The untapped gift of metamorphosis
If you’d like to tap your hidden super power, please join me for my upcoming event for therapists, depth practitioners, coaches, and workshop leaders, The Deepest Power. https://www.kimhermanson.com/events/
If you’d like to tap your hidden super power, please join me for my upcoming event for therapists, depth practitioners, coaches, and workshop leaders, The Deepest Power. https://www.kimhermanson.com/events/
When we step into the roles of teacher, coach, mentor, or trainer, we step into vulnerability. Sharing our gifts with the world requires us to be present and authentic, risking judgment, rejection, or even failure. But here’s the profound truth: in our vulnerability lies our greatest power. Teaching, at its heart, is an act of…
It’s counter-intuitive, but opening up space is more important than filling it. Many who teach, train, coach, or mentor emphasize content, strategies, and frameworks. While these tools are valuable, they’re not what truly transforms. Transformation happens in the space—those moments of pause, openness, and connection where something deeper can emerge. When we focus solely on…
Many of us navigate life’s choices in a pre-verbal, metaphoric way, often without even realizing it. Whether deciding on a career path, choosing a place to live, or determining a life partner, we instinctively gravitate toward what “feels right.” We choose the career that feels inspiring and expansive, the house that feels lighter and welcoming,…
Metaphor MOVES us energetically…inspiring & compelling us to produce, create & grow. The video below is from my talk at the Experience Joshua Tree Conference in June 2018. Enjoy! P.S. The video was shot by Sandra Goodin photography. (…edited by me.)
In my coaching work, a client’s deep metaphoric patterns often emerge as a primary shape. The most common shapes I encounter are line, circle, square, triangle, and spiral. Occasionally, a client’s pattern will take on “no shape,” such as vastness or flow, or a shape that is entirely unique to their journey. Squares, representing clarity…
Sometimes we need to be like water, offering no resistance, moving around obstacles. Other times, we need to be sturdy and strong. Sometimes we need to feel our strength. Other times we need gentleness. Right now, at this very moment, would you rather be a cloud or a tree? Don’t let your mind judge your…