Friday Fragments
Newsletter Archive
Explore "Friday Fragments" and special newsletter series featuring grounded insights, honest stories, and practical tools to help you stop abandoning yourself and create real internal safety.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
Issue 159, March 20, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ There’s a simple practice that has helped me maintain my boundaries more than almost anything else I’ve done. It’s not complicated, doesn’t take long, and you can start doing it tonight. If you’re in 12-step recovery, you’re probably familiar with it: it’s called…