In honor of Independence Day, I’ve brought in a theme here… After a full year without a blog, I felt a spark under me this weekend to address my resistance.
I said something to my husband this weekend that caught us both by surprise. “I feel like I’m starting to experience real relaxation.” I tell clients that it took me
When I was on my honeymoon, a three week break from work spent in Hawaii, I turned to my husband of three days and asked, “What’s next?” I had been
Remember when you fell in love with your partner? What were the things you loved about them? With honest reflection, you might notice that there was the perfect blend of
It’s not often that I feel particularly proud of myself. I tend to check accomplishments off my list and move on to the next thing without really savoring the thing
Anyone watching Silo? My oldest son recommended it a few months back but it took me some time to tiptoe into this dystopian series. Two episodes in and I was
Sometimes it’s easiest to see what it means to have an Enneagram type by seeing the stark differences among the types. This morning, I was scrolling social media and saw
As you know, I’ve been doing some teachings in Mighty Networks. If you don’t know, these are free, mini- teachings on each Enneagram type. If you join the fun, you’ll
A client recently told me a story about an interaction she had with someone in the midst of a mental health crisis. What was happening is something not many of
As we walked through the woods, she with her “borrowed” dog and me with Sparky, we acknowledged that we are each other’s “ride or die” when it comes to walking.
With Valentine’s Day here, it felt like a great time to talk about communication styles. In my own life, this is an area where wires get crossed and assumptions are
I’ve noticed my entry into 2023 feels a bit differently than Januaries in the past. This new entry – a slower pace, more thoughtful about creating my calendar, and allowing
Are you a head, heart, or belly person? In the Enneagram world, we talk a lot about the head center (thinking), heart center (emotion/desire/image) or body center (action/boundaries/somatic experience). We
I’d like to tell you what happened to me. In my signature group, we’ve been talking about the places we make the choice, often without any awareness, between being true
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I recently created a post for social media {link here!}that challenged people to share about an area in their life where they have experienced important growth in a way that
Whenever I’m working with someone who is “stuck,” I play a game called, “What else is true?” It doesn’t matter if this is a personal resentment workplace performance issue;
I’m guessing no one wants another blog acknowledging what a busy time of year it is. We know. No matter what you have going on, you are busy. I
~ the tale of Enneagram Types 1, 2, & 6 The Enneagram is a system based on triads and types 1, 2, and 6, the dutiful (sometimes called compliant) types,
Recently, while leading a group of women doing inner work in community with each other, I had the chance to see the benefits of my own inner work. It was
