The Sunny Side of Imposter Syndrome
Though the term “imposter phenomenon” and I are birth-year twins – give it up for 1978! – it’s only been in recent years that what we’ve come to call Impostor … Read More
Embracing the Fire of our Anger
November 2, 2019
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Sarah B
A few years ago, I sat down with a piece of poster board and a mug filled with markers and I started exploring anger. Something in me could sense that … Read More
Certainty and the Meanest Gremlin Gabbing
October 26, 2019
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Sarah B
The whole gremlin thing, it’s a way of bringing some levity and accessibility to a really challenging part of ourselves. I realized, as I stood before groups of students at … Read More
A PSA for my Fellow Helpers
October 21, 2019
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Sarah B
One of the things I love about my work is that I get to be a part of big, life-changing work without being involved with life-threatening situations. Crisis counselors, E.R. … Read More
Defining Relationships in Work and Beyond
October 14, 2019
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Sarah B
Last week, the conversation at Chomp & Chat – a weekly, agenda-free gathering of folks who read my newsletter – focused mostly on individual definitions of “family” and “friends,” words … Read More
It’s Us FOR Them, not Us OR Them
October 7, 2019
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Sarah B
During a workshop on stress reduction that I facilitated last week, a woman noted that her challenge with boundaries – for example, the inner debate she experiences about answering the … Read More
The well-intentioned folly of the perfect victim
September 23, 2019
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Sarah B
Theresa read me a quote from Anne Frank this morning: “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Frank sure recorded some profound wisdom in her journal, made all the … Read More
The gremlins’ sneaky contribution to self-love
September 16, 2019
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Sarah B
One of the analogies that I like to use when helping people work with their gremlin voices draws a line between those fearful inner voices (and gremlins are working from … Read More
My mug-shaped reminder of our impact
September 9, 2019
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Sarah B
During a recent video-based coaching session, my client prompted me to show off the hand-made mug I was drinking tea from. I love this mug: Its bulbous body tapers toward … Read More
My pre-travel melt-downs: A new tack
September 2, 2019
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Sarah B
A few Fridays ago, I wandered around Earth Fare, waiting until Theresa could take a short break for a short visit before I left for a short trip to see … Read More