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Jul 7, 2020
3 min

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..

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Feeling Consumed by Fear, Try This One Simple Trick & Take Back Your Power

Ariana Friedlander

Jun 30, 2020
3 min

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.

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4 Reflection Questions for Planning During Times of Great Uncertainty

Ariana Friedlander

May 26, 2020
3 min

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 homeschool...

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Tired of Feeling Altschmerze? Rewrite your story with these four reflection questions

Ariana Friedlander

May 14, 2020
4 min

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 o...

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5 Reflection Questions for Managing Your Fear

Ariana Friedlander

May 5, 2020
3 min

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, fac...

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Stop stressing about hard choices - 5 reflection questions for making better decisions

Ariana Friedlander

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

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 ...

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4 Reflection Questions for Managing Your Expectations During COVID-19

Ariana Friedlander

Apr 20, 2020
2 min

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.

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4 Reflection Questions for Navigating a Crisis

Ariana Friedlander

Mar 16, 2020
3 min

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 ...

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3 Reflection Questions for Checking-in About Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being

Ariana Friedlander

Mar 4, 2020
2 min

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 hea...

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Ariana Friedlander

Feb 10, 2020
2 min

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 ...

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You Have to Knock on the Door to Get Any Candy

Ariana Friedlander

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

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 ...

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You Can’t Deal with a Problem You Don’t Name

Ariana Friedlander

Oct 17, 2019
3 min

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 h...

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Ariana Friedlander

Sep 5, 2019
2 min

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 th...

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Ask, Reflect, Repeat – Simple Yet Powerful Questions That Will Change Your Life

Ariana Friedlander

Jul 9, 2019
3 min

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 aro...

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4 Reflection Questions to Stop Fixating on a Bad Situation and Start Living

Ariana Friedlander

Apr 16, 2019
2 min

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 w...

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4 Reflection Questions for a Breakthrough Journaling Session

Ariana Friedlander

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

4 Reflection Questions for a Breakthrough Journaling Session

Journaling is a powerful practice. And research shows that journaling contributes to well-being when we use it to write about our deeper ...

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4 Reflection Questions for Dealing with That Annoying Person in Your Life

Ariana Friedlander

Feb 5, 2019
2 min

4 Reflection Questions for Dealing with That Annoying Person in Your Life

I was recently talking with a friend who upon starting a new job was instantly triggered by her boss’s, well bossy behavior. I totally ge...

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As You Resolve to Grow in 2019 Consider the Stress to Benefit Ratio

Ariana Friedlander

Jan 7, 2019
3 min

As You Resolve to Grow in 2019 Consider the Stress to Benefit Ratio

It’s a New Year! A time where a lot of people like to set resolutions, goals, intentions…ya know, setting in motion a positive change in ...

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2019 Is the Year for Facing Your Fears, Checkout these 5 Reflection Questions to Get Started

Ariana Friedlander

Dec 18, 2018
2 min

2019 Is the Year for Facing Your Fears, Checkout these 5 Reflection Questions to Get Started

I was recently listening to a Podcast where Tim Ferris shared on Stoic practice he has used to help him manage mental illness called Fear...

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4 Reflection Questions for Dealing with Difficult People

Ariana Friedlander

Oct 1, 2018
3 min

4 Reflection Questions for Dealing with Difficult People

I knew I was going to have to reply to this email but when I received it I was so triggered that my blood was boiling and my thoughts wer...

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