I hold a Masters Degree in Social Work. Certified in Adult Education, Meditation instructor and too many workshops, readings, training to count. While the education I received was worthwhile, what has given me wisdom is experience.
Knowledge + experience +practice, practice practice = wisdom.
What I’ve learned over many years of practice is that until we “conquer thyself” true peace and happiness will remain an elusive goal. I’ve begun a writing project that will talk about those practical skills. By practical I mean things to practice.
How to navigate the path of change. The path of change is and ought to be riddled with struggle and discomfort. That is natural. I have lots of strategies to help.
I am a big proponent of journalling. Journalling we have come to believe is either venting on paper or some other form of content capture or staying with the positive and writing affirmations. Journalling has an intent.
The intent is to get your brain to release all the fragments of thought from your mind onto a medium for you to begin gaining clarity. Clarity comes when we write something out including our pain and thoughts and then becoming aware of what are the unconscious messages contained in our notes so we gain clarity as to what is needed in a situation and what is to simple vent.
We've been conditioned. Part of the issue we see in this world around navigating different ways of viewing situations comes down to how we were taught to live in this world. When encountered with a different way of being, it becomes foreign and sort of wakes us up to our own conditioning.
In a divided world, it's easier to think us/them when in fact we are all part of one and simply what is different is our conditioning. Recognizing that is what shows up in the world.
For business owners/leaders: discern professional from personal, lead by example, balancing your life, taking critique, being aware of how you are being perceived by employees and how to shift it. This is to name but a few and there is more.
I never really believed that I could light a path I haven’t walked. While we have our individualized version of a path, the path, has commonalities contained within Carl Jung’s work. Jung’s work is something I am studying currently although have always believed that everything you want in your life is already inside us, we have to first uncover the unconscious to fully become whole.
New Project Coming Soon for Women Over 50!
Stories That Teach
I’m launching a new project that seeks to raise the voice of women. We live in a world where employment is linked to usefulness. A culture that links us to purchasing and when we reach a stage where we see that material goods are but an illusion we decrease our spending rendering us no longer contributing. I want to shift that narrative to revealing the wisdom people have acquired over a lifetime of making mistakes or having struggles.
This culture needs to raise the bar and recognize how much we learn from making mistakes and having those painful moments in life. My answer is Stories that Teach. For those interested, please reach out.
I am embarking on professional speaking by working with a speaking coach and will soon post some quick videos for anyone who would like to see my work in action.
I am married to a business owner. He created his financial tech business. Throughout the process of his developing his business I helped him understand that people run business and that the business reflects the people running it.
At the same time he has shown me so much about managing my business of counselling. How to develop my goals based on sessions, what it means to work on my business instead of always working in it.
Safe to say he and I work well together and have married the connection between running a business and the world of therapy.
Should your newly created business or midsize business need a person to assist with development or shifting a culture within, reach out for a consultation.
I’m an experienced life consultant with a blog full of valuable insights. My in-depth posts cover a wide range of topics to help you achieve your goals and thrive in all aspects of life. Check out my website to transform your life for the better.
As mentioned I am transitioning out of individual sessions and diving into what the next chapter will bring. As a small hint, it involves learning to live without people like me.
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