Losing My Identity

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― Joseph Campbell I started thinking about becoming a physician when I was 11 years old. I graduated from medical school at the age of 29. By the time I...

Rat Park

When I need to learn something (or maybe when I’m ready to learn a lesson), clients show up who also need to learn the same thing. I can see, so clearly, what they need to learn, and then—thwak!—the fact that I also need to learn the same lesson hits me in the face....

Manifesting

In my coaching world, we occasionally talk about “manifesting.” What do you want to manifest in your life? What do you want to bring into your life? After I came back from the 4-day intensive that was part of my Master Coach Training with Martha Beck, I received an...

Fun, Anyone?

A couple of weeks ago my friend and colleague, Master Life Coach Susan Hyatt, asked a question on a coaching forum that I am a part of: What do you do for fun? Ever since I read The Four Day Win by Martha Beck years ago and learned about Rat Park, I’ve been trying to...