A few days ago, I accompanied someone during an intake for mental health treatment. It wasn’t the experience I was expecting.
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Life Coaching
Leaving A Legacy
You believe you’ve found everything in life. You’ve worked hard, established yourself, met all the criteria for ‘success’ and have the things most people spend a lifetime chasing.
What Now?
Everywhere we look, there seems to be something new to fear. Anxiety and instability are on the rise.
People ask, will AI take my job? What kind of world are my kids growing up in? What does the future hold for them, and for us? When will the wars stop? Why are we so divided?
Quitter’s Day
We are almost in February, and if your New Year’s resolutions are beginning to fade, you’re not alone.
We even have a name for it, ‘Quitter’s Day’, the day when many of us have already given up on our well-meant promises. This year, it fell on 9th January. So, if you’re still hanging in there, that’s a reason to celebrate.
Significant Change
The one thing we can be certain of in life is that change is inevitable, but not always welcome. When I speak with new clients, significant change is almost always happening in their lives. It’s often the reason they connect with me.
Why Do We Keep Looking Back?
We all have that one friend who seems effortlessly decisive, the one who makes choices without hours of agonizing over whether they made the right decision. I’m sure you know the type. I have a friend like that, a real superstar who constantly inspires me. But when I visited her recently, she looked tired. When I asked how she was, she admitted she hadn’t been sleeping well. She’d spent the previous night reflecting on her life choices, especially those she regretted or might do differently, given the chance again.
How to Find Belonging in a New Place
One thing I regularly hear from clients who move to San Diego, which applies to any new city, is how hard it is to make meaningful connections, or build an authentic community.
In today’s world of 24/7 connectivity, we might think the easiest thing in the world is to make new friends. So why is it so difficult?
It’s in our DNA
5 Must-Know Rules Before Online Dating: Avoid Mistakes & Find Real Chemistry Fast
Online dating can feel like navigating a maze—full of excitement, possibilities, and unfortunately, a few dead ends. With so many profiles, apps, and platforms, it’s easy to get lost in endless conversations and mismatched expectations. But don’t worry! If you’re just getting started or want better results, these five rules will save you time, protect your energy, and set you on the path to meaningful connections.
Quietly Overwhelmed
You meet every deadline.
You show up prepared.
You’re the one others turn to when things fall apart.
From the outside, you’re thriving. But inside, it’s another story entirely.
At the end of the day, you collapse into bed, not from physical exhaustion, but from the mental marathon you’ve been running since morning. Conversations loop in your head. You replay moments, dissect your words, question your tone. “Was I weird? Did I overshare? Did I say too much?”
This is the experience of high-functioning anxiety.
Growing Up
When your teen’s “Lasts” hit hard
Standing on the sidelines cheering my daughter at her soccer game yesterday, it hit me. This is probably her last year of playing for this team. And with that realization I started to think about the year ahead.
- The last field hockey game (and the walking down with our senior).
- The last high school soccer game.
- The last day of school, and graduation.