Understanding Trauma: A Journey Towards Healing. Trauma is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, often leaving them feeling powerless and with a diminished sense of self. Recently, we engaged in a profound dialogue with several trauma specialists. Based on their professional expertise, we inquired about…
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Creating a permission manifesto for happiness! Who decides whether or not we are happy? Who decides whether or not we feel at peace with ourselves? Who decides whether or not we see ourselves as successful contributors in this world? The answer, for each of us, to all of the above questions, is: I DO. We…
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Global Peace Begins with Inner Peace. The stirring and unrest of mankind continues. It will do so until more of us begin to realize that violence and unrest is the result of the violent thoughts and unrest that exists within the minds of men. It exist within each of us. Terrorism may be a recent…
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Discovering Your Greatness. In her classic book: Dare to Be Great, New York Times Best-Selling author and interfaith minister Terry Cole-Whittaker says, to be great means we become “the most fully actualized people we can possibly be and do whatever we can to uplift and improve society with our talents, products, services and projects.” She goes…
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Jump from the fiscal cliff into the spiritual pool. I was probably the last person to learn about the latest fear-based sound byte from our politicians and our media. I confess: I have not watched a news broadcast or read a newspaper in nearly 15 years. Why would I? The news hasn’t changed much over…
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Relationships: What Really Matters Most! As a coach to individuals, couples, families and businesses, I am, on a daily basis, assisting people to create solutions for their most challenging relationships. I took time out this weekend, or so I thought, from my coaching practice, to go to my 40 year reunion of my elementary school in…
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Life and Relationship Coaching Dilemma: Breakdown or Breakthrough? Over the years, in our life and relationship coaching practice, Chris and I have had many people come to us for guidance at what seemed to be ‘the breaking point.’ The breaking point is a time most have of us have experienced once or multiple times in…
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What’s All the Hoopla About the Mayan Calendar and 2012? One of the major components of our life coaching practice is that Chris and I regularly observe peoples’ behavior and vigilantly listen to how they express themselves both verbally and emotionally. One of the many opportunities we have for observing and listening is when we,…
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