Permission to hit the pause button
I was recently on a Groove (virtual co-working session) with a colleague who was navigating a stressful situation. “I got sucked into the...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
Can't stop procrastinating? Try this...
There are certain things I procrastinate on. When I finally get around to doing the work I realize the reason I put it off in the first...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
That thing Giraffes do
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Reclaim Your Power by Tracking Triggers
"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
The danger in swatting flies
I once watched a biker crash because they were swatting away a swarm of gnats while riding along a trail. These particular gnats were...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Use the Trigger Reaction Loop to reclaim your power
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...
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Ariana Friedlander
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
To be or not to be like a bunny
The other week my cat alerted me that two baby bunnies had fallen into the window well. They were huddled together while she meowed...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
The "Power of the pause"
A few years back, a client was experiencing a lot of conflict within their department. Individual frustrations became exacerbated every...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
How to stop wasting time playing emotional whack-a-mole
Lynn was still new to the company when she participated in a team meeting that made her feel so awkward and uncomfortable she was about...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Learning to see it
I recently taught myself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos. When I first watched the videos I thought it looked so easy. But when...
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Ariana Friedlander
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
Turning your alarm system off
I distinctly remember the first time I lost a tooth. I was in kindergarten and it fell out on the playground. I was sent to the nurse's...
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