I’m a Coach. It’s Time to Break My Own Bad Habits.

I’m a Coach. It’s Time to Break My Own Bad Habits.

Some people will say that I shouldn’t call my habits “bad.” They just…”are.” But if you were inside my body and brain at the end of 2021, you would have FELT how bad my habits were for me. Truly bad. As in, if my habits were my friends, you’d be telling me to kick them to the curb, they were so bad for me. And I own these bad habits. I started them, and I let the good ones go. Decent eating...

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Do you have unreasonable expectations of others?

Do you have unreasonable expectations of others?

Just so you know: YES, your expectations of other people ARE valid...sometimes. Other people might not like your expectations of them and some relationships may not stand the test when you express what you really want. But would you rather live knowing you stood your ground and respected yourself, or would you like to live a life sensing that your feelings and values do not matter? There’s a...

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EXERCISE: Name Your Expectations, Set Better Boundaries

EXERCISE: Name Your Expectations, Set Better Boundaries

To set boundaries, you need to know what your expectations of others are. Before you dig into what your personal boundaries are, it can be very helpful to know what behaviours you expect from others. What’s interesting about this exercise is that what you expect from folks will be different than what I expect. Our values will inform our expectations, and so will your levels of self-confidence...

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Boundaries + Creating Safe Spaces for Others

Boundaries + Creating Safe Spaces for Others

The other day I was called out for not actively participating in a virtual group activity, and it made me feel like crap.I was going to add this piece to the end of this blog entry, but it bears too much importance to leave to the end:  In this article I talk about how I felt unsafe in a Zoom room situation. The situation, in the grand scheme of things, is minor in my life, and I was not subject...

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