Succeed and Grow
I grew up in New Jersey in the 80s (the heavy metal big hair days), went to college, and left for California as soon as I could, to go to graduate school in Los Angeles. I became a social worker because I believe in social justice, acting for individual and collective empowerment, and the inherent […]
Take Small Steps
Evolution designed our brains so that any new challenge, opportunity, or desire triggers some degree of fear. Our fight or flight response sets off alarm bells when we want to make a departure from usual and safe routines. While our brains are programmed to resist change, we can rewire our nervous system by taking small […]
The Power of a Positive No
When you’re feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and stressed, you can stand up for yourself and shape your experience with a “positive no”. You can say “no” to what’s not working for you while you say “yes” to what’s most important to you, what speaks to your values, and what counts most for you. When you need […]
Create Intentions
Identifying what you want to accomplish – your desires, your goals – is only one part of the process. There’s something else lurking. Ask yourself, what’s important about that thing that I want? Once you name what you’re striving for, explore the feeling underneath. When we are connected to the why we are doing things, […]
Tap Into Your Inner Strengths
You are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. Coaching taps into and builds on your strengths, helps you see yourself at your best, capitalize on your strengths rather than focus on negative characteristics. By focusing on your positive capacity, you’ll see how resilient you are, affirm what you know and experience, make meaningful choices, create the […]
Discover What Matters to You
Our values are the things that are truly important to us. When we know our values and make choices that honor them, we feel satisfied, content, and aligned. When something feels wrong, it’s usually because of a misalignment with our values. One way to define values is to identify and reflect on peak experiences, times […]
Connect With Your Authentic Self
What do you really want? What matters most to you? Who are you at the core of your being? Your authentic self knows the answers to those questions, for they are the most you version of yourself. Your self is right there, waiting for you to call on them. They are who you are naturally, […]
The Science of Transformational Coaching
Scientific evidence confirms that coaching’s philosophy and tools engage our brains in ways that evoke new patterns of thinking that in turn create openness, creativity, and rewire our brain’s pathways leading to lasting, transformational change. When we are stressed, our body is flooded with chemicals that impair our thinking. We become less creative and able […]
