Last week, I invited you along on my surrendering journey. My question was this: what are you surrendering to right now? I’m surrendering to not knowing what will happen if I give pregnancy and motherhood another shot, post miscarriage. Which led me to ponder this familiar question: Do I really know anything? There’s a doozy… Continue reading Letting Go of Knowing
Category: Relieve your Pain & Stress
I Surrender
I just got off the phone with ten incredible, amazing people. I’ve been blessed that way, lately. Last week I got to coach and teach at the Martha Beck Master Coach Intensive in Huntington Beach, CA. I spent four days in the presence of brilliant coaches taking their final steps in the six-month long Master… Continue reading I Surrender
My Body Image Journey: The Inside Story
I was reading fellow coach Jeannette Maw’s blog post about her belly spell this week (The belly spell really cracked me up! Soooo funny! I love Jeannette!) and it inspired this post. I have struggled for many years – my entire life, actually – with body image issues. I can remember clearly when I first… Continue reading My Body Image Journey: The Inside Story
Flight in Flight – an Anti-“Freeze” Tool
This post was written by Ann Burrish, an Endorsed Healthy Life Mind-Body Coach. She can be reached for consults and coaching at ann@abigailsteidley.com. I love to travel and I like to fly, even in this era of orange alerts. I love the moment of takeoff. I like feeling suspended in time out of time, and… Continue reading Flight in Flight – an Anti-“Freeze” Tool
If You Feel Like a Mess, It’s Working
I get emails from clients like the sample below pretty much every week: Agh! I think something is terribly wrong with me! Oh no! I am crying a lot! I feel terrible! What should I do? I can’t live like this! What if I’m never happy again! To which I usually reply something like this:… Continue reading If You Feel Like a Mess, It’s Working
Feel Better About You
Confidence. Self-worth. Who doesn’t want those things? Yet, they can be oh so elusive. I’m in the middle of creating all kinds of new material to help others gain confidence, because I know what it feels like to not like myself, or to like myself and still not feel totally confident. So here’s a deep,… Continue reading Feel Better About You
Want to Feel Better? Be a Five-Year-Old
When was the last time you played like a five-year-old? If it was when you actually were five years old, then this is an emergency. Go get a box of crayons, stat! I have the luxury of enjoying the company of a five-year-old regularly. My niece, Emmy, is currently teaching me about living joyfully. She’s… Continue reading Want to Feel Better? Be a Five-Year-Old
Let Yourself Off the Hook – 3 Steps to Instant Stress Relief
Self-pressure is my term for the mental expectations you have about yourself that differ from what you really need in this moment. It’s an instant stress-creator. Self-pressure can seem very subtle until you get used to noticing it. For example, I often decide I’m going to work out X number of days in a week,… Continue reading Let Yourself Off the Hook – 3 Steps to Instant Stress Relief
3 Simple Steps to Calm Your Inner Perfectionist
Just about once or twice a day, my tendency toward perfectionism rears its head. It’s a trait I’ve had from birth, according to my mother. I’ve become well-acquainted both with its usefulness and how it often gets in my way. When I first read Dr. John Sarno’s book, The Mindbody Prescription, I recognized myself in… Continue reading 3 Simple Steps to Calm Your Inner Perfectionist