Safety is the magic ingredient that allows the deepest inner healing to arise. Being witnessed by another person as we explore our inner world is a great place to start. Many people have their first breakthrough when being held in that way. But the challenge is to create that level of holding for ourselves. Becoming Your Own Safe Harbor To continue reading…
Higher Purpose
Purpose Needs to be Felt not Found
What happens when we ignore the signals our body sends us? Sometimes the body knows before the mind catches up. And the body’s wisdom can be both necessary and profound. I learned this lesson the hard way when my body forced me to end my software career. What felt like a career disaster turned out to be a breath of continue reading…
You Don’t Have to Make a Living from Your Purpose
“Wow. I don’t have to change jobs. I don’t have to figure out how to make money from my purpose!” This revelation blew the mind of one of my clients, who I’ll call Hayley. More importantly, it eased the pressure she’d been feeling to translate her purpose into a business. The Pressure to Monetise Purpose When we hunger to know continue reading…
Reactivity or Your Purpose: What Drives Your Choices?
When you make significant decisions, are they made from reactivity or from your purpose? Reflect back on your life from childhood onward. It’s likely that some decisions were consciously made, and others were made subconsciously. “I’ll never be vulnerable in front of a group again!” “I’m safe when I stay small and honor other people’s needs.” “People feel threatened and continue reading…
How to Catch That Purposeful Flow
Living in alignment with your purposeful flow feels fabulous. It’s a place of deep authenticity, passion, power, and meaning. When you’re living your higher purpose, what you’re doing feels more fulfilling than anything else—and you’re naturally better at it. Success comes easier because you’re doing what comes naturally to you. You’re probably familiar with the opposite: what it feels like continue reading…
What Fears Keep You From Living Your Higher Purpose?
Do you carry subconscious ideals of what a purpose-driven life should look like—perhaps living in poverty like Mother Teresa? These hidden expectations trigger fears that pursuing your higher purpose means sacrificing too much. The most paralyzing fears are those buried deep in our subconscious, making us believe something must be wrong with us when we aren’t moving toward what truly inspires us. continue reading…