If I’m honest, there are a lot of things that frighten me. As a child, I went through the usual cycle of fears: fear of being left alone progressed to fear of the dark at night which progressed to fear (or, what I now know as social anxiety) of being…

What happens when you move from being “stuck” to “unstuck”? “Ryan” came to me one day for a coaching session. We had done this before, so he knew what to expect. So I was surprised when he said he didn’t have a topic to talk about. I knew there was…

The biggest challenge when you feel “stuck” is that you probably have too many options in front of you. When people want to make changes in their lives, they often think too big when they should be thinking more granularly. For example, someone who wants to lose weight might set…

Any minimalists here? I’ve been on a spiritual journey for the past several months. Part of my spiritual growth has me leaning into my ascetical tendencies. This has led me to read about minimalism. I’ve been familiar with minimalism for some time. I began, almost twenty years ago, trying to…

Today’s theme: Loneliness. This may say more about myself than you. But I hope you’ll find value in my words. I had two interesting conversations yesterday with End of Life Doulas (thank you, Janet Pillay and Susie Ruth). …

Running a spiritual business is hard! Spiritual practitioners are dedicated to serving those who come to them. That means - Building your empathic nature - Depleting your energy to help fill up someone else’s energy - Being available when your clients are available - Helping those you serve walk through…

Ever have one of those days where you yearn for a reset? Yesterday, by 10:30am, I had already had one of those days! I woke up, had my morning coffee, and began feeling a headache creep in. I spent some time with my kids (we homeschool them), got on a…

The scariest thing in the world isn’t the dark, or snakes, or even speaking in public. Do you know what the scariest thing in the world is? It’s making a decision to change and grow. Complacency is one of the biggest challenges, and threats, to growth there is. - It’s…

Remember when Donald Rumsfeld said something like, “There are things you don’t know that you don’t know, and there are things you don’t know that you know”? That’s the kind of philosophy that works for good coaching! Our values can be mysterious things. There are many times where you think…