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Engage a Receiving Mindset. It’s The Power Skill That Makes Life Changes Last!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Fearless Mindset, Somatic Coaching.

Often, we think that changing a behavior means that we stop doing, or give up, something. For example, If I want to stop gaining weight, I need to stop eating sugar or carbs. However, a more positive and productive way to think about it is to engage a receiving mindset.

What does a receiving mindset look like? You’re going to be adventurous and experiment with different vegetables and fruits and ways of preparing them. As a result, you’ll be gaining a wider variety of food that’s better for you so you feel like you want to feel. You’ll actually be eating more of the good stuff.

Surprising Ways that Overextending Yourself In the Past Stays in Your Body

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Healthy Relationships, Somatic Coaching, Somatic Embodiment.

Sometimes, we want something to work so badly we end up overextending ourselves almost to the point of breaking. Some people call it bending over backward for someone. You’ve been there, right? At the time, the situation seems to demand that you keep giving just to maintain a semblance of peace.

How to Build a Strong Social Support Network for Women in Leadership

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Great Circle Community, Healthy Relationships.

Part of being human is going through different phases of life. As children, we’re dependent on our parents. Then in the adolescent years, we push for a more autonomous position. Then finally as adults, we learn to become interdependent.

However, whether by nature or nurture, a person may not fully evolve as he or she has the potential to do. Because our society values independence to a fault, often individuals aren’t taught or don’t learn skills to develop interdependent relationships.

Make Peace with Your Past – A Pivotal Conversation that Leads to Freedom

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in ICF Mentor Coaching, Life Skills, Stepping Forward.

One of the most emotionally charged subjects you’ll ever talk with your clients about is how their past affects their present. When it comes to making peace with the past, it’s the hurtful aspects of the past that keep us stuck. It’s especially a problem when people continue to punish themselves, attach harmful meanings to past events, or perhaps see no meaning at all.

You can use the following outline to help you talk candidly with your clients about this emotionally painful topic. In this way, they can begin the healing process.

Stop Beating Yourself Up! 5 Powerful Self-Compassion Truths Revealed

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Self-Leadership Skills, Transform Your Life.

Most of us would never tell our best friend, “Oh, you’re so stupid”, yet we may beat ourselves up with demeaning self-talk. The sad reality is that most people have never learned to treat themselves with the kindness and patience they have learned to bring to others.

We all need to hear that we have permission to be good to ourselves. Giving yourself and your clients the key to self-compassion is empowering, because it clears away hidden misconceptions that you may not even know are lurking in your subconscious.

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Engage a Receiving Mindset. It’s The Power Skill That Makes Life Changes Last!

Surprising Ways that Overextending Yourself In the Past Stays in Your Body

How to Build a Strong Social Support Network for Women in Leadership

Make Peace with Your Past – A Pivotal Conversation that Leads to Freedom

Stop Beating Yourself Up! 5 Powerful Self-Compassion Truths Revealed

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