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Blame into Grief
I had a strange few days last week. I felt grief very strongly, which is not so typical anymore. I wanted to attribute a cause to it. I...
Mar 8, 2023


Body Resonant Language
Language is one our most powerful personal growth tools. But it isn't just with our words that we communicate. Artists and creatives...
Mar 5, 2023


Guest on Literacy LandscapePodcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2m2s9i5zHEDwQnGhwvqr86?si=85701d233fce4fdc Johanna Tramantano 0:01 I'm so happy to have you on today....
Feb 26, 2023


Use a Different Language
What is your favorite children’s book or song? This week, Johanna David-Tramantano, Ph.D. in linguistics and host of Leveraging Literacy...
Feb 26, 2023


RIDING A SHAME WAVE
If you’ve ever put yourself out there, you've felt it: Shame. Shame is more painful than your run-of the-mill guilt. You might feel...
Feb 13, 2023


Testing your Beliefs
"Sometimes, I'm sitting through a process, just feeling completely anxious. But when I don't interfere with myself, the work almost...
Feb 8, 2023


Assumptions (Ass-U-Me)
"When you Assume you make an ass out of you and me" Mr. Black, Naomi's seventh grade science teacher There are three things that...
Feb 8, 2023


Stalling Change
Dear << Test First Name >>, My work focuses on change and transition. My clients are ready to take action that will change the...
Feb 8, 2023


Tell Someone You Don't Know
I client of mine recently renewed her contract and made a new six month goal. (Her last one took her idea from a seed to a live...
Jan 19, 2023


D's of Change
It’s common for our momentum to stall before we make a change and even after a big change. A professor of change theory introduced me to...
Jan 17, 2023


Choosing a Direction
I stayed up later than my seventeen year old last night, and I'm glad I did. At the end of that long House Speaker Bid process,...
Jan 9, 2023


Proof of your courage to climb
I just created a new offer in my business. But I almost didn't. Like me, I know that you all have big ideas about what you want to...
Jan 9, 2023


Stories that stall change
I just created a BRAVING BIG CHANGE mini-workshop as a New Year's offering. But I almost didn't. Like me, I know that you all have big...
Jan 6, 2023


Enter Change with Grace
For nearly four decades I have been a guest at my in-laws home on December 25th, which is also my husband’s birthday. The first year I...
Jan 6, 2023


Re-dedication
My friend Jill, a Jewish educator, shared with me that the literal meaning of Hanukkah is “re-dedication.” Isn't it true that every time...
Dec 26, 2022


Nothing to fear, get curious instead!
A powerful indicator that you will make the change you seek is if you invest money in your change process. Just as accountability to an...
Dec 13, 2022


Art for Pleasure
Sometimes even artists forget that they are allowed to let their creativity roam. Most high-functioning creatives (yours truly, being...
Dec 13, 2022


Brave Conversation
This time of year, our communication skills will be challenged. Where a month ago, we might have overlooked a minor transgression by a...
Dec 5, 2022


Missed Step
What happens when we have a misstep? What do we make of it? I’ve had some practice with this, as most artists and every mother most...
Dec 5, 2022


Fishbowl Fears
We have a handful of fears that just won't quit. When we are up to something new, when we are taking a chance, our fear sends up a cast...
Dec 5, 2022
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