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I got into a semantic debate with a client recently around the word “fight”. He argued he needed to fight for his goals and I suggested a gentler approach, that the right choices would be revealed. He did not like this.  In time, we aligned on the concept of downhill skiing. The mountain helps you,

Ahhh…the glorious, magical, life changing 24-hour rule. My son’s hockey club references the 24-hour rule in their club rules. Sportsengine, a popular sports scheduling app, describes it here. But you don’t need paragraphs of explanation to get it. It’s as basic as the golden rule: If you’re losing your cool, take 24 hours to chill out so you

I have two clients who returned to grad school this season. Neither of them started working with me thinking this would happen, but now they’re as happy as pigs in mud.  And they didn’t just enter any programs, these are save-the-world folks who will be helping us to combat climate change and the national loneliness

Summer is vacation time. And by vacation I mean vacate, spend time apart or away from. To break from your ordinary. Some people staycation, others travel, others have their regular go-tos. Here in New Jersey folks like to head “down the shore“. Many choose to visit family for reunions, and of course, beaches beckon. For families

As you may know, I like to take a geographic break during he summer and leave town with my children. I like the mental break from where we live, and the idea of a “summer spot”. As I came of age, I always thought Europeans were smart about relocating for August, and wanted to do

Hello reader, I’m a luddite and I know it. Y’all, I left instagram and took all social media off my phone in March 2020 and never looked back. As a result of my mindset, I’ve only recently played with ChatGPT. Why did I even go there?  A client was exploring the concept of Ikigai, and

Welcome back to the newsletter. It’s been two months since I last wrote, and I apologize for the delay. This apology comes with a gift; I’m hosting an online event called Mindfulness and the Balancing the Many Versions of Self this Tuesday May 14 from 7-8PM ET, sponsored by the YMCA. Please join if you’re able; register here.

I’ve been thinking about women for a while now. I’ve been a woman all my life. My coaching practice clientele is just over 50% women, and I’m now running several workshops, one of which is all women. So women are on my mind – and not just because it’s Women’s History Month. Being a woman used