Feb 28, 2024 | Parenting, Relationships
Coaching and therapy are two unique helping modalities that are based on a confidential relationship between the client and the coach or therapist. It’s a crucial part of that relationship because without it . . . well without it, why bother? Having a safe place...
Jan 24, 2024 | Relationships
Last fall, we had to put our sweet old dog Ginger down. My family was heartbroken, me especially. I told everyone that I was going to get a dog in a few years and just enjoy a quiet empty nest for now. Well, that ended when a friend sent me a picture of a puppy with...
Jun 9, 2023 | Leadership & Career Development, Relationships |
One of my favorite comedy skits is this one with Bob Newhart as a therapist. My favorite line, “Stop it.” This week, as in so many weeks in my life, I’ve seen some women working hard to cancel or take down other women. Stop it. Seriously, stop it now. I do some...
Mar 17, 2023 | Relationships |
Last week marked thirty-three years of marriage for my husband and me. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a small miracle that we have made it this far. Neither he nor I have quiet, laidback personalities, neither of us like to give in, and mostly we rarely like to...
Nov 22, 2022 | Relationships |
At the end of September, we put our most favored family member to sleep. Our sweet Goldendoodle, Ginger, who was just shy of sixteen years, let us know that it was her time to leave this earth. She’d chased all of the squirrels, deer, coyotes, and rabbits off of our...
Oct 7, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Relationships
Recently, a dear friend reached out to me to tell me she was not in a great space emotionally. She didn’t want coaching or therapy from me. She really wanted me to hear her and to be witness to her feelings without trying to fix it or change things for her. The...
