Doing It Right versus Doing It Real

When I became a mom, I instantly got a pain syndrome, otherwise known as Mind Body Syndrome/TMS. These syndromes often show up when a person is experiencing a life change and not allowing her/himself to feel emotions, address the stress, and acknowledge the huge internal pressures that come with change. (Luckily, having had TMS before, I… Continue reading Doing It Right versus Doing It Real

You Don’t Have to Have it All Together

I’ve often been accused of “having it all together.” Ha ha! That is called emotional suppression, people. I learned at a young age – like many, many other women – how to hold myself together while under duress or stress. Hold it in, keep it together, suck it up, don’t be a drama queen, etc.… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Have it All Together

The Key to Building Confidence and Loving Your Life

I stepped into the isolation booth, violin in hand. I tried to act very calm, but my heart was pounding. I was about to record a violin part, and it was my first time in a professional recording studio. I tried some deep breathing. Gack. Why in the world did I agree to do this?… Continue reading The Key to Building Confidence and Loving Your Life

Sometimes Going it Alone Isn’t Possible

I can handle this. I can figure this out. I shouldn’t ask for help, because…(list a zillion reasons). I’m struggling, but I should be able to sort this out myself. I’ll just be a burden if I ask for help. If I admit how I’m really feeling, people will…(fill in the blank with thousands of… Continue reading Sometimes Going it Alone Isn’t Possible

Killing the Inner Critic with Kindness

Do you ever have days when your inner critic just won’t stop? When you beat yourself up for pretty much everything, from your hair to your clothes to that thing you said that was really, really ridiculous (Oh God, you’re still cringing), to your parenting to your work performance…and on and on and on? I… Continue reading Killing the Inner Critic with Kindness

What Would Feel Better Now?

By Anamsong Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, Jessica Steward As a solopreneur, it can feel very strange and lonely working for oneself day-in and day-out. We no longer have a source of endless annoyance or inspiration in the form of other people. No one with whom we can brainstorm our brainiest thoughts or off of whom we… Continue reading What Would Feel Better Now?

Dealing with Change

Square One. It’s a place we coaches often dread, because we know what it means. It’s the place most clients are in when they sign up for a coaching session. Square One is Martha Beck’s  first stop on the Change Cycle, a process she describes in Finding Your Own North Star. The Change Cycle is… Continue reading Dealing with Change

Using Emotions to Return to Inner Wisdom

You’ve probably noticed I talk a lot about the role of emotions in any mind-body healing journey, whether that journey is about pain relief, weight loss, stress relief, or something else. Feeling emotions and decoding their messages is a major part of the mind-body-soul connection. In fact, I’d even say it’s practically THE most important… Continue reading Using Emotions to Return to Inner Wisdom

And anamsong was born…

For the last many, many, many months, I’ve been working with an amazing team to create a new website. And more. Since it’s getting close to the great unveiling, I want to let you in on the story behind everything new.  And wow, is there ever a lot of new coming down the line! Grab… Continue reading And anamsong was born…