Category: Interpersonal Skills
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Emotions are Fuel for Our Journeys Not Directional Systems
Self awareness is a gift, though sadly most people don’t have it. Self awareness includes the ability to read our own and other emotions correctly while holding data and intelligence in the same basket. Avoiding emotions causes blockage otherwise known as anxiety and eventually depression. Culturally emotion is gendered, where being emotional” is a sign…
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(Not So) Small Talk
Back to school is around the corner and many parents are curious about their time and experiences in school, and despite our well meaning “how was your day” it usually lands with a one-word answer. Below I’ve compiled some more creative ways to learn about your child’s relationship with the landscape of school and social…
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Meltdown Map
I made a meltdown map for parents and while it serves the kid population, I know many of my clients are adults and have meltdowns too. Especially those of us wired differently in a society that is often hard to navigate. The key formula is to connect with the body first (soothe), then problem solve.…
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Relationship Audit
While I am a fan of challenging our comfort zones and not trying to stay in a “safe” zone all of the time, I am a proponent of having guidelines for what safe people and unsafe people in relationships might look like. This is less to be judgmental of others, and more to have clear…
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