I want to offer additional insight into managing yourself in toxic or confrontational situations. Any kind of perceived threat, conflict included, activates our danger-detecting networks and our body initiates a response. We either mobilize into action, freeze/withdrawal/disassociate, or move into an approval seeking, eager-to-please mode. All of these are automatic body responses so …
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MARCH BOOK RECOMMENDATION
One challenge I frequently see as a coach and that most of my clients are experiencing, is negative, uncontrolled mind chatter. We may be working on something but our brain is split between our task and the chatter. Furthermore, scientists found that our inner experiences, that is our thoughts, consistently dwarf our actual experiences. What …
FEBRUARY BOOK RECOMMENDATION
As we continue moving forward in 2021 (and as one coach pointed out, many are not making the mistake of writing 2020 as the date this year), I want to encourage you to look at your mindset. Clearly our experiences last year have influenced our thoughts and actions this year; however, we have the power …