Think small… Small things are doable. Small things make life immensely better. Here are 5 small things I do that make it easier to do the things that are most important to me. 1)Defrost my meat right before I cook the meal This makes meal prep less time consuming and I don’t have to think about it until I am ready to fix dinner. You wouldn’t believe how often people say that didn’t cook at home because they didn’t set the meat out ahead. 2)Never hit snooze Delaying getting up makes it harder for me to get up and my body feels worse the more I lay in bed without getting up 3)Say “yes” to h ..read more

Why do I feel so unmotivated? Something that I usually found joy in, felt really heavy to me. I was frustrated and puzzled by it, as I took a moment to stop plowing through and to take a close look to figure out why I was feeling this way. Do you ever feel that way? This comes up with the people I coach a lot and I just want to say, “Yah, I have that too. Don’t give up” Guess, what I realized when I looked at myself. I was living in what I wasn’t doing and wasn’t accomplishing and how I was failing. And that just doesn’t work. It loads us down instead of motivating us. Two things that work ..read more

But I’m used to doing it this way… Can I just say that change is hard! There is a lot of change. Sometimes it feels like just when you get into a rhythm something changes. Then what do we do? Fall on the floor kicking and screaming!! Just kidding, but who doesn’t want that sometimes. So what are the options? Change is a normal, regular part of life. What if we made peace with change? Seem like a high bar? Maybe. But say we experimented with making peace with change. How might we do that? 5 Ways to Make Peace with Change: 1)See it as a challenge to take on this new way of life 2)Look f ..read more

3 Things happened with my girls last week. They felt big/little because of their ages and development. I felt hesitant and a little freaked out.   Not ready and too busy all at the same time. I made the choice to be here for it! I wanted to enjoy it, really enjoy it! But that was a choice I had to make…a way I had to approach it… It does no just come natural always to enjoy those caregiving/parenthood/grandparenthood moments… AND THAT IS OK. Here’s 10 ways how: 1) Choose how you will think about life (and your kids) 2) Choose to see mistakes and frustration as normal and ok 3)La ..read more

It was so meeting with someone interested in coaching this week. What She Wanted… I surprised her a little bit when we met together. She was so well prepared. She brought me her challenges and the things she wants to see different as a result of coaching together. Through the course of her time, she expressed frustration with “Why am I like this?” As she talked, I could see through her frustration who she is and the strengths that she is having a hard time seeing. What I Saw… I said, “Look at who you are and what you have?!” I could see the qualities that set her up for success to meet t ..read more

In one word What I’ve experienced myself from coaching and what I see everyday in coaching others … Freedom. Freedom as a mom to claim the role as your own and use your gifts and strengths in it. Not trying to be someone your not. Freedom to thrive and live with a mindset that acknowledges the hard parts but also sees the beauty and enjoyment. Freedom to lighten your load and decide which things are the highest and best uses of your time and where to let go or get help. Freedom to have compassion for yourself and to be seen just as you are. Freedom to take time to do things that make yo ..read more

A sweet client and I were talking about the lack of energy she felt for the tasks ahead of her. She had gone through a lot with her health and body. She wanted to keep going. But the stuff she was telling herself was negative. “Your clothes don’t fit right.” “You are a mess.” “You put in all that work and for what.” So We Created… So we created a new way for her to see and fuel herself for the things ahead. At the end she remarked about how it was easier then she thought. Are you ready to move from self-criticism to self-compassion and appreciation for what you have and how you’ve been made? 3 ..read more

There are exactly 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute. I heard my daughter say, they we did not follow through with our devotions because we were busy. And I felt a pang of regret, because I have said those words myself. It is easy to let busyness or something else outside of myself be the excuse for why I do not use my time like I need and want to. Do you ever feel at the mercy of your schedule? I have GOOD NEWS: There are so many tools and strategies to take back time!  Here are a few to share with you: 1)Before the day starts, write down what nee ..read more

Last week, I woke up in the night under attack. Under attack from the Inner Critic, it has been a journey for me. But I used to see the Inner Critic as truth. Not anymore, because now I recognize it for the destructive thing that it is now. * Are you hard on yourself? Do you extend yourself so compassionately toward others but put yourself through the wringer? * We do that right?! Some of the most compassionate women I know lack compassion for themselves, by letting the inner critic take the reins. Myths About the Inner Critic ~Myth: It inspires helpful change. Truth: It is more likely to ca ..read more

One of the things that I do as a coach is help women, who are moms, grandparents raising grandchildren, and family caregivers, increase their energy. Each day we make decisions about what we will and will not do for the people that we care for. It’s easy to get caught in the cycle of doing too much and to feel depleted. One way to do this is to look for little things that deplete our energy and little things boost our energy. Simplicity can help with this. Here are 5 quick tips for bringing simplicity: 1)When you take a look at your agenda for each day and take one item off that does not need ..read more