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Issue 16. March 17, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ When I first got  into recovery, I started to realize there was a continuum of helpfulness where one end was dysfunctional and the other was functional. Those two extremes of the continuum were easy for me to see, but I was lost when…

Issue 15. March 10, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ One of the most amazing benefits of my recovery is the drastic improvement of my relationships. My romantic relationship is a perfect example of that – for the first time in my life I’m in a healthy loving, committed a relationship. I learned…

Issue 14. March 3, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Stop falling in love with other people’s potential. Start paying attention to the person who’s right there in front of you, right now. It doesn’t matter if this a romantic interest, family member, colleague or your student. There’s a difference between helping out…

Issue 13. February 24, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ If you’re continually attracted to (and been attractive to) emotionally unavailable people, you’re probably not going to like what I’m about to say, dear friend: It’s you. You’re the problem. Chances are high: you’re emotionally unavailable. Please hear me out.If I’m right, and you ignore this, you…

Issue 12. February 17, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Sex is WAY better when you have healthy boundaries. In fact, everything about relationships is! Here’s why – you’re much clearer about that you like and don’t like, and you’re much more likely to speak up about those things when you have healthy…

Issue 11. February 10, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Before recovery I was absolutely mired in fear. I didn’t understand it was fear I was experiencing until it was gone. I realize now that it was mainly fear of being judged by others. Well, technically – fear of being judged and rejected by others.…

Issue 10. February 3, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ The reason we try to control the world around us is that we have the mistaken belief that if only things were “right” with the outside world, then we would be okay. I forget about this all the time. On the mirror in my bathroom there’s been…

Issue 9. January 27, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ If you’re filled with tension, anxiety and have a life of chaos and don’t know why, perhaps learning to keep the focus on yourself will help. For me, keeping the focus on myself in the here and now has given me lots of…

Issue 8. January 20, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ So many people are seeking balance, especially given the new year and all those resolutions to “do better.” What does “balance” mean exactly? And how do you get there? Let’s use the metaphor of balancing on one foot to relate to what life…

Issue 7. January 13, 2023 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Managing our thoughts and our minds is the most powerful way to change our lives. We’ve been taught what to think and why, but not really how to think. When we let our mind go on autopilot, the results can be disastrous. Here are several ways for how to think, and especially…