A client and her husband were going through a messy patch in their 30+ yr marriage. He had recently asked for a divorce, rented another place to live but had only spent two nights away from their home since doing so 3 months prior. Although she was happy he was home every night, there was no real intimacy between them and it felt as though they were stuck in purgatory, with the real issues unspoken and unresolved. She was frustrated and…
I’m a lover. I LOVE feeling loved and I want everyone to experience LOVE. Don’t you? (for some reason my husband thinks this is a problem. Lol!). It might well be, because when I am experiencing any kind of conflict it really hurts my heart. I’ve been embroiled in a conflict with someone for the past month and it all came to a head this past week. I’m sharing the “Red Flags” and my “Insights” in the hope it will help you reflect…
What is self care? It is caring for yourself deeply and deliberately. It is taking care of yourself by making choices and decisions that honor and reflect the true nature of your soul. It’s about recognizing and meeting your own desires. It’s about being conscious and authentic in speaking your truth and making choices from a place of love and compassion instead of guilt and obligation. Unfortunately, It is not a concept that has been modeled very well, if at…
I hosted a call on zoom last Saturday which was meant to be an informational call about our new coaching program: Project Me First. I had planned to open the call by sharing a short personal story of how I came to understand that all change begins within, and why the inner work we guide people through in the Project Me First program is important. It was an epic FAIL. At least that’s what my MIND told me. I ended…
Yesterday, I spent the entire day in bed watching movies and playing games on my iPad. I listened to a whole book in the morning (fiction). I skipped exercise class. I didn’t run my client payments that were due. I told myself. “It’s ok to take today off and rest”. “You work hard”. “Relax and take it easy”. “You deserve this!”, as I massaged the growing tension and pain in my right hip and lower back. This morning, I sat…
Blowing the doors off my story! A cousin of mine posted a picture of my siblings and a group of cousins from our childhood that I had never seen before on FB. My sister and I were in the center, “dressed to the nines” in dresses with matching stockings (who wears stockings in the Jamaican heat? 😄). I even had a purse in my hand! My response to seeing the picture was one of pure shock! It BLEW the lid…
Have you ever noticed how much time and money we spend distracting ourselves? The multi-billion dollar “entertainment industry” solely exists to cater to this desire. God forbid we should feel bored, disappointed, confused, angry, sad, afraid, or overwhelmed (which is simply a cluster of unidentified emotions). In the space of ‘doing nothing’ we are confronted with our thoughts and emotions and our unwillingness to be with them. It can be downright scary to sit with or face the aspects ourselves…
A journal is a wonderful tool you can use to help yourself as you move through the process of transformation and growth. Keeping a journal is a way you can share your thoughts and deepest feelings, knowing there is no judgment being placed on you. It can help you understand yourself better as you open yourself to a new awareness of yourself. When we challenge ourselves to put our thoughts and feelings into words, it can help us gain clarity…
Many people today are looking for an approach to healing that integrates their body, mind and spirit. Intuitively, most of us recognize that there is some type of connection between our body, mind and spirit. But we might not understand the profound impact this has on our lives. The Mind-Body-Spirit Connection The concept of mind-body-spirit connection is simply this: We are whole beings and when one part of us experiences something, the other parts will be impacted in some way…
