Celebrating a Birthday, Health, and Motherhood

Sunday, December 8 was my birthday. Two years ago, on December 8, I discovered I was pregnant. It was a dream come true and a fabulous birthday present all wrapped up in one package. I was excited, nervous, happy, petrified, delighted, scared…you get the drift. I knew I was in for an enormous transition, but… Continue reading Celebrating a Birthday, Health, and Motherhood

Infertility, Panic Attacks and Anxiety, Oh My! True Confessions of a Recovering Approval Addict

By Amy Pearson of LiveBrazen.com Hello my name is Amy and I’m an “approval addict,” recovering with the occasional relapse. Confessions of a Gold Star Chaser I’m a Performer. What this means is that for most of my adult life, I’ve been chasing “gold stars” to get other people to approve of me. Not just… Continue reading Infertility, Panic Attacks and Anxiety, Oh My! True Confessions of a Recovering Approval Addict

Whose Life Are You Living Anyway?

by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach CrisMarie Campbell The Pleaser I tend to make choices based on what other people want or think versus what I want or think. I am a pleaser, what the professionals call a “co-dependent” or what Oprah Magazine’s Dr. Martha Beck refers to as an “Approval Whore.”  Once I was even too afraid… Continue reading Whose Life Are You Living Anyway?

Living the Work: Finding Transformative Gold

We have a tool in Martha Beck Life Coaching called the “Living Space Tool.”  I have avoided it for years.  Did I ask someone to use that tool on me?  No.  Did I use it on myself?  No.  I told myself it just “wasn’t my tool” or “didn’t feel right.”  Heh.  Avoidance, anyone?  A coach… Continue reading Living the Work: Finding Transformative Gold

What Happens When You Quiet Your Mind

By Anamsong Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, Jessica Steward What happens when you quiet your mind, feel your emotions, listen to your body, and drop into a place where you can meet with your soul…your higher self…the universe and hear its message? What if you put down the knife that you keep falling upon and instead ask… Continue reading What Happens When You Quiet Your Mind

Tea with the Monster

by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, Linda Bayly-Fennell I am a recovering fire fleer. You may be wondering, what’s the problem with that? Aren’t you supposed to flee fires? Seems like a sound thing to do, doesn’t it? But alas I am not speaking of real fires. I’m speaking of emotional feet-to-the-flame kind of fires. Martha Beck… Continue reading Tea with the Monster