Archive | Superhuman

On the journey to empowerment, we’ve covered what it means to take care of yourself. So what about how we respond to others’ emotions, when we cannot possibly control those around us, yet they can greatly impact ours? Empathy is a buzzword these days. I say that because, while I truly believe in it, it’s misunderstood. […]

If there is one thing I have started to better identify, it’s my own emotional agility. By that, I mean I am able to recognize and then manage or suppress the rising fear in my stomach when my inner saboteur is telling me I’m no good, or to blame, or undeserving. This does not mean […]

Perhaps it comes with age, but I have experienced and watched others experience some major loss in 2017 leading into 2018. As one client put it when explaining a recent rejection: “It’s as if I was standing at the ferry dock and the ferry left without me. And there was no schedule for the next […]

I received some news recently that, although not entirely surprising, still stunned and saddened me. So I had this inner struggle. So you knew it was coming. Yeah but this is game-changing.  C’mon, be resilient. You can do this.  Now what? Nothing comes easy. Life doesn’t happen without loss or defeat. So what’s new? Your mission to […]

We are really good at sitting in judgment. And not only of others. We are sometimes the best at judging ourselves very harshly. As if life is one big face of scorn, look at us and shaking its head. Some of us have been taught to be self critical, easily judging ourselves, while hearing familiar voices tell […]