An Ordinary No?
Two words keep repeating in my mind since I heard them in a podcast a number of weeks ago: Ordinary no. The podcast is The Secret Live of Black … Read More
The Uncomfortable and Exhilarating Act of Asking for What We Want
January 26, 2020
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Sarah B
I don’t know if it’s apocryphal or literal, but there’s a story I once heard about the founder of the life coaching profession, Thomas Leonard. According to the story, he … Read More
I Gave Myself Permission to Bomb
April 29, 2019
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Sarah B
I have a somewhat unusual comfort with public speaking. I once walked into a conference with almost no understanding of what the organizers wanted me to do and hopped on … Read More
The Stoned Writer: When Fear Inhibits Creation
January 28, 2019
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Sarah B
I have a friend with a book idea he’s been noodling on for the last few years. It’s a memoir of sorts, focused on his journey from being raised in … Read More
Third Intention Healing of Our Hearts
December 9, 2018
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Sarah B
I found my soul mate of a dog, Emmie, in 2000 at the pound. Four years later, she picked out her partner in life and crime, Cosmo, at an adoption … Read More
A Conspiracy of Excellence
November 26, 2018
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Sarah B
Last week was one of those weeks that seemed to have a theme, one wove through a couple of conversations and one Instagram video, like so: Natalia Alvarez, an expert … Read More
Making the outside of the closet safer
October 7, 2018
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Sarah B
Thursday is the 30th annual National Coming Out Day, a day that was founded to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community. And we still need that awareness-building, especially in the … Read More
Getting Started with Gremlin Voices
August 19, 2018
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Sarah B
Back in June, I shared about a success I had in gremlin voice management – that is, in discerning the voices of irrational fear that express themselves, generally, through messages … Read More
The blunt object of limited information
July 30, 2018
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Sarah B
Last week, I read the greater part of How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer, a gift from a friend. It confirmed a couple of things I’ve suspected for a while: … Read More
Calling Fear’s Bluff: Ropes Course Style
July 23, 2018
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Sarah B
I got it in my head that I had to do the ropes course at the Greensboro Science Center for my 40th birthday last month. You may recall that I’m … Read More