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Emotional Intelligence

The Global Identity Crisis: A Great Unmaking

Posted by on Apr 14, 2025

Right now, I see the world as experiencing a massive identity crisis—one that is not just social or political, but spiritual. It mirrors the Dark Night of the Ego on a global...

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Own Your Value

Boundaries are the Rules of Engagement

Posted by on Mar 21, 2025

In the last episode, I explored my journey through a growing understanding of power. That post actually started as a review of my journey through understanding boundaries, but I...

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Tools & Tips

The Ego Isn’t the Enemy – It’s the Structure

Posted by on May 9, 2025

There’s an idea among many spiritual seekers that the ego is a bad thing and that we need to somehow ‘get rid of it’. A few teachers remind us that getting rid of...

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Education

Lessons in Betrayal from a Scorpion

Posted by on Apr 30, 2025

Years ago, my husband and I were having one of our many philosophical conversations about emotional truths. He brought up the topic of betrayal, and I sat with it for a bit before...

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Recent Posts

Exploring Emotional Discoveries

Exploring Emotional Discoveries

May 7, 2018

My approach to stepping up hinges on building internal emotional intelligence. I’ve said before this takes fortitude, and it’s largely a trial and error kind of thing. I’m sharing what’s worked for me, but there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. The goal is a destination, but the journey to get there is long, varied and highly...

Working Through Self-Doubts

Working Through Self-Doubts

Apr 4, 2018

Do you know what happens when you work on stepping up? Things change. Change brings with it uncertainty and new potentials. But another thing that comes up are insecurities, self-doubts, all the reasons that kept you from stepping up in the first place. I am definitely no exception. I’ve been hitting wall after wall as I struggle to keep momentum going....

Ego: Just a Sense of Self

Ego: Just a Sense of Self

Mar 20, 2018

I was having lunch with a friend recently. Somehow or other we got onto the topic of egos, and she immediately said egos are a bad thing. Sadly, this is a very common idea. Wishing to know exactly what she was thinking, I asked why she thought such a thing. It is noteworthy that she was so taken aback by the question that she stared at me for a good 15 seconds...

Using Frustration as a Guide

Using Frustration as a Guide

Mar 6, 2018

Did you know that frustration can lead you into better understanding? Not only of yourself in general but also about what is you are truly expecting. Find out more in this episode.   Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube, and more. Like what you hear? Share it and leave us a review. It means a lot!     Life is...

Why A Budget Didn’t Work For Me

Why A Budget Didn’t Work For Me

Feb 23, 2018

After I had been tracking my expenses for a while, I decided to start creating budgets. That’s what you did, right? Every book I had said so. My thinking was that I could use the budget to help me curtail some of the extra spending I wanted to cut down on. Bear in mind that the bills, such a rent and phone and electricity etc, as well as the savings goals...