I can vividly remember going to a networking event last year and being ridiculously nervous. I was new to Portland, had recently had a baby, and wasn't really feeling like myself but wanted to meet new people. The event was nice enough, full of women hoping to make new connections, but I felt like an outsider, unsure of where to go or what to do. I tried to think positively remembering that I'm ...
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Do you ever feel like your life is on hold? Like you're waiting to feel more confident, courageous, or full of self-love before going after your desires? And that when you have... the confidence then you will start the business you want to start. the courage then you will say “no” to things you don’t want. the self-love then you will start dating to find the love of your life. Many of ...
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I am honored to have been selected on Expertise.com as one of the top 19 best Life Coaches in Portland, OR. You can view the full article here. Their goal is to connect people with the best local experts. They scored 149 life coaches on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best life coaches in Portland, OR. Best Life Coachesin ...
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Cheers to the new beginning of another chance to make the absolute best of your year! This year, 2017, has a powerful association with it. In the Tarot the number 17 is known as "The Star", and it's wisdom to us is this: Follow your own star. Act from the center of your true self... that's where the keys to your creative power live. Go within and listen to your heart's desires and ...
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My self-love journey started with learning how to say no. In my 20s I ran myself ragged from attempting to work a full-time job in a major city, riding my bike to get my graduate degree after work, and saying yes to every social outing and invitation. My life was very full, and while I sometimes miss that, I was exhausted. The exhaustion was turning into anxiety, questioning my decisions, and restlessness. At ...
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Have you ever felt like a fraud or been afraid that you would be found out? This is a fear that sooo many women have and it's called the Imposter Syndrome. I had dealt with it for years and honestly, it kind of sucks. It's the feeling that no matter how beautiful people tell you you are, or how talented and smart, how many straight A's you get or degrees you have or ...
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A few weeks after giving birth to Kai, an acquaintance of mine had a baby and posted on Facebook "every day feels like Christmas morning" in regards to life with a newborn. My heart sank. In essence, I was not feeling like every day was Christmas morning. Far from it. I was feeling a range of emotions from overwhelming love and gratitude, to total despondency and doubt. Questions started going through my head ...
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Saturday didn't start out great. I had a client call, which I was late to, because I couldn't find my phone. I was beyond tired and didn't know why. I was frustrated and a little worried about being so tired. There were errands that needed to be run but I didn't want to do them. And Kai was teething and wouldn't settle down because he was in pain. Some days, you just have ...
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When my son was born, everyone told me, "just enjoy the time, it goes so fast." Here I had everything I wanted. A beautiful, healthy baby. A nice home in a great city. A wonderful husband. A thriving business. So why, when everything was so great, would I find myself stuck in worry and unable to enjoy the moment? And then I would think about how fast it goes, and get upset I wasn't enjoying ...
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A little over four years ago, I was blessed to spend four months at a reforestation sanctuary in the mountains of Hawaii called Ahu Lani. Ahu Lani roughly translates to heavenly shrine. This was a time of so much growth and change for me. I was 26 years old, freshly out of grad school and in need of "figuring out" my life. Really, I needed to feel my hands in the dirt and ...
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