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Feeling Angry? This Exercise Should Help (Plus, Never-Before-Seen Footage of My One-on-One Work!)

There has only been one time that I have ever purchased something other than a beverage or pastry while sitting in a Starbucks. It was late winter of 2011 and I was hanging out in a Starbucks (in Bellevue, Washington of all places!) and on an impulse, I [...]

Childhood Traumas and Adverse Experiences: Why They Stop You in Your Tracks & Force You to Play Small

Being a self-employed holistic practitioner, mind-body expert and "healer" means, at this point in time at least, there are no fast tracks to finding clients, students, and patients. You have to find them yourself. The irony is that who fall in this boat, so to speak, are downright [...]

The Importance of Ebb and Flow For Avoiding All Things Burnout.

When was the last time you slept all day on a Sunday and really, like REALLY, rested? And, by the way, not because you were sick in bed with a flu or cold! Back in February, I did exactly this and it wasn't because I was sick. I was [...]

The Rise of False Prophets and Why Following Them Won’t Make You Feel Better

BY IRENE LYON I sat in front of my computer a few weeks ago writing an article on the ten lesser known habits to optimize your business success this year and I was hit with another thought that deserved some exploration. It was a thought about false prophets and [...]

37 Pieces of ‘Life Living’ I’ve learned Since 1993 (probably not your usual list!).

Do you write “to-do” lists? Either mentally or on paper? Post-it (sticky) notes? Google docs? Scraps of paper? Does this sound familiar? Here’s my challenge to you: Rather than write a big long TO-DO list, try writing the 5, 10, 25, or maybe 37 things you’ve learned since you [...]

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How to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Frustration.

Could Frustration Be The New Fear? Is fear something that you can sit with, and be with, and ponder? Do you say to yourself, "I have so much fear around 'xyz' and I have to figure out how to move forward"? I'd love to suggest that maybe semantics are [...]