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Setting Goals

Setting Goals

Happy (almost) New Year! 2022...and who the hell knows what this year will hold. I think most of us stopped guessing in early 2021 when it became pretty clear life was gonna be just as life-y as it wanted to be... 🙃

And although we're certainly along for this ride (whether we like it or not) and it's obvious we don't have control over how things are gonna go *out there*, there's actually a decent amount of authority we all have in our lives when we turn our attention inside…

Asking Yourself What vs. Why

Asking Yourself What vs. Why

I've joked over the years that asking the question "why" over and over again can lead us straight into the depths of what's going on in our minds. And I'm not *really* joking (although it's a gross oversimplification of the process) because to a large extent, this is what we're doing as we're untangling the stories and belief systems that run our lives…

Thanks, And No Thanks

Thanks, And No Thanks

As a coach, yoga teacher, and meditation student, I tend to hang out in the realm of emotions, perhaps more often than most. The inner landscape of emotional health is one of my regular playgrounds and I got to thinking about the emotions that we welcome in to hang out with us vs. the emotions we’d rather banish to the far corners of the park…

I'm Doing Everything

I'm Doing Everything

One of the most common things I hear from clients, friends, and family is: I'M DOING EVERYTHING! And when we dig into it together, I hear people say everything from "my partner isn't helping," to, "I don't think my family cares about me," to, "my co-workers are doing it wrong."…

Digital Spring Cleaning

Digital Spring Cleaning

It's springtime, which means spring cleaning. And since we focus on all things anxiety around here, I thought I'd bring the 2 together in an episode all about digital spring cleaning.

Because: how you interact with your devices could very well be playing a part in how anxious you're feeling on the regular…

Discomfort & Growth

Discomfort & Growth

We've all just lived through a *highly* uncomfortable time. Still are, in fact. 2020 proved to be quite the crash course in discomfort...

And since we don't know what we don't know about 2021, I thought now would be a good time to talk about discomfort and growth

What's the Anxiety Impulse?

What's the Anxiety Impulse?

Nearing the end of the year that we've gone through has me returning to the basics in a lot of ways: simple meals, lots of walking and no-frills yoga, and re-watching classic holiday movies for the hundredth time.

And I wanted to do something similar here on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast this week and get back to the basics by considering: where does this whole anxiety experience come from, anyway? What's the impulse for anxiety?…

What is Life Coaching?

What is Life Coaching?

This week on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast, I wanted to share my thoughts on coaching with you. Y'know, go back to the basics: what are we doing around here anyway? What is at the heart of this work? Who is it for?

I think of life coaching as coaching for the game of life. I know, duh. But I really do…

Rockstars & Managers

Rockstars & Managers

What do rockstars have to do with coaching? What do managers have to do with mental health and managing your mind?

This week on the podcast, we're talking about one of the most fun tools I've created and something that I use with most of my clients: Rockstars & Managers

The G.I. Joe Fallacy

The G.I. Joe Fallacy

Didn't think we'd be talking about action figures together, did ya?

As a child of the 80's with a younger brother, I not only played my fair share of G.I. Joe, we watched a decent amount of the cartoon, too. And every episode, there was a lesson for the kids along with the show's tagline: "Now you know...and knowing is half the battle."…