I am always open to feedback from my readers, even when it is critical. We are all notoriously bad eyewitnesses to our own experience, so this sort of feedback can be helpful in understanding how we are perceived by others.
One piece of feedback ...
One of the characteristics I most love about my clients is their capacity for compassion and their awareness of the suffering and struggles of others. Because this is the case, my clients are helpers and healers to others.
And this is a wonderful ...
When we are describing ourselves (or when others are describing us) we identify with a whole host of different characteristics. You might be known as a hard worker, a caring person, a great wit, or a loyal friend.
Some of these characteristics are ...
Those who are interested in learning tools such as tapping are often the types of people who are thoughtful and caring. Those are wonderful qualities, but can be taken too far if we put everyone else's needs before our own.
Because this is the ...
One of the phrases that my clients find hardest to use in their tapping is, "I give myself permission to be easy and gentle with myself".
The reason they find it difficult is because it feels as if it’s giving themselves permission to do less work, ...
If you have been around the self-help world for any amount of time, it won’t surprise you to hear that caregivers are notoriously poor at taking good care of themselves.
What might be surprising is that one of the areas where this lack of ...
People with a kind heart and helping disposition are often those who have the hardest time reaching out for help.
This can happen for reasons ranging from not wanting to be a burden to others, to believing that since we possess the tools of healing, ...
It would be great if we could find a solution for every problem.
But that is simply not possible. Some illness can't be cured. Death is inevitable.
There are even times when solutions are available, but for a variety of complex reasons our loved ...
I'm lucky.
My life is filled with caring people. People who go much more than the extra mile to take care others. They are thoughtful, they are insightful, and they often know the needs of their loved ones before their loved ones do.
When I ...
Taking care of others is easy to do. We see needs, suffering, and struggle. We respond.
Often (at least for me) it is hard for us to extend the same type of care and concern to ourselves.
In this interview with EFT Master Loretta Sparks we talk ...
Most of my readers, listeners, and clients are big hearted people. Not only do they see the obstacles in their own lives, but they recognize the struggle of others.
When we recognize the struggles of others we also open ourselves up to experiencing ...