A Moment of Silence I had a second of silence this week. Lately my ears ring constantly, but for an instant, the roar of tinnitus blinked. It’s only happened twice in the last 358 days. But it wasn’t guaranteed to happen at all. The doctors don’t know why I’m suddenly super sensitive to sound, or…
A Body-First Approach to Responding to Stress This week I’ve been thinking about the mind/body connections of stress, anxiety, and negative emotions. When emotional triggers pop up in life, one of the most effective things we can do is to give ourselves space by interrupting our physical stress response. It’s nice when we can interrupt disruption and uncertainty…
A Stress Reduction Technique from the Wild + Brave Coaching Archive This live coaching originally broadcast on June 11, 2020 and features Wild + Brave’s Coach Morgan Hendrix, and several Wild + Brave Humans (thank you to Johnna, Willian, and Anthony for contributing to the live conversation) who added their insights to the live coaching…
We all do things we know aren’t valuable. Whether we call them time wasters, downtime, or addictions; time we desperately need gets lost in predictable ways every week. My friends and I have noticed something called “phone time” has gobbled up our spare minutes. Things like scrolling social, streaming content, or pouring water (my own latest…
There are lots of coaches out there. So how do you know when you’re ready for a coach, and which kind of coach you need? Having been a professional coach for over a decade and having had many coaches over the years, here’s a lens to use to think about what kind of coaching might…
12 Years of Working Better, Not Less I love being a coach. It means people ask me to help them do things that matter to them. Sometimes I help them get a book published, or repair a broken relationship, or discover what they actually want in life. Sometimes I help people break habits, or make…
Get it Before It’s Gone Like any natural planner, I like to keep an eye on the whirling calendar pages to make sure I don’t miss an opportunity to maximize life. Things like a year-end review, and a new-year-strategy session are treats I look forward to, making space for ritual and rigor alike. I’ll probably…
Change How We Share Our Experience Enjoy an episode of the Wild + Brave Life Podcast, by Coach Morgan Hendrix, and Lew Hastings, tackling the Obituary Effect, Perfectionism in Storytelling, and how a small change in the way we share our experiences can reduce loneliness, alienation, and suicide. What we often do is tell Tidy Stories….
Stress doesn’t have to kill us. But sometimes we need a rescue from the chaos that has swallowed us. Learning how to respond well to stress allows us to stay energized enough to care for others, rather than being burnt out and irritable. It also allows us to work smarter and be more engaged and…
What can we do when life goes crazy around us? Changes, chaos, uncertainty, and seasons of waiting can cause massive disruption to our equilibrium. Even positive events, and exciting activities (like a wedding, job change, or vacation) are still disruptors in our ordinary lives. And then there’s the bad stuff. I’m sorry. I could use…