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Coaching Skills: 13 Core Competencies Great Coaches Need
Coaching is distinctly different from mentoring or counseling. Rather, it is a collaborative, client-centered process. Great coaches are more than empathetic listeners. They are skilled [...]
Beyond Rage: What Anger Management Really Teaches Us
Anger is often portrayed as something dangerous, disruptive, or shameful and as a feeling that is best suppressed. Yet, when anger arises, it’s usually preparing [...]
Self-Abandonment: What It Is & How to Heal
In my work as a relationship trauma therapist, clients often pause when I first mention the idea of self-abandonment. The concept sounds paradoxical; how could [...]
Psychological Heuristics & Wellbeing: Shortcuts to Flourishing
We make thousands of decisions every day, from what we eat to how we respond to a text message. It would be overwhelming trying to [...]
5 Signs & Symptoms of Severe Anxiety
We all experience anxiety at times when faced with life challenges. Healthy anxiety signals the presence of potential threats and mobilizes our fight/flight response to [...]
Exploring 5 Different Types of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety can be crippling. While anxiety is part of a healthy stress response mobilizing energy for self-protection, chronic anxiety is a protective response to our [...]
Worry vs. Fear: How to Know What You’re Really Feeling
In the previous post, we explored the difference between anxiety and worry and their role in preparing us for potential future threats or danger. Where, [...]
Worry vs. Anxiety: The Difference & Why It Matters
Worry, anxiety, and fear are part of the human experience. In fact, they serve important functions that have kept us alive for thousands of years. [...]
Coaching Styles: 10 Popular Approaches & When to Use Them
When you’re starting out as a new coach, it’s natural to wonder if your communication style, tools, and techniques will really appeal to your clients. [...]
Emotional Repression: How to Stop Suppressing Emotions
Emotions are part of who we are; however, many of us have a difficult relationship with negative emotions. We consider them uncomfortable and problematic. As [...]