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From STUCK to UNSTUCK
The leaves are changing, but maybe things in your life are not? Or maybe things ARE changing, but not the things you were hoping would...
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Developing Self-Honesty
How are you? This is the “go to” question used as a greeting by most of us. How do you answer that question? More often than not, I find...
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How We See Ourselves
As I was out for a walk the other day, I realized the word “should” was appearing in every thought. “I should really be further along in...
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Multiple Lenses: How to Choose Which Perspective is Right
Are there life experiences about which you can’t decide how to feel? Or you can’t settle on what you were supposed to learn from...
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Are You STUCK in a Feeling?
Are you being haunted by the same feelings? As humans, we can get tangled up in certain feelings. Feelings planted in our awareness at a...
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How to Face Your Inner Critic
I have a bully in my life. This bully has been verbally attacking me for a very long time. Fortunately, there’s research out there about...
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Breaking Harmful Habits and Painful Patterns
How aware are you of your patterns? Specifically, patterns of behavior, thoughts, and emotions. Which of these patterns are still working...
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Finding the Middle Path
Last week was rough. A project I’ve been working on for months didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted and is now on hold. Our house is in...
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Believing in Yourself
How much do you believe in yourself? Better yet, what would it be like to believe in yourself whole-heartedly? When I was in college,...
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Taking Control of Overwhelm
Has your life ever become so chaotic that you lose the ability to function? Recently, I’ve been having a difficult time trying to keep up...
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The Experience of Being Different
“I guess I’m just different.” I hear that a lot in sessions with my clients. And I’ve certainly said it myself! But what do we mean when...
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Answering the Call to Change: An Interview with Rebecca Jeffreys
What inspires us to change? Sometimes external circumstances force change on us. I remember feeling horrible on the eve of every first...
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Feeling Misunderstood?
Despite all your best intentions, have you ever been painfully misunderstood by someone? I’m experiencing that right now. And it’s...
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It's Okay to Change Your Mind!
Have you ever gotten STUCK because your mind couldn’t change? Maybe there was a goal you couldn’t let go of out of a fear of looking like...
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When Obstacles Feel Like Mountains
What mountains are in between you and what you want? A few weeks ago, I conducted a 5-week group coaching experience with some fantastic...
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How Holding On Holds Us Back
Did you know that I have a coach? Actually, I like to think that I have 2 coaches. One is the personal coach with whom I discuss goals...
Tess Miller
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Why We Don't Change
Why don’t we make the changes we say we want to make? Most people say they want to change certain things in their lives, but when push...
Tess Miller
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STUCK in Transition?
I’m experiencing one of those times in life when it feels like nothing will ever change. And it’s driving me crazy! In fact, I had a bit...
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STUCK in a Dream?
Ever get STUCK in a dream? I got STUCK in a dream the other night. I had forgotten an instrument I needed for a concert and was trying to...
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Cultivating Self-Compassion
One of my quirks is that if I see a worm moving on a sidewalk after the rain has ended and the sun is shining, I will pick it up and move...
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How to Develop Self-Worth
How worthy do you feel? The other day I wasn’t feeling well. I’ve been pushing myself really hard lately professionally and personally....
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The Need for Self-Forgiveness
What might be different in your life if you could forgive yourself? Yesterday, I was working outside, trying to pull weeds and get ready...
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The Skill of Self-Confidence
“Why do I do this to myself?” This was my thought as I drudged up to the piano bench to perform in my annual piano recital as a kid. My...
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The Light of Self-Trust
When I was a kid, I used to bite my nails. It was a nervous habit, and often times, my fingers would be left bleeding and in pain. One...
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