It's just passed 5:40 in the morning and my partner just left for drill. I'm exhausted. And for the past three weeks I've had the itch to write, but I haven't had the time. So, instead of going to back to bed, I poured myself leftover coffee from yesterday and here we are. I've caught… Continue reading Free write #5: The Writer
Category: Free Write
Free write #3: Body acceptance on planes
I'm on the plane heading to see my partner. While she's deployed, she gets two passes for visitors and an opportunity to come home for a week. This is the first past we've gotten approved while she's gone this year. But this post isn't about my partner or her deployment. It's about the plane rides… Continue reading Free write #3: Body acceptance on planes
4 questions that help work through the anxiety ‘slowing down‘ gives me
What are your biggest challenges? For January WordPress is sharing prompts with bloggers and I thought I would incorporate ones that resonated with me. Slowing down is my biggest challenge. It’s something that I’ve been working on for what seems like my whole adult life. I’ve gotten so much better at slowing down because I’m… Continue reading 4 questions that help work through the anxiety ‘slowing down‘ gives me
Free write #2 – External validation can lead to internal acceptance
When I started my own health journey over a decade ago, it was because I felt like I had no control. Over the course of a month, I had learned that my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and had a few months to live, a long-term relationship ended, my grandmother died and the holidays happened.… Continue reading Free write #2 – External validation can lead to internal acceptance
Breaking Free: Navigating the Intersection of Self-Worth and Business Success in the World of Coaching
For the past few days, I've been thinking about a conversation I had with client. For context, we're working on developing her business foundation. This means we're discussing her personal values and how those show up in her coaching practice. We've talked about her coaching mission and how that informs her services. We also have… Continue reading Breaking Free: Navigating the Intersection of Self-Worth and Business Success in the World of Coaching
Free write #1 – Urgency
There are times I sit at my computer and I know exactly what I want to say. There are mornings like this where I've started a post, and deleted it over and over and over. Today's deleted topics include: sharing a blog post I wrote for class on conflicts of interest in dietary recommendations, talking… Continue reading Free write #1 – Urgency