A Little Emotional Support During This Time of Stress This is a time of incredible stress, uncertainty and change across the world. Unlike many stressful experiences, we don’t know when the impact of the Covid-19 will ease so that life can return to something closer to normal. We just know that our lives have been…
Do You Know What You Want? I recently came across an incredible interview with Oprah Winfrey, a huge advocate for doing our deep personal work. This part stands out for me the most: “Most people don’t know where they want to go. A lot of people are being driven by what they think they should…
Anger: Our Most Misunderstood Emotion In my last post I described how devastating chronic misattunement is to a growing child. I described how the child learns to live with a level of emotional deprivation that persists into adulthood and then as adults they help everyone else and put themselves last. It’s like encasing our…
What? I Have Needs? “I had a good childhood. There was always food on the table and a roof over my head. So why do I feel stuck all of the time?” Do you wonder why you often feel unsatisfied in your relationships or why your professional life goes nowhere in spite of lots of…
Just Can’t Say No “So what do you think? Are you interested in working with me?” “Yes, I am and I wonder what your rates are.” “Well, I have a standard rate and then if you buy a package, you save 15% off my standard rate. How does that sound to you?” “Well, I really…