Blog - Renee Trudeau

Possibility

One of my favorite writers says our job is to give birth to the best that is within us. Part of that process is being open to what is possible. Often, when my coaching clients are faced with a challenge or they’re at a crossroads in their…

Getting Quiet

Mindfulness

Last week while working with a coaching client on some big life decisions, the topic came up about why we make excuses to stay busy and avoid quiet time. Some call this prayer, meditation or reflection—in essence, it’s time to be alone…

Disequilibrium

Self-Care

Listening to my six-year old practice piano this morning reminded me of the past six weeks. He was playing a simple song with a pleasing melody (on the white keys) that ended in very harsh cords (on the black keys). Most of us enjoy when…

Honoring Your Path

Work Life Balance

I have just finished speaking at several national events and retreats on the topic of how to create balance from the "inside out" (the idea that fancy Blackberries and new organizing systems are truly just time management band-aids; creating…

Extreme Self Care

Self-Care

After an intense period of back-to-back workshops and retreats, yesterday, I took an "extreme self care" day to rest and rejuvenate. Being out of town (and having staff who had also been away with their families last week), left us all with…

Letting Go

Self-Care

I just returned from leading an amazing three day Self Renewal Retreat for Women from around the U.S. at the Crossings and am wiped out! (If you attend retreats--thank your retreat leaders profusely--retreats are wonderful transformative experiences…

Support

Self-Care

As much as I am an advocate of asking for and receiving help (and getting support), I stumble often and see how natural my tendency is to still go it alone. Recently I had the luxury of meeting with an amazing executive coach about honing a…

Perception

Life Balance

One of my favorite quotes is "Don't believe everything you think." Author/speaker/spiritual teacher Byron Katie (http://www.thework.com/) tells a great story about an experience she had at a busy airport restroom. She waited in line and finally…

Listening

Spirituality

Last night was the first time I've slept through the night in quite a while. For the greater part of the last 30 days I have been waking up abruptly every night between 3 and 4 a.m. and have not been able to go back to sleep. Yes, I'm exhausted…

Busy-ness

Work Life Balance

We recently returned from our visit to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The trip was wonderful in many ways --though not very relaxing (as those of you with young, very active kids know). But overall, I was really grateful for…

Benefits of Slowing Down

Work Life Balance

My six-week writing sabbatical devoted to Everyday Spirituality is winding down as my family and I prepare to head to the Olympic Peninsula before my little one starts first grade later this month. The experience has given me so many things…

Acceptance

Mindfulness

When I have time, I really enjoy nurturing my family and myself by cooking great meals, using a lot of local, fresh produce from our weekly Johnson's Backyard Garden CSA subscription (http://www.johnsonsbackyardgarden.com/. There are so many…

Possibility

Getting Quiet

Disequilibrium

Honoring Your Path

Extreme Self Care

Letting Go

Support

Perception

Listening

Busy-ness

Benefits of Slowing Down

Acceptance

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