The meaning behind it all
"I still struggle with rejection," a colleague confided in me recently. She was explaining a variety of career choices including why she...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 20
- 2 min
It's scary because it's unfamiliar
When my daughter was a baby she went through a phase where men with facial hair scared her and she'd cry if they tried to hold her. There...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 13
- 5 min
Are you biofeedback curious?
As a deeply introspective person, I've always been really curious about biofeedback. It's one thing to deepen my self-awareness through...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Working around the Praise Paradox
In an effort to utilize more positive reinforcement as a parent, I'll compliment my child when I notice healthy behaviors. Unfortunately,...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 31
- 3 min
The Thrill of Chance Encounters - Where could I bump into you this fall?
My launch back into life after COVID was delayed last year by a health crisis. While everyone else was excitedly attending events, I was...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 23
- 3 min
The Truth about Transitions
School has started in my neck of the woods, which means we are in the midst of a transition. One of the things I appreciate about my...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 16
- 3 min
The secret to finding and using your voice
My client self-identified as a highly sensitive person. She engaged my support because she was struggling to find and use her voice at...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 10
- 4 min
Ethics or belonging
My client had suspected that her immediate boss had been embezzling money for a few years before she spoke up. She first disclosed her...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 2
- 4 min
You may feel uncomfortable and here's why that's a good thing
It had been five years since I've gone swimming in the ocean. When I went to the beach with my family for vacation this summer I forgot...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 26
- 5 min
What if our brains were like old flip phones?
My friend gave her niece an old flip phone. Her niece wanted to stop feeling so addicted to her smart phone and opted to use a more basic...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 19
- 3 min
The way we respond changes everything
A few months after I hired our new Executive Director, she called me, her tone somber. "I made a mistake," she admitted as she proceeded...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 13
- 3 min
The thrill of going off strategy
A few years ago I was talking with a friend as she lamented about how difficult it was to keep her clients on strategy. She specializes...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Here's the something exciting
A few weeks ago I shared that something exciting was happening. After 12 years in business, new doors continue to open to me. A "chance...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 28
- 3 min
What's more important, preparation or a plan?
"I'm not sure they'll have much to say. You might want to have a backup activity." A client recently advised as we were finalizing their...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Something exciting is happening
If you've ever started a strawberry patch, you would know that it takes up to three years before you get to enjoy the fruits of your...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 14
- 4 min
A Constructive Way for Dealing with Problem Behaviors (and Comments) in Meetings
Sometimes, people treat conflict the way toddlers play hide and seek. A toddler will hide only their face, thinking no one else can see...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Leadership Insights from cloud gazing
About six years ago, my daughter beckoned me to lay down in the grass and look at the clouds with her. “What do you see?” She excitedly...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 31
- 2 min
Whack-A-Mole of the heart
In November 2021, I received the news that I had multiple suspicious masses on my mammogram. I remember sitting in my car feeling like...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 24
- 4 min
"I don't know what I think until I read what I wrote."
Earlier this year my daughter was forlorn to miss school when they were teaching how to write essays. As a writer, I thought to myself,...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 17
- 2 min
The never-ending experiment
I recently met with a client that was feeling stuck...again. We worked together last year, which resulted in improved trust and...
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