I have a friend who’s been dealing with a disagreement with a neighbor. His neighbor sports a bumper sticker encouraging, “In a world...

There's something almost mystical about the way our memories work. A sight, sound, smell or taste can bring back a swarm of recollections...

"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...

Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...

The beautiful thing about technology is that I can publish my writing while I'm on vacation without even touching a computer or...

As a lifelong peacekeeper who is also comfortable openly navigating conflict with compassion, I rarely "burn bridges." So, in those few...

"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...

“Of course, we want people to mute unless speaking.” I said presumptuously while preparing for a virtual retreat I facilitated earlier...

A few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...

As Marie sat in yet another interview she froze again. Her inner critic was admonishing her for not knowing the answers to the questions....

I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....

I once watched a biker crash because they were swatting away a swarm of gnats while riding along a trail. These particular gnats were...

When Lewis came to me for coaching, he was tired of being stuck in an unhealthy pattern. There were too many fires to put out at work and...

Working with clients across different industries affords me a lot of exciting opportunities to learn. It also means I commonly encounter...

I hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...

As a kid, anytime I sat down to take a test I would freeze up and struggle to recall information that I readily knew just hours before....

During droughts, the water recedes dramatically in Horsetooth Reservoir. As the shoreline shifts, dense mud is exposed. It's the kind of...

The other week my cat alerted me that two baby bunnies had fallen into the window well. They were huddled together while she meowed...

I recently gave a talk on the Neuroscience of Conversation to a group of job seekers who are all currently unemployed. As part of the...

Many clients come to me when they're experiencing a disconnect between who they strive to be and how they're showing up. Take Lisa for...