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Field Notes
Jan 15
What Is Enough?
Do you ever just want to quit? Crawl under the covers and submit to what you believe is the stark reality of your current experience? I...
Dec 17, 2024
Tip The Scales
Twenty years ago, my mother in law came to our house to help us settle in to our first home. She brought a pre-loved comforter from her...
Dec 10, 2024
Eek! Scared and Alive!
Two months ago I signed up for a single theater improvisation class. I signed up not because I wanted to face my fears of being judged 🙀...
Dec 5, 2024
More Than To Do List
I don’t know what excites your courage to take risks.  But I know something does.  Something matters more to you than cheese and...
Dec 2, 2024
Starting From There
Feeling blah lately? Myself? I've had trouble mustering the energy for action. Instead of marketing new work, I've been spending time...
Nov 19, 2024
Two Lives
There is an anonymous saying that goes something like this: "We are all invited to live two lives; the second one starts when we realize...
Nov 13, 2024
Severance
A client described her experience this past week as "an end to severance." Merriam Webster defines severance as  to be cut off, to be put...
Nov 5, 2024
Anxiety Storms
Ever feel suddenly anxious, but can’t put your finger on why?  Yesterday I was so anxious.  It’s a very familiar feeling.  I grew up...
Oct 29, 2024
Demand Energy
Stress has energy. Certain times in our lives, certain triggers, certain atmospheres ... will create a feeling of increased stress. ...
Oct 25, 2024
Disruption
Two weeks ago, I was all set to gear up for my first Keynote. I was so eager to do my best that I signed up for two open mikes and an...
Oct 8, 2024
What's Your Mood Today?
My neighbor and I locked eyes yesterday morning as we both grappled with the mood our teens were experiencing as they left for school. We...
Sep 30, 2024
It Makes Sense
It makes sense. The anxiety and all the resistance we experience when we approach people and things that trigger old fears -- I want you...
Sep 16, 2024
Anxiety At Work
Feeling anxiety in your creative work or life lately? Are you Overwhelmed? Critical? Reluctant? Confused? Defeated? I started work on a...
Sep 9, 2024
What's Next?
Have you had the experience of realizing in a moment that what you've been hoping for and working toward is one day staring right at you?...
Sep 2, 2024
Cheerios By the Fist-Full
I should have known when I reached for the Cheerios box at 1:00 AM that I was feeling an anxious anticipation.I flipped through Peacock...
Aug 22, 2024
Short Post on Faith over Fear
"When facing an obstacle, my father often said to me, 'Your faith is stronger than your fears.'" That's what Democratic nominee for U.S....
Aug 22, 2024
Grace Before Gripe
I'm no different from you. I put a lot of pressure on myself. I get scared about the future. I think not-so-nice-things about myself,...
Aug 12, 2024
What's Your Thing?
What's your thing? There are very few lyrics in the Isley Brother's 1969 hit It's Your Thing (Do What You Wanna Do). 🎶 The message I...
Aug 7, 2024
Play to See What's Here
Play is our most powerful tool for transformation. Why is that? Because play is how we discove r new opportunities and possibilities! I...
Aug 1, 2024
I'm Not That Good, Or Am I?
Does this resonate with you? They must have made a mistake. They’ll find out that I'm not as good as they think I am. I discovered my...
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