As the holiday season fast approaches, have you ever found yourself saying something like the off-hand “slapped in the face” and “needed to do” comments I noted as a client … Read more
#anger “Mom is going to be an emotional wreck because the pies aren’t perfect” #shame “I’ve still not lost the weight they judged me for last Christmas” #guilt “Uncle Bob … Read more
Why is it that in this season, we give ourselves permission to be the people we wish we were all the time? We have Hope for the year ahead. We … Read more
Sometimes, doing a gratitude list is great. But when you can’t shift the feeling of being a victim of something that is out of your control–and then you add guilt … Read more
You really can take the guesswork out of inner work, and it doesn’t require a lifetime of hard work, either. YES! Life will show you—via each challenge—exactly what is needing … Read more
Join Shawn Mahshie, a Master Coach, in her 18th Women’s Retreat at Chesapeake Paradise in Maryland. In early November, she will lead a group of women to discover how to … Read more
Spiritual Practice can bring awareness, but does it get to the root of what is still keeping you stuck, stressed, and unhappy? In some ways this is a follow-up on … Read more
Below is an excerpt from “Escape Routes”…. by Pema Chodron (from: Turn Your World Around: Three Steps for Emotional Transformation* course) My response to the excerpt from this course is … Read more
How amazing the Self-Solidarity Circle community of Thrive This Time, is—and all the change we have been able to create together in each life and the world— is so perfectly … Read more
PART II: [NOTE: My job as a coach and facilitator is mostly to help folk’s minds see the errors in their own logic, so that their thinking does not continue … Read more