Author: yourradiantsoul

Routine. The word alone makes some people yawn with boredom. The idea of being locked in to the same ole thing time after time. But, I would like to introduce you to the idea of the freedom that comes with routine. Throughout the day, we use our energy in many different ways for many different … Continue reading Time After Time

Last week, I wrote about taking the time to look at our personal values. Digging in to the core beliefs that drive our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors on a daily basis. (You can refer back to that blog here.) This week, let's continue to inspect what we value by looking at how we invest our … Continue reading Who Do You Love When You Come Undone

You want to help people feel better. I get it. Perhaps you are in a helping profession, but perhaps you are a helper to your family, coworkers, or friends. In the helping professions, wanting others to feel their best is what drives us- seeing others learn how to help themselves and feel better in their … Continue reading We’ll Rise Up

In the ancient health science of Ayurveda, one of the principle teachings about our bodies is to trust the body's wisdom and honor the urges that we have. Our bodies know what they need to do to make their way back into balance and all day, every day, they are working to find a state … Continue reading Can’t Stop The Feeling

When we meet someone new, we are asked what we do for a living. We then proceed to attach our identity to the job that we hold. Many times while this is happening, in the back of our minds, we are thinking about how much we dislike our job or wish that we could do … Continue reading I’m Alive I’m Alive I’m Alive

Every day, many of us fall into the habit of trying to fit in with the socially acceptable expectation that being overscheduled and exhausted means that we are doing it right. We are praised for adding on more and more and our brains create an addiction to the chemicals of stress. We come to believe … Continue reading I’m So Tired

We are living in a society that encourages comparison. And we have the highest rates of depression and anxiety in history. Yes, I believe the two are connected. When we spend our days comparing our lives, bodies, accomplishments, etc. to what we see on social media and TV, we also spend a great deal of … Continue reading Nothing Compares To You

So, let's talk about what's going on in your head... Our minds have a need to explain and understand everything in order for us to feel safe. This means that when we don't know something, our minds automatically try to figure out the answer; to fill in the blank. This is based on our survival … Continue reading I’ve Got A Blank Space Baby

As a mental health therapist frequently working with clients suffering from high anxiety and heavy depression, I am often discussing the subject of self-talk. With all of the messages we receive daily from ads telling us that we are not enough and that we need the product advertised in order to feel good, in addition … Continue reading Everybody Hurts

Brene' Brown defines authenticity as "the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are". Woof. There are a lot of things in that one sentence that may brush up against the ole comfort zone. First, this definition asks us to take a look at how … Continue reading Why Don’t You Be You And I’ll Be Me

Picture it: You start a new job and on your first day you are meeting all of your new coworkers. Within the first week, you are attending meetings with them and having conversations to get to know them. You are observing to learn the dynamic of the workplace. This is a group of people with … Continue reading I Want You To Want Me

As a professional coaching people into their bodies and helping to bring the mind and the body together, I help others to realize that the body does not have the capability to lie. The mind can lie and frequently does. We tell ourselves stories to try to make ourselves feel better, but we also tell … Continue reading Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

In watching a video by Dave Ramsey the other day, he mentioned a concept that he calls "Gazelle Intensity" in reference to getting things done that seem impossible. He created this concept from a Bible passage and was talking about getting out of debt. The illustration from nature is quite powerful and can apply to … Continue reading Ready to Run

In both coaching and counseling, I often hear people say that they would like to "get back to who they used to be" or to go back to an old version of themselves. This always puzzles me because we are in a relationship where they have sought me out for help and the person they … Continue reading Well, I’ve Been Afraid of Changing

As a new year begins, we often default to thinking of ways to force ourselves back into line. We focus on goals with rigid schedules and restrictions. We often see things in a narrow view of what we have to do to get where we want to be and we try hard not to think … Continue reading Can’t Buy Me Love