Posts by Shelley
#322- I’ll Wait To Make a Change Until It’s Safe
#322- I’ll Wait To Make a Change Until It’s Safe We all know change is hard. You say you want to quit your job or get into a relationship, but you don’t take the necessary steps to get there. Something in your past has made moving forward feel unsafe, so you wait for a sense of…
Read MoreSurviving to Thriving: Lauren Zander
Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Lauren Zander In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group, Lauren Handel Zander. Lauren was always a talker and poking her nose in people’s business… something that would ultimately serve her well. But being a life…
Read More#321- Journey of Attachment: I Feel Abandoned—Help!
#321- Journey of Attachment: I Feel Abandoned—Help! Your partner has left the building—physically, emotionally or both. Your world is slipping way, so anxiety takes over. You’re afraid you’ll never again experience what you had with this person. Even if your relationship was dysfunctional, you look at this person as your reason for living, thinking they have…
Read More#320- Loneliness and Disconnection
#320- Loneliness and Disconnection You don’t have to be alone to feel lonely. Loneliness is a sense of internal isolation which serves as protection. Instead of opening up and sharing your feelings, you retreat because it feels safer. This not only disconnects you from others, but also from yourself. True connection requires vulnerability, which is uncomfortable…
Read More#319- Journey of Attachment: The Undeniable Urge to Bolt
#319- Journey of Attachment: The Undeniable Urge to Bolt You say you want a relationship, so why do you feel an urge to bolt after a date? Or when things start to get serious? You think it’s because they aren’t the right one, but it has nothing to do with them. It’s about you. You’re afraid…
Read More#318- The Gift of Gratitude
#318- The Gift of Gratitude It’s hard to be grateful for misfortune, and the suffering that results. It’s much easier to wallow in “Why me? Poor me!” than to look for the gift. The truth is, you can find gratitude in every situation. It’s being thankful for some aspect of every situation rather than only…
Read MoreSurviving to Thriving: Chelsea Nielsen
Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Chelsea Nielsen In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with yoga teacher, digital nomad and lifestyle coach Chelsea Nielsen. Growing up in New England Chelsea lived a happy, stable and comfortable life… until the age of 12 when her father told her…
Read More#317- Journey of Attachment: What Could’ve Been
#317- Journey of Attachment: What Could’ve Been There’s FOMO (fear of missing out), then there’s another layer where you beat yourself up over what you think you missed. When you’re attached to what could’ve been, it keeps you focused on the rear view mirror. You may find yourself reliving the missed opportunity over and over,…
Read More#316- I’m Not OK Unless You Think I’m OK
#316- I’m Not OK Unless You Think I’m OK Do you have trouble accepting when someone is upset with you or mad at something you’ve done? Maybe you try to get back into their good graces or go the opposite way and get pissed. Either way, a sinking feeling usually accompanies it. The knots in your…
Read More#315- Journey of Attachment: Upsetting the Apple Cart
#315- Journey of Attachment: Upsetting the Apple Cart To have what you want in life—whether that’s a fulfilling job, relationship, fame, fortune—you have to upset the apple cart. That means saying and doing what is true for you and taking action from that place. It’s a willingness to step into the messiness of life instead of…
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