Tag Archive for: support network

mindfulness

(Video) What Is Draining You, What Is Feeding You?

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I've been talking to a lot of friends and clients who are reflecting on how best to use their energy this year. Our energy or our life force--which includes our innate gifts and learned skills --is precious. It’s the currency that allows…
support system

Do You Have Your Own Back (& why this matters)?

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The week before final exams my freshman year in college, my healthy, 44-year-old dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated. But what saddens me as I look back on that rough time, is that I didn’t reach out for support. Other than sharing…
self-care

Learning this skill changed my life

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The week before final exams my freshman year in college, my healthy, 44-year-old dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated (as was my entire family). But what really saddens me as I look back on that rough time, was that I didn’t reach…
mindfulness

10 gifts I’ve uncovered while living in the unknown

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Are you moving through a career change,  health crisis or relationship challenge?  Are you in a big life transition and asking "What's next?"  Or, perhaps you're in a place of re-imagining your life?  It feels as if we’re headed into a…
support system

Learning this skill changed my life

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Recently I was leading a life balance workshop for a sales team on Building Your Support Network. When I asked the group to take a few minutes to sketch out what an ideal professional/personal support team would look like for each of them, the room got very quiet. Most in the room admitted that the idea of asking for and receiving help was a foreign concept; some said they even saw it as a weakness.

7 good reasons to ask for help

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I'm preparing to launch a new nonprofit organization in Austin this week focused on supporting parents of teens; the underlying premise: community is medicine.  I have many motivations for starting this initiative, but ultimately I have…

In transition? Join the crowd!

My son is starting middle school in the fall, my good friend’s youngest child leaves for college in August, my colleague’s husband just quit his job to join his wife’s firm, my 46 year-old childhood friend just learned he’s going…

We Need Each Other

"No matter how much we meditate or pray, we still need others to help us dismantle the walls of our isolation and remind us of our belonging." - Tara Brach (Thanks Jen Louden.) A few weeks ago I led a work-life balance mini retreat for a group…

We Need Each Other

Yesterday afternoon my nine year old ran away from home. He only went 2 blocks. He was barefoot and was carrying a cigar box filled with a Whole Earth Provision gift card, fifteen dollars and a birthday gift certificate from his uncle for…
Couple Hugging

Support

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…
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