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Leading from behind
While we were hiking on the trails behind my house, my daughter announced from behind after she insisted we walked in front of her, "I...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 23, 20202 min read


Stop Waiting
The truth is, we are living in a false narrative that the busy will ever end. It will not. There's always more work to be done...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 21, 20203 min read


Slowing down to speed up
It could be the allostatic load of living through a pandemic. It also might be the overwhelming responsibility of revamping multiple...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 16, 20203 min read


What to do about runaway trains
I always know when I'm in a bad way when I experience what I call the runaway train of negativity. It is often the product of the pile-on...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 14, 20203 min read


Whose property is the tree on anyway?
Your job isn't to take on the world. Your job isn't to be everyone's friend. Your job isn't to make everyone else's life easier. Your job is

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 9, 20203 min read


The uncomfortable truth about eye contact
Making eye contact helps us to connect; it serves as a powerful reminder that we are all indeed human. Regardless of our other differences..

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 7, 20203 min read


Feeling Consumed by Fear, Try This One Simple Trick & Take Back Your Power
I had been feeling consumed, powerless and ashamed over my fear...As if by magic, the power this fear had over me vanished.

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 30, 20203 min read


4 Reflection Questions for Planning During Times of Great Uncertainty
It's just another day living during a global pandemic, which means nothing is going according to plan. Working from home while...

Ariana Friedlander
May 26, 20203 min read


Tired of Feeling Altschmerze? Rewrite your story with these four reflection questions
One of the things we talked about in the most recent Journal jam was the fatigue of writing about the same old problems in your journal...

Ariana Friedlander
May 14, 20204 min read


5 Reflection Questions for Managing Your Fear
As we enter a new month in a new world crestfallen by a global pandemic, the amount of fear present is palpable. Extreme uncertainty,...

Ariana Friedlander
May 5, 20203 min read


Stop stressing about hard choices - 5 reflection questions for making better decisions
As I reflect on the many big and hard choices we are all being faced with right now I'm particularly aware of the challenges leaders are...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 29, 20202 min read


4 Reflection Questions for Managing Your Expectations During COVID-19
Processing this situation and managing my expectations in my journal has been helpful. Here are 4 reflection questions to help you COVID-19.

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 20, 20202 min read


4 Reflection Questions for Navigating a Crisis
The other night while lying in bed with my daughter said “I can’t stop thinking about” this thing that was scaring her. I explained that...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 16, 20203 min read


3 Reflection Questions for Checking-in About Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being
Last week we hosted the very first Brain Crawl for Fort Collins Startup Week! The aim of the event was to reduce stigma around mental...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 4, 20202 min read


Four Questions to Architect Your Legacy
As a coach, I have a lot of conversations with people about the legacy they want to leave behind. I have found that it doesn’t matter if...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 10, 20202 min read


You Have to Knock on the Door to Get Any Candy
I remember the first Halloween my daughter was actually excited to go trick or treating because she wanted candy. We had just moved into...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 31, 20193 min read


You Can’t Deal with a Problem You Don’t Name
I never self-identified as someone who gets depressed. Bipolar disorder runs in my family and I never got like that. In fact, I was the...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 17, 20193 min read


I am human, hear me cry!
A few months ago my daughter came downstairs as I was concluding my morning journaling time. Skeptical of the scene, she nimbly sat on...

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 5, 20192 min read


Ask, Reflect, Repeat – Simple Yet Powerful Questions That Will Change Your Life
It might be annoying in the moment for parents, but kids have a keen ability at pursuing a line of inquiry. If you’ve spent much time...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 9, 20193 min read


4 Reflection Questions to Stop Fixating on a Bad Situation and Start Living
We all encounter those moments when our plans go terribly array or something unexpected (yet totally predictable in hindsight) throws a...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 16, 20192 min read
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