When I was a teenager, observing how one develops feelings of love (and watching Sixteen Candles, Footloose and St Elmo’s Fire for guidance) I was pretty sure that love happened. It was a switch that flipped, a rush; see this adorable one minute animation for an example. Now, as I’m approaching 50, I see love …
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… It was between all this that I …
Living In A Pressure Cooker: Five Unorthodox Tools To Release Tension Read More »
We’re settling in for the long haul now. In more than half the states across the country, school is done for the year. [Collective groan.] After you take a beat (or 10) on that, remember, we are better off when we are realists about the Pandemic. We’re past the bargaining phase, and treating this like …
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 …
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. So let’s talk about grief. Lately, when I go for a walk people and see other people, they’ll be positive: “Hey, how …
It’s Time To Grieve: A Review of the Five Stages Read More »
After four weeks of quarantine, we recognized that four weeks isn’t nearly enough. Non-essential businesses and schools have now closed “indefinitely” locally and globally. As I sit in my house, I can see the skyline of mighty New York City, throbbing in action and inaction. Every night I look at her and remember the heroes …
Processing the Pandemic: Grief, Grace and Growth Read More »
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 …
How An Online Coach Can Help You During the Pandemic Read More »
I am thinking about you. YOU. I have found it that (another) an item in short supply right now is emotional presence and empathy. As a coach, emotional presence is something I do with you daily — sharing an emotional space, connecting so that we can identify emotional assets and blocks, acknowledge them, and using …
Pandemic Support for NYC Week 4: Podcast, Tool, Poem Read More »
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.” …
Insights From An Online Life Coach Sheltering In Place Read More »
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