Coaching Blog
Making Peace with Financial Stress through Parts Work
Money matters can feel like a minefield, can't they? Between retirement plans, debt management, and monthly bills, financial worries can feel like unwanted guests. But what if there was a way to invite them in, understand them, and find a way to live in harmony? Enter...
The Role of Parts Work in Managing Chronic Health Conditions
Chronic health conditions are a topic that touches many of us in midlife. It's a process that requires not only medical care but also emotional and psychological support. In this post, we'll explore how our inner parts play a vital role in this process. Understanding...
The New Menopause: Key Insights from Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s #1 NYT Bestseller
I recently listened to The New Menopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haver. A #1 New York Times Bestseller, it's packed with everything we need to know to not just survive but thrive during perimenopause and menopause. From sagging skin and night sweats to brain fog, weakened...
Uncover Emotional Healing: A Deep Dive into Therapeutic Journaling
Do you have an emotionally stressful experience that you can't let go of or stop thinking about? If so, I invite you to explore a powerful journaling exercise designed to provide clarity and healing in the face of distressing events or traumas. This 15-minute,...
Unlock Your Inner World: The Unexpected Magic of Journaling
Have you ever felt like you're running on autopilot, disconnected from your deepest desires and aspirations? Or maybe you're struggling with a goal that seems just out of reach, no matter how hard you try. It's a common storyline for many of us, but here's a plot...
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS) or "Parts Work" is an approach to both psychotherapy and coaching that teaches us how to access our greatest resource - our core Self. Then, through the Self, we come to understand and heal our inner wounded and protective "parts". Core...
Jackie’s Journal
Gratitude-The “Antidote to Despair”
A Teaching: When you begin to slide into despair, it is because you have lost your sense of grounding. Therefore, the tool to apply is one of gentle well-being. Put simply, your need is to count your blessings. Gratitude is a homely but effective antidote to despair....
Staying Present with Difficult People
A Teaching: If you think you're so enlightened, go spend a week with your family. Ramdas A Truth: My family has taught me two of my most significant spiritual lessons: forgiveness and acceptance. I know the poison of harboring resentment and the freedom of forgiveness...
Rules for Being Human
A Teaching: Rules for Being Human: 1. You will receive a body 2. You will be presented with lessons 3. There are no mistakes, only lessons 4. A lesson is repeated until learned 5. Learning does not end 6. "There" is no better than "here" 7. Others are only mirrors of...
Stop Being the “Victim in Paradise”
A Teaching: As long as you think that anyone or anything else is responsible for your suffering, the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of the victim, that you're suffering in paradise. Byron Katie A Truth: The victim. Oh, how my thoughts...
The Peace of Accepting What You Can’t (Or Don’t Want To) Change
A Teaching: Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. Eckhart Tolle A Truth: Accepting — really accepting — the...
The Shadow: What It Is + How to Use IFS to Work With It
It's through our dark side that we find our true power, purpose, and Higher Self. Since it's October and I've been plagued lately by dreams of inadequacy, it seems a fitting time to talk about our shadow. I've had dreams of feeling inadequate before (standing at a...
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