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We’re often taught that true confidence comes from being skilled, outgoing, or successful. However, real confidence doesn’t begin with performance—it begins with safety. When your nervous system feels safe, your sense of self becomes steadier. As a result, you feel more present and grounded. Confidence begins to grow—not in a flashy or loud way, but […]

I have a bad habit of pushing stuff to the back of the refrigerator.  Take out, leftovers in Tupperware, you name it – it’s been pushed to the back.  As I put new groceries in, the old stuff gets forgotten.  Weeks and sometimes (gross, I know) months can go by without me noticing.  When I […]

Challenge the Status Quo If you’re like most individuals, you grapple with how to shoo away daily distractions in order to get your stuff done. In fact, according to Psychology Today, “20 percent of people chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions.”This means one-fifth of people struggle to get their stuff done. What […]

I don’t know about you but procrastination has to be one of the most frustrating behavior traits. Think about it, you go to bed determined to wake up early and exercise.  Only to find yourself hitting the snooze button multiple times leaving you only a few minutes to spare frantically brushing your teeth and throwing […]

Last night my daughter, Averie encountered someone or something lurking about in her room.  I knew nothing was in her room.  But she believed otherwise.  I don’t know what she saw in those shadows, but to her it might as well have been Freddy Kruger himself.  I understand my daughter’s fears.  From an early age, […]