When envisioning future events that are a stretch for you, do you focus on what could go well, or do you stress about what could go wrong? Due to the negativity bias of the brain, it’s quite likely that you spend some time stressing about what could go wrong. In the ancient past, those who were not hypervigilant did not continue reading…
Working with Parts of the Self
Do You Need Self-Love?
When was the last time you sent some love your way? It’s a common predicament, including those who consider themselves a loving person, to neglect giving that compassionate love to yourself. When you’re the last person to receive your own love, it creates a painful split in the psyche that may be hidden. Part of you becomes your own neglected continue reading…
How to Regain Center When You Are Triggered
With the amount of polarization and the pandemic going on these days, there is no shortage of opportunity to get reactive. And when you are caught in reactivity, the perceived threat (real or imagined) takes you out of your neocortex and into your reptilian brain, which has a rapid-fire response to perceived threats. Yet, to fulfill your purpose and make the continue reading…
Do You Need the Gift of Your Purpose?
Are you able to pursue your purpose? Do old wounds interfere with the fulfillment of your most purposeful path? If so, it’s likely you find yourself spending significant resources and energy to heal those wounds, so you won’t get triggered by them. If this is true for you, imagine instead having a purpose-directed life, where you feel tremendous inner freedom continue reading…
Clear the Path to Living Your Purpose
What stops you from living the truth of your calling? When you feel the tug of a calling, it’s common to have a part of you tell you that you are not “good enough” to pursue your purpose or that it’s not safe to live it. This creates an inner push-pull between reluctant parts of you and the visionary part continue reading…
Does Subtle Negative Self-Talk Repress Your Resourcefulness?
Like many of you, I’ve taken years of programs and coaching hours that among other benefits worked to eliminate negative self-talk. I felt that I had healed this issue. Then, I was intrigued by and attended a “Positive Intelligence” program that promised to address the neuroscience of negative self-talk – where in the brain it occurs, and how to upshift continue reading…