Weeds in the Way: Pride
Pride always prevents us from seeing, knowing, and hearing our true selves (and others) because sometimes we don’t like what’s behind the...
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Why Do We Need to See, Know, and Hear?
There are many things that happen as we practice allowing ourselves to be seen, known, and heard; it’s truly transformative in so many ways.
Hearing Withholds Judgment
One of the biggest inhibitors to loving our neighbor as ourselves is our propensity to judge others for who they are or what they believe...
Get in the Boat With Them
No one wants to feel alone in anything. It’s pretty hard to feel like there aren’t people out there who resonate with what you’re...
Make Space
Imagine yourself frantically running on a hamster wheel and, as you’re reading this, stepping off of it. What a sigh of relief that would...
Catch Your Thoughts
This is the foundation of all of this work. Catching your thoughts as they come in is one of the most powerful tools you can use to see,...
Hitting Walls
Can you think of a disagreement, relationship dynamic, or pain point that you keep encountering? Perhaps you realize midway through the...
The Weeds in the Way
Pulling the proverbial weeds in our lives is a refining, healing, and freeing process. Refinement is like peeling an apple, sometimes the...
The 5 why’s
There’s a simple process that can be used to help you in the process of healing when you feel a block. Ask yourself “why” you feel...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
On Thanksgiving morning, our family has held a tradition of running a 4-mile race for the pies - in years prior, my goal has been...
My Seat is in the Middle.
In high school one day, I remember being in the cafeteria, and having to choose between 2 tables of friends - but I didn’t want to...
The Power of Perspective
"We all have a lens that comes from a combination of things: our personality, our experiences, and the people that surround us." -Lauren...
Why Relevance Outperforms Marketing Jargon
"If I feel like someone hasn't taken the time to understand me, I write it off. Marketing language is meaningless if it isn't relevant."...
Words Are Powerful
Words are powerful. They can shift atmospheres in rooms, they can stop us in our tracks, they can be used for good or bad. In the...
Greater Self-Awareness = Business Growth
In the fast-paced and ever-changing world of business, it can be easy to get caught up in the daily grind and lose sight of the bigger...
Leave It All On the Field.
In recent months, our family has gone through some difficult things that were not under our control. The thing about things you can’t...
How to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur
Avoiding burnout as an entrepreneur is crucial for maintaining productivity, mental well-being, and long-term success. The demanding...
How Writing a Book is Like Running a Business
I recently completed writing the draft of my first book, and was struck by how similar writing a book felt to running my own business....
See, Hear, and Know through Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a conversational technique that helps people resolve ambivalence and increase motivation to change. It has...
The Crack in the Fence.
One day as I was in the backyard, I noticed a crack in the fence, the sun was shining on it in just a way and I had the distinct thought...
Acknowledgment
Two women enjoying a cup of coffee
Snail Trails.
On a walk one morning, I encountered about 10 different snail trails. They must have really been moving along that particular morning. I...
The Season of Preparation
We redid our girls rooms a few weeks ago - they’d been asking for quite awhile and when spring break came up with a week at home - we...
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