Sometimes it seems almost impossible for me show up in the ways I wish I could. Despite my best intentions, I sometimes just don’t have it in me. (Spoiler alert:  Real life is filled with messy, imperfect Other People.) When I come face to face with...
Have you ever struggled with the delicate balance between practicing empathy and preventing abuse? I know I have. First, we work really hard to unlearn our judgmental, critical programming enough to remember to be empathic first. Â That in and of itself can be quite a...
The vast majority of the time, people know what to do. Â What they’re not getting enough of is empathy. Join our podcast conversation this week as we delve into the importance of empathy over advice-giving in times of distress. Explore valuable insights for key...
awaWith awareness, comes choice. And to cultivate awareness, we need to practice being fully present. This week’s podcast episode begins with this idea: “Once you’ve hit a certain state where something is just going to play out, play it out until the moment that you...
In The Surprising Purpose of Anger, Marshall Rosenberg points out how our anger alerts us to our unmet needs and carries an important message and energy for us to harness. Anger can be a powerful tool for self-awareness and conflict resolution when we listen to its...