Two Years.
No, I'm not talking about the pandemic. What I am talking about is how two years seems to be an almost magical length of time when it...
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I write about the connection between our thoughts, emotions, and experience of life.
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Sarah
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Perfectionists, this one is for us.
The internal pressure. The fear of failure. The reluctance to take action, opting instead for even more preparation. No one else can help...
Sarah
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Other People's Feelings
This comes up a lot for my clients. As they begin to know themselves better and want to make some life changes, they worry about what the...
Sarah
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
Stuck in the mud
Note: this post is about repressed day-to-day feelings. It is not about unpacking deeper traumas. For that, I recommend professional...
Sarah
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Help! I'm overwhelmed!
When we feel overwhelmed, what is actually happening? Very rarely is there actual overwhelm happening right now (say, you just stubbed...
Sarah
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
When and How to Challenge Your Thoughts
Have you ever had the experience of going along, maybe not having the best day, but handling it, then something happens and your thoughts...
Sarah
- Oct 6, 2021
- 5 min
The Most Important Boundary You Will Ever Make
We are told that feeling the emotions of anger and resentment signal us that our boundaries have been crossed. We look around- who did it...
Sarah
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
How to Not Let Expectations Bite You in the Ass
Expectations can bite us in the ass. Especially expectations of ourselves and others. I remember a client years ago that was getting...
Sarah
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Gen-X heads-up: Peri-menopause
As a generation, Gen-X are DIY-ers. We like to understand what’s happening and what to do about it, do it, and get on with life. We find...
Sarah
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
What change do you want to keep?
Do you want to make some new choices?
Sarah
- May 14, 2019
- 1 min
Self-responsibility doesn't have to be heavy.
Take ownership of your life. That sounds like a big sentence full of responsibility, pressure, expectations, and possible failure. But...
Sarah
- Aug 15, 2017
- 2 min
Love and marriage
Or domestic partnership, or romantic relationship, or shacking up, or whatever it is when two people who love each other commit to living...
Sarah
- Jul 13, 2017
- 2 min
The difference between control and responsibility
Control is limiting, responsibility is listening. Control is about ratcheting down behavior, responsibility is about responding to...
Sarah
- Apr 27, 2017
- 4 min
What would you take with you if you left?
For years this was my favorite fantasy. When I was having trouble falling asleep at night, I would sooth myself by making my list. The...
Sarah
- Jan 10, 2017
- 3 min
It doesn't matter if no one sees you change.
In fact it might be better. I find so often that people do not give themselves credit for changes to their inner landscape. We have this...
Sarah
- Jul 7, 2016
- 2 min
Why I Write
Big change is like leaping off a cliff in the dark. There is no way you can know how or where you are going to land because it is...
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