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finding solid ground… when you’re navigating the unknown

December 21, 2022

Navigating uncertain terrain. Six years ago, I was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor the size of a cantaloupe. I was (understandably) scared. I work with metaphor with my clients. The metaphor that showed up was an image: I saw myself walking through uncertain terrain, but there was solid ground under my feet. The image said: [ Read more … ]

Having the courage to speak up

August 9, 2022

I grew up in an ordinary, middle-class family in Iowa where I attended public schools. Through a stroke of fate, I was critically injured in a head-on collision in my 20s and received insurance money that allowed me to attend the Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago. My fellow classmates were very different from [ Read more … ]

Square energy is helpful if you’re feeling anxious or need to set boundaries.

May 28, 2022

In my work with clients, the Square metaphor shows up frequently. You would think that in our hyper-linear, go-go-go, ‘always on’ world that we live in, most of us would have square energy mastered. We don’t. I can’t tell you how many workshop participants have told me they “hate” squares. They prefer circles or spirals. [ Read more … ]

Pandemic 2020: We’re being called to stand in our strength

April 6, 2020

I wanted to share some of the learnings that have been coming up in Doorway sessions with my clients about the covid19 pandemic… I made a little 5 minute video of the ways my clients (and all of us) are being tested right now. It’s clearly here for us to learn from it. Here’s the [ Read more … ]

Magic happens when we sit in the driver’s seat

September 2, 2019

In a dream last week, I had a new car. It was an upgrade, bigger and nicer than my old car, but it was hard to drive. Then I realized I wasn’t in the driver’s seat.   I was trying to drive  from the passenger seat.   I’m not surprised by the message from this [ Read more … ]

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