"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...

Students at my daughter's school have the same teacher for two years. When she returned this fall the thing that created the most stress...

Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...

Last week I returned to Shadowcliff for the first time since the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Grand County last fall. It was the...

Hiking in a valley that's over 10,000 feet above sea level offers some stunning views and breathtaking wildflowers. However, when there's...

"I'm just so disappointed. This project has turned out nothing like I envisioned it to be." As the leader relayed his feelings, the...

As a lifelong peacekeeper who is also comfortable openly navigating conflict with compassion, I rarely "burn bridges." So, in those few...

"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...

A few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...

A few years ago, I was bustling about my kitchen, putting clean dishes away while deep in thought. We have a sneaky cabinet that's tucked...

As Marie sat in yet another interview she froze again. Her inner critic was admonishing her for not knowing the answers to the questions....

When Lewis came to me for coaching, he was tired of being stuck in an unhealthy pattern. There were too many fires to put out at work and...

I hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...

"Now let's pretend you made me a bathing suit with purple flowers." My daughter instructs me as I play with her. At different points, I...

Early on in my career, I struggled to find places that adequately supported my professional development. As a self-described misfit, I...

I remember when I was in my second or third year in business. A colleague had invited me to the ten-year anniversary party of her...

Happy June everyone! In more normal times, June is a great month to revisit our plans. It's the halfway point in the year, so there's an...

As a kid, anytime I sat down to take a test I would freeze up and struggle to recall information that I readily knew just hours before....

One of the benefits of rebounding from a major illness is the self-knowledge that you can do it. That's a critical piece of your story...

I was a senior in high school when I found myself sicker than I ever had been before. Recently hospitalized for illness, my body and my...