All of us experience fear in some way. For example, fear of being alone, fear of not having control, or fear of not being in control. Fear of being seen in a certain way. Fear of emotional discomfort. Fear of death. Then we have this response to fear. For example, the fear of being alone might cause worried thoughts. Another response we might have to our fears is avoiding certain situations. So if you have a fear of not being... Read more

An acceptance practice is helpful for anybody who has a challenge. Some of the realities that we might be struggling with might be a breakup, a divorce, or our plans not working out. Mental health challenges, such as depression or anxiety. Additionally, our emotions can be a reality that we struggle with, such as anger, grief. Also, being unhappy in our job or being unhappy in our relationship. Getting older can be one of these realities that we struggle with.... Read more

The Emotional Clusters is the single most effective tool that I use during coaching. When people begin coaching with me, their emotional vocabulary is usually limited. Most of us know when we’re angry, and we know when we are sad, and we know when we’re happy. But beyond that being able to name specific emotions such as disgust, responsible, hesitant, pressured, yearning, or hopeless does not usually come naturally. However, if we can use our mindfulness abilities to take pause,... Read more

Our sympathetic nervous system gets triggered due to physical or emotional threats, and we go into either fight, flight, freeze or fawn response. The fawn response means we try to survive by becoming more appealing to the threat. The Fawn response was first coined by psychotherapist, Pete Walker, in his book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. It’s important to mention, Pete Walker is a marriage and family therapist. This is pertinent because we develop a fawning response if our... Read more