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What if you just don’t believe it?
“I don’t understand why you don’t have any problems with Lupus. Lupus is serious,” my almost-23 year old daughter said to me as we were chatting in the RV. “I can’t say for sure, but I think it’s because I don’t believe I have it,” I nonchalantly explained. “You can’t just say that.” She was…
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Got dreams?
It was the same thing day in and day out: I woke up early. Did my workout. Got ready for work. Went to work. Left work. Ran errands/took care of kids’ needs. Made dinner. Maybe watched TV. Went to bed. Rinse and repeat except add in chores like cleaning, laundry, dishes, grading papers, etc. I…
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Following the Breadcrumbs
Have you ever watched that movie where Indiana Jones has to cross the void with no bridge in front of him. He has to trust and believe that the bridge is there, but he can’t see it? So he steps out into the void hoping something appears, and voila! A step does appear. And each…
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Positive Affirmations
Positive affirmations are little sayings or phrases repeated daily to help change your state of mind. Positive affirmations can provide emotional support & encouragement and can calm you when you feel fear & uncertainty. Positive affirmations can help rewire your brain in a happy direction & help develop your inner confidence. You may be thinking,…
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Not All Thoughts are Bad
I was working with a client the other day around urges. An urge is that “uncontrollable” feeling we get to eat or to do something–think binge eating potato chips, acting on an impulse, scrolling social media, drinking several glasses of wine, binging a show (or shows) on Netflix, shopping, over-exercising, etc. I put “uncontrollable” in…
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Jumpstart 2023 Group Coaching Program
Does this sound familiar? You’ve told yourself all year that you would start working on your health & fitness goals on the first of next month or next Monday. But then all the next months and the Mondays rolled around and here you are in the last week of December not having gotten started (or…
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Living Unapologetically
Lately I’ve been contemplating what it means to live life unapologetically. We spent the last four weeks in Florida and chasing ocean sunsets, especially in the Gulf, is one of my most favorite things to do when we are there. I also enjoy sharing my sunset pics on Facebook & Instagram. Last Monday I logged…
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Tuna Apple Salad
Way back in 1999/2000, my husband and I did a weight loss program called Body For Life. It was a simple program that combined weight lifting, 20 minute HIIT style cardio, a pretty-easy-to-follow meal plan, and a fabulous couldn’t-be-skipped cheat day. That program helped me to lose 20 pounds in 12 weeks, but it also…
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Motivation Is…
An internal job. One of the most common complaints I hear from my life coaching clients is: I just can’t find my motivation. Many of my clients say, “I want to work out, I want to have a clean house, I want to complete the certification that will advance my career, I want to train…
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Virtual Success Coaching for Teenagers
Being a mom is hard work and every new stage of development brings its own challenges. But I don’t think anything is harder than raising teenagers. As a parent, you have so much control over your children and their lives when they are younger. You can protect them much easier. But once they become teenagers,…
Karen Durbin | Certified Life Coach 