To help you decide whether Life Coaching is for you, I’ve written a series of blog posts describing important information about Life Coaching. Read More
Would Your Child Benefit from Child Coaching: A Checklist
How to Know if Your Child Can Benefit from Child Coaching Checklist. Check off those items that you see in your child’s life. Read More
Could You Benefit from Life Coaching: Checklist
Checklist for Reasons to Hire a Life Coach. Check off those items that apply to you. Read More
The Magic of Listening
In the early 1970s I took my first counseling class. This class emphasized the power of listening. They taught that being listened to, clearly heard and understood could help people grow. And grow mightily. Around that time I took one of my famous stupid jobs. It was stupid because I worked in a halfway house… Read More
Eight Reasons to Hire a Life Coach
Few people wake up one day and spend money on something they don’t need. You hire a life or personal coach because the challenges you face cause discomfort and emotional pain. Sometimes the drive to seek a life coach starts dramatically in a big observable event. At other times it comes to you quietly as… Read More
Gaslighting 101: Changing the Subject
I sometimes become haunted by news stories. Usually stories of injustice and abuse. Of course, I do. They’re close to my home. They touch my heart and remind me of what I clawed my way out of. It’s not good for me to focus so strongly on negativity. I’d be better off becoming obsessed with… Read More
Sex Addiction
People who do not approve of sex and free sexual expression often confuse a wide range of sexual pleasures with addiction. This is especially true for behaviors that might be a little exotic. It is not so. This is not addiction. Instead, sexual addiction is a compulsive behavior that leaves the addict in a state… Read More
Relationship Addiction/Codependency
You can be in addicted relationship to your husband, wife, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter or any person in your life including your boss or employees. What happens is that you begin giving to the other person usually because they really need your help in some way for some issue or problem they have. Read More
Relationship Skills for Survivors of Abuse and Trauma
The Dancer: How to Love An Outrageous Person I was madly in love with my late husband for the 27 years we were together. He was an outrageous person, yet he taught me most of what I know about helping people with their relationships. Now I Am The Outrageous Person! Loving relationships for adults who… Read More
Is It Love or Is It Addiction?
This is part seven of a series of articles on relationships specifically written for people who have experienced abuse or trauma in their lives. You can view the entire list of articles here: Relationship Skills for Survivors of Abuse and Trauma When I was 26 years old, I fell madly in ‘love’ with the man… Read More