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Uneven Ground

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A few years ago, I was enjoying my time with a little girl who was learning to walk. She would hold my finger and toddle around, only letting go when she wanted to change directions. There’s a sweetness when walking with a young child; an innocence you feel needs to be protected and held onto. We didn't have any worries as we walked together. All she needed was my finger to remain confident and steady. There was no struggle, no strife… and no development. As we walked with her, Nancy ...read more

Filed Under: Aversion, Codependency, Jeff Ingram, Life Coaching

Sand, S’mores, and Sunglasses (at night)

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Every summer I spend two weeks on the coast. Most years, a friend will join me for the first week. The rest of the vacation it’s just me, waves, whales, and an abundant supply of audiobooks. One night during last year’s vacation it was late and my friend and I were the only two left on the beach as we were drowning out our fire to head back to the car. Two men walked out from behind a bend in the rocks and were approaching. We convinced ourselves (rather quickly, I might add) that we were ...read more

Filed Under: Featured, Shame, Tara Hedman, Trauma, Uncategorized

Sailing With Your Therapist

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If you asked me what different parts of the boat are called, or how to tie different sailor’s knots, you’d get a blank stare in return. I have been sailing once or twice and loved it. The depth and reflective properties of water have always been a strong pull for me. When I first started working in private practice, my connection to water continued. The visual I formed of how sessions progress started off like deep sea diving.  There wasn’t much to this analogy for me. I vaguely pictured that ...read more

Filed Under: Colleen Froehlich, Connection, Counseling, Expectations Tagged With:

Down the Mountain

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Before my family moved away from Ecuador, my boys wanted to climb Mt. Pichincha. It's not the tallest mountain in Ecuador and not a hard mountain to climb. It's more like taking a hike at 15,000 feet. But this was the mountain we had lived under and climbed countless times for years. It was the volcano that had rained ash down on us. It was our mountain. We started off early and we're having a good time, hiking, talking, and taking pictures. We reached the top of a long sandy slope and sat ...read more

Filed Under: Connection, Fear, Grief and Loss, Jeff Ingram, Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching

Ask a Guy

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Tara Hedman (yep, the lady who runs this show) and I have been friends for years. A few years ago she asked me to help with what she calls, Ask a Guy Night. Prompted by the blank look on my face, she explained, “As I work with women, sometimes they ask me questions like, ‘Why do men do that!?!?’ to which I reply with something like, "Well, I'm not a man. So..." As a result, periodically, she began hosting, Ask a Guy Night. She bills it as an evening where you can learn, "Everything you ever ...read more

Filed Under: Aversion, Connection, Fear, Heart and Soul, Jeff Ingram, Relationship Coaching, Vulnerability

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