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5 tell tale signs that your coaching clients have undiagnosed trauma (and what you can do to help them heal from it)

2024-04-30T14:33:20-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Practitioners & Professionals|

The transformational industry is HOT right now. There are so many coaches and wellness professionals out there who want to make a difference by helping their clients improve their lives, relationships and businesses. The act of helping others is humanity at its finest. But too many coaches get [...]

Why getting grounded has nothing to do with your roots (plus, a new’ish guide for ya)

2024-04-26T20:05:12-07:00Spirituality & Somatic Bypass|

C’mon, I know you’ve heard it before: Dig those roots into the ground. Ground yourself. Get grounded, etc. It’s common lingo, especially in the yoga and mindfulness world. And, while I have nothing against yoga and mindfulness (some of my best friends and colleagues are full fledged yogini’s), [...]

Trouble losing weight? Got an addiction? (Origins of *The ACE Study*)

2024-04-26T20:19:03-07:00Nervous System Health, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

. This is... "An unconscious solution to unrecognized problems dating back to childhood." -- Vincent Felitti, the discoverer of The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, aka: The ACE Study . This unconscious solution is carrying excess body fat. We're at that time in the year when health and wellness professionals and [...]

This is an important dose of medicine… You in?

2024-04-30T14:36:05-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

The medicine I’m talking about? Feeling. And by feeling, I don't just mean emotions. I mean being able to really FEEL your body, your sensations, your insides: what your biology is up to. So many folks are trying to shift, transform and change their stuff -- their harmful [...]

A Paradigm Shift For Doing “Inner Work” (A Letter to Robin Sharma)

2024-04-26T20:48:35-07:00Breakthrough Burnout, Spirituality & Somatic Bypass|

I received an e-mail from author Robin Sharma that inspired the video below. In the e-mail, titled Why Mandela Won, Sharma says: "Seriously look at the scarcity that is blocking any opportunity and make the changes that will unleash your amazingness." As someone who has spent many years immersed in inner work, that [...]