The brain's first job is to keep us safe. That's important, right? Yes, of course. However, if we only spot what's wrong or focus on problems without solving them, we can get stuck in our relationships and lives.

In my first coaching with young adults, couples, or even company leaders, there is a common theme. They point out everything that's wrong. It's true, we have to know what we want to change and that's natural. However, many people get in a cycle of reacting to problems instead of solving them.

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Have you ever caught yourself reviewing every detail of your team's work, triple-checking progress on employees, or feeling uncomfortable when others take the lead?

Many leaders try to “empower” their employees with the best of intentions, but slide into micromanagement—especially when the stakes feel high. Other leaders who seek to be authentic overshare with employees to the detriment of a company’s culture.

Find out what neuroscience reveals, why micromanagement doesn’t work, and how authentic leadership requires discernment to be effective.

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Have you ever found yourself snapping at someone, only to instantly regret it? Or struggled to understand why a close friend acted insensitive when you were hoping for emotional support? These experiences often stem from what’s called the empathy gap—an impediment that hinders the understanding between people, and even within ourselves.

Do you know how to bridge this gap in your relationships? Many people don’t!

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Self-care isn't just about bubble baths or the occasional unplugged weekend—it's a deliberate lifestyle, a way of living. With so many demands on our time and energy, truly nourishing ourselves requires us to be mindful and intentional. It requires a mindset shift and the development of sustainable habits across all areas of life.

That’s where this holistic self-care planner comes in. Grounded in seven essential areas of well-being, these mind shifts and new habits will help create optimal health, even for the busiest of people!

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Contrary to popular belief, genuine empathy doesn't drain us. Being too empathetic isn’t the problem. Empathy burnout often stems from confusing true empathy with a lack of emotional boundaries, emotional fusion, over-giving, or our own triggered emotions.

True empathy is about understanding another person's perspective while maintaining healthy emotional boundaries.

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In my emotional intelligence training and coaching, I've had the opportunity to work with scores of mompreneurs, CEOs and business owners across the globe.

Guess what a common challenge is for many?

Yep, OVERWHELM.

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Self-care was edited out of my vocabulary growing up and replaced with “selfishness.” It was much more glamorous to my mom—a word hammering me throughout my childhood like the cold Montana blizzards.

Hmm. Self-care vs selfishness.

Is self-care selfish? Is it self-preservation? Or is it self-love?

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For many, feeling overwhelmed is a stifling experience that generates anxiety. Trying to do too much all at once, or in an hour or a day, is like trying to force an entire orange through the top of a funnel. No matter how hard we might push, the fruit isn’t going to fit through that narrow neck and hole.

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Why set positive intentions?

When I first discovered the power of setting positive intentions years ago, it felt like I had unlocked a secret door to personal mastery. I was struggling; my childhood trauma created a dark cloud that followed me everywhere. It felt like I had my own personal Yogi Bear dousing my inner fire into depression.

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