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Why Fighting Your Feelings Is Exhausting You and How to Stop
Issue 167, May 15, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ There’s a phrase I heard years ago by the Buddhist teacher Cheri Huber that completely changed the way I relate to emotions: “You are responsible for your feelings, not for your feelings.” At the time, I understood it intellectually. But I don’t think…
How Do I Get Over the Guilt I Feel When Setting Boundaries?
May 13, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ photo credit: Diego Martz Most people think the goal is to stop feeling guilty when they set boundaries. But that’s not actually the goal. The real goal is learning how to stay with yourself when guilt shows up. That’s a very different thing. One of…
Why The Stories in Your Head Are Exhausting You. Here’s What to Do Instead.
Issue 166, May 8, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ This past week I had one of those moments where I realized how much my relationship with my own mind has changed. I was thinking about something coming up and noticed myself starting to go down a familiar (negative) path. You know the…
Why Do I Keep Saying Yes When I Really Want to Say No?
May 6, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Have you ever agreed to something and immediately regretted it? Maybe someone asked for a favor, invited you somewhere, or put pressure on you in a conversation, and before you even had time to think, the word “yes” came out of your mouth. Then later,…
How to Stop Abandoning Yourself (Even If You’ve Done It for Years)
Issue 165, May 1, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ If you’ve ever thought: There’s a good chance you’re dealing with something most people never name directly. Self-abandonment. I don’t say that lightly. It’s strong language, and I use it on purpose because softer language can sometimes let us off the hook because…
How to Set Boundaries at Work That Actually Reduce Stress and Protect Your Time
Practical strategies to manage email, meetings, workload, and expectations without burning out Issue 164, April 24, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Why Knowing Isn’t Enough By now, you probably understand that boundaries matter. But knowing that doesn’t automatically change your behavior. The real challenge is this: following through when it feels uncomfortable.…
How to Go from Overwhelm to Ease by Setting Boundaries at Work
Reclaim your time, reduce stress, and stop over-giving by shifting how you think about responsibility, control, and work-life balance Issue 163, April 17, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ The Lie That Keeps You Overwhelmed Most people who feel overwhelmed at work think the problem is their workload. Too many emails. Too many…
How to Take Control by Setting Digital Boundaries for Peace and Productivity
Issue 162, April 10, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ The Moment Everything Changes Two years ago, I coached a woman on the podcast who was overwhelmed by her living situation. She was doing all the work, her roommates weren’t contributing, and nothing changed despite repeated conversations. When we got off the call,…
How Internal Boundaries Help You Stop Over-giving and Reclaim Your Energy
Issue 161, April 3, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ For most of my life, I thought over-giving was a strength. I was helpful, generous with my time (and sometimes with my money), and reliable. The one people could count on. I thought I was “nice.” And I was all of those things.…
How Internal Boundaries Free You from the Need to Hide
Issue 160, March 27, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ I realized something recently that feels both simple and profound. I don’t feel like I have to hide anymore. For most of my life, I did, but I didn’t even realize that’s what I was doing. It wasn’t in obvious ways. It’s not…