Your wife or girlfriend comes to you in frustration and goes on about a problem she’s having at work. You listen dutifully and then promptly explain to her how to fix the problem. As you’re feeling pretty good about yourself for being able to give her the solution to her issue, you notice she looks…
Over the past few months, I have been getting more and more calls about young people who are increasingly afraid to leave home and who are having panic attacks. The past year has been tough on all of us. And feeling anxious has become the new normal. Staying at home as Covid rates rose and…
The next few posts are going to be a series I’m calling “Language Matters” on how the language we use can help us to get stuff done. You know that you can’t do everything. (Right??) You, very likely, have more things to do than time available in which to do them. We all do. This…
Most of us have learned or been socialized to compartmentalize ourselves—especially when it comes to work. However, my experience has been that bringing your whole self to work unleashes a tremendous amount of energy and focus, enabling powerful connections and extraordinary outcomes. So why don’t we do it? There are a lot of reasons—all of…
Hello lovely, How are you today, what have you done to show support, love and care to YOU? Have you NOURISHED your body? Have you had enough WATER? Have you taken time to PAUSE, to step outside, and to BREATHE? And what about later in the day, have you put aside sacrosanct time to REST…
There’s a reason why they call her, Mother Earth; hence on the term, Mother. Nurturer. Caretaker. Healer. Birther. Creator. Speech. Reproduction. Knowledge. The list of her tasks never end. Mother is also a source of beauty, and how it’s connected with the Heavenly realm. Do you not remember the imagery of Madonna and Child? When…
Everything happens for a reason! This is one is huge for me. Every step I’ve taken and every decision I’ve made has led me to where I am today, and if one thing had happened differently, maybe Cutest Coops wouldn’t exist! You have to trust that any setbacks you encounter are just stepping stones that…
Prospective clients, as well as friends and family, often ask me if a little rough patch in their relationship requires professional help or if they can and should work out their problems on their own. I usually ask them this: Do you ignore small fires in your home and only call 911 when your house…
Embrace imposter syndrome. When it’s not holding you back, the level of care and attention that imposter syndrome can bring will make you better at your job. People who worry about whether they are doing a good job or not are often the ones doing the best job. I’d prefer to worry and care a…
Just remember; if you want something badly enough, you will work hard to get it. It may take a while, but eventually you will get there. Nothing is ever straight forward but the journey along the way is what makes it enjoyable. As a part of our series about “dreamers who ignored the naysayers and…
