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Living In A Pressure Cooker: Five Unorthodox Tools To Release Tension

June 3, 2020 / By Allison Task

It was sometime last week, between learning my father-in-law had his second stroke in 2 months, my stepdaughter questioning college, managing the large expanse between my — erm — conservative approach to social distancing and at-risk folks who are close to me choosing a more, ahem, liberal approach…how can I possible release tension that seems […]

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Best Pandemic Thinking: April 2020

April 21, 2020 / By Allison Task

So we’re past the point of calling this global quarantine a 2-week thing and even a 1-month thing. States are starting to close school for the remainder of the school year; parents are starting to talk about homeschooling for next year. Personally, I feel great relief that we’re out of the bargaining phase, expecting this

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It’s Time To Grieve: A Review of the Five Stages

April 14, 2020 / By Allison Task

A man in a leather jacket looking down while sitting on a ledge in a city

We are ankle deep in the global pandemic. It is the second week of April. There are over two million people now tested to have COVID-19. Over one hundred thousand people have died. It’s time to grieve. So let’s talk about grief. Lately, when I go for a walk people and see other people, they’ll

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How An Online Coach Can Help You During the Pandemic

April 7, 2020 / By Allison Task

I have been coaching for fifteen years. I have clients across the country and around the world. I’ve coached on the phone, via Facetime and Skype and Zoom ( my favorite). And now, 100% of my coaching work is as an online life coach. Unlike other coaches who are advising clients to put their foot

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Insights From An Online Life Coach Sheltering In Place

April 1, 2020 / By Allison Task

As we approach week 3 of sheltering in place, here are some observations from my coaching clients: “I need 8+ hours of sleep, and I’m finally getting it.” “Work feels like the most “normal” thing in the new normal” I need less than I thought. My kids are doing really well. I can do this.”

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3 Useful Links for Online Coaching: Social Distancing Week 3

April 1, 2020 / By Allison Task

It’s April 1, 2020. I live in New Jersey, 13 miles from New York City, the epicenter of the COVID 10 pandemic. We are in our third week of social distancing, distance learning, online coaching, fear and calm, less and more. I have clients and dear friends who are doctors, working on the front lines

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