Self Care Challenge

    How well are you taking care of yourself? On a scale of 0-10, where do you rate yourself? If your score indicates room for growing your self care plan, are you interested in stepping up to the plate?   If so, I’ve got a Challenge for you! I recently came across a long list of self care ideas at a free workshop, “Caring for the Caregiver” provided by The Regional Child Protection Center at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.  The purpose of this workshop was to impact

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Challenging Our Shoulds

Negative self-talk can make it difficult for us to move forward in our lives. When we listen to our negative messages and believe them, we can end up sabotaging ourselves. “You aren’t working hard enough.” “You should be further along in your career.” “You aren’t smart enough, attractive enough, wealthy enough, experienced enough, old enough……..you’re not enough!” “You’re too introverted, too extroverted, too aggressive……you’re too much!” Such messages, called “Saboteur Voices” in the coaching world, are often the result of

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