, (probably) white male who could make tough decisions and who would call the shots. But our culture has shifted so much that this autocratic style of leadership (except in a few rapid-response professions, out of necessity) sits extremely uncomfortably with… Continue Reading Evolving Paradigms of Leadership

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This question not only lies at the heart of most Leadership Coaching sessions, it is a huge factor in how my clients are also impacted by other leaders above and parallel to them. However, it is rarely clearly defined, making it hard for people to find their way when promoted into leadership roles. In fact,… Continue Reading What Makes a Good Leader?

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There’s something about the holidays that can amp things up; family, old memories, things unspoken, even movies designed to cheer us up, in which everything ends up perfect and wrapped up with a bow, but leaves us feeling less-than by comparison. Many people have to also deal with grief, the ghosts of trauma past and… Continue Reading Self Care Around the Holidays

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When you think you’re tired because you’re not sleeping or eating right or you exercised too much or too little, but then you fix all those things and you’re still tired – it may actually be your spirit that is worn out.  It can be pretty hard to differentiate the cause unless you rule out… Continue Reading Exhaustion of the Spirit

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Reframing is a tool used in therapy and coaching, to help us see things in a different light. It can loosen the grip a difficult situation has on us, allowing us more scope to see in different lights. In this article, I am going to talk about reframing specifically as a way of helping us… Continue Reading Reframing to Overcome Your Resistance

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A common issue I see in clients trying to achieve a goal, is trying to use mainly discipline as motivation, only to have that run out and either only make intermittent progress or give up entirely.  The issue with using discipline to move forward is that it is mainly designed as a short term engine,… Continue Reading Using Meaning to Motivate

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Have you ever been at a point in your life where the same emotion or situation keeps coming back around? Or you want to move forward but can’t seem to, or self-sabotage your best efforts to change or improve? If so, this aspect of self-development work may hold the key to what is holding you… Continue Reading Being the Steward for All the Ages Inside Us

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Little Intro In this eclectic article I’m going to talk about dealing with people who are very difficult and at the same time pushing on our sore spots emotionally. I don’t mean the people who accidentally step on our toes (once again emotionally speaking!), but the people who seem intent on getting a rise out… Continue Reading Dealing With Very Difficult People While They are Triggering You

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Integration means the ‘unification of parts into a totality’ (APA dictionary of psychology). In this context, I am using it to mean both:  And it’s a big topic. Huge in fact.  Before we start, I need to give this disclaimer: that you should work with a trained therapist if you need to. Also, I mention… Continue Reading Integration: Bringing Our Whole Self Together

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Trigger warning: brief mention of adverse childhood experiences. Joyophobia it’s called. Just kidding – cherophobia is the actual term for a fear of happiness. Does it sound like the most bizarre thing you’ve heard today? Well -it’s not that strange really. We may think we’re constantly trying to move away from being unhappy and that… Continue Reading Fear of Happiness and Joy

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