You know how when you go back to the hometown you grew up in, how you almost feel like a child again? Sometimes you can feel it in your whole body, like you’re being transported back in time. For some, this can be a good feeling, yet for others of us it’s not always comforting.
Read MoreOur culture teaches us that we should be strong and resilient. Weakness is frowned upon, and asking for help is seen as a weakness. Am I telling you anything new?? I’m all for asking for help – but only as a concept apparently, because I’m terrible at asking others for help. It’s just not how I was raised, I guess.
Read MoreMy Mom was a Nazi.
I don’t mean that in some petulantly figurative way. She really was. At 12 years old she stood before her class to lead the morning ‘Heil Hitlers’ in her classroom. All the kids were Nazis. The teacher was a Nazi.They had no choice.
Read MoreSo, it’s Christmas time again. Gifts are on a lot of people’s minds. Gifts have been on my mind a lot lately, too. Not because I’m excited to know what’s sitting under the tree for me (ok, maybe I am a little bit,) but because I know what true gifts are. I also know why they are so important, and I know that everyone – even you – has lots of them.
Read MoreLately I’ve been awash in not-knowing. This has come about by an intense focus on trying to figure things out. I’m learning that this is totally okay, and actually may be preferred. As I’ve been pushing to get my coaching practice up and running, I’ve been pushed to the edge of what I’m comfortable with over and over again. And it’s been great! It’s felt like entering a maze made of carefully balanced cardboard walls. Once you lean up against one of the barriers, it simply falls over.
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