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Category: Transform Your Life

From Transition to Transformation: Embody Your New Self. It’s How Change Sticks!

he in-between place from transition to transformation is made easier when you work on integration, accepting and embodying the new you.What a process change is! First comes transition, where you’re in the in-between, liminal stage, helping your body catch up with the vision you hold for your life. Then comes Integration, which leads to transformation. Know this: Integration is a practice, not a finish line. We tend to think transformation comes from and ends with decision-making. We view it as a breakthrough. A clear “before and after.” However, nothing could be further from the truth, as Ava’s experience illustrates…

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The Liminal Space: Navigating Transformation’s Uncomfortable In-Between

The liminal space is a transitional period between two states or stages, often causing feelings of uncertainty, ambiguity, and disorientation.The liminal space is a transitional period between two states or stages, often causing feelings of uncertainty, ambiguity, and disorientation. You’re neither here nor there, where familiar surroundings may feel altered and unsettling. My client Sophie (not her real name) found herself dealing with the discomfort of the liminal space…

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Making Your Bed – A Small Routine that Makes a Big Difference in Your Life

Making your bed is a routine that could save your life because it’s the first win of the day that motivates you to choose to live mindfully and productively

Improving quality of life depends on change. Because if nothing changes in your life…nothing changes! The most impactful changes are often very small like making your bed, as Karen discovered. You’ll get a peek into her story below.

We all hear the reports that the rate of health problems such as obesity, depression, and heart disease are increasing. I believe many are in crisis. They just don’t know how to get started and stay on track.

Perhaps you’d like to exercise more, eat healthfully, or develop more resilience. But you just can’t maintain your good intentions. Rather than be in a “let life happen mode”, a “take charge of life” mode will be more helpful. Something as simple as making your bed can help.

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What Sustainable Living Really Means. This May Surprise You!

Sustainable living means more than caring for planet Earth. Burnout and stress show we need to learn to USE and RENEW our personal resources.
 
When people think about sustainable living they often focus on living green or minimalistic. They know the earth’s resources are limited so they try to use them sensibly. It makes sense to take care of the planet we live on. 

However, the same people treat their personal resources differently. They push, use, hustle, rush, and demand more of themselves than their bodies and minds can handle. That creates a huge disconnect in their approach to sustainable living. Because if we can’t sustain our own lives, how can we sustain the resources of this planet? Somehow, at some point, the commitment to living sustainably will break down because… it’s not sustainable!

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