There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about life coaching out there. Some people are just plain confused about what life coaching is and what it does. Some people mistakenly think that it’s gaslighting and “spiritual bypassing.” And even some of my most devoted students secretly think that coaching
I’m outlining the concept of anticipatory stress through the example of insomnia today as it’s something I coach on frequently, but you can substitute any other situation in which you’re feeling stressed or worried about something you’re anticipating. Many people make one big mistake that prevents them from being able to work through it, and I’m showing you what that is today.
The elections here in the US are coming up very soon and many people are feeling anxious about the potential outcomes. So today, I’m taking this episode to revisit some of my key teachings around how to deal with an uncertain future. And even if the presidential election is not something you’re currently fixated on, the concepts I’m discussing here on the podcast are applicable to any time you’re spinning in anxiety and despair.
Last Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. I wanted to take the opportunity this week to highlight some of the legal rights that we, as women, now have because of her work, and to tie her passing in with the coaching model that I teach in The Society to dive into the concept of hope and commitment.
Our brains love to be certain because it perceives being wrong as dangerous and it kicks off a primitive reaction. This unconscious process is normal, but when we want to learn to change this process, to allow the discomfort of being challenged, mental flexibility is what allows us to do so.
What are you looking for when you seek closure? Is it an apology, acknowledgment, or maybe a deeper understanding of the other people involved? What I’ve noticed is that when people talk about wanting closure, they’re almost always framing it as something they get from another person. It’s talking to someone who has done wrong by you or someone you’ve wronged, and chickens, this is a lie we tell ourselves.
