When I went to San Diego to visit my daughter the thing I was most excited about was the beach. I could not wait to get there and see the ocean and sit in the peace and soak it all in. My favorite beach….Ocean Beach. For years that was my go-to place. When I was …
When I’m writing my notes I always put when the next session will be. It makes me feel like time is speeding up. As I write this blog post September is almost over! Yesterday I talked with someone about how she heard on the radio we should start getting ready for Christmas with the delays …
I’ve been pondering about the fact that Setpember is suicide awareness/prevention month. I am so grateful that there is a larger conversation and awareness happening around this incredibly difficult issue. But I am not much of a macro, systems type person. I tend to think on a much smaller scale, things that affect me, or …
I’m sitting in my office after my vacation. I’m reflecting on the things we did (and didn’t do) and I realized we didn’t take many pictures this time. Our plans changed and then they changed again and we had a great time, but we didn’t take as many pictures as we normally would. And I …
I woke up this morning with a lot of anxiety, and I wasn’t quite sure where it was coming from. I had some nebulous unclear fears swarming around in my head and I was just stressed and worried. The way that I combated that stress was to try and focus on where I was at …
Today I was prepared for a busy day at work. I had all the things set up, the appointments scheduled and I was ready to go! But then, I got several cancellations and my busy day at work suddenly became a slow day at work. I don’t know about you but I like to stay …
I was just talking with a friend about how we measure our success as a mom. She wisely cautioned me against using my kids’ accomplishments as a measuring stick on what and how I am doing as a mom. It got me thinking about how I measure success. I hope that my clients make progress …
Earlier I wrote about learning to trust my daughter’s knowing. I easily fall into the trap of “mother knows best” when that is clearly not always true. Today I’m reflecting on another trap that I often fall into in my parenting…and that is not allowing my kids to have their feelings. I don’t mean that …
Lately I’ve been struggling with the idea that I’m an entrepreneur. But according to the definition I guess I am: “a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.” I struggle with this new way of looking at myself and my life/career/business. …
I’ve been working through some scarcity in how I’ve been thinking recently. I’ve been noticing how hard it can be for me to show up in a genuine and real way in many areas of my life. I do really well at that at work and at home. It occurs to me then…no wonder home …