Why you fear change
Most Saturdays, some friends and I take a 12-step meeting to the main detox/addiction treatment ward at a local psychiatric hospital. ...
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Life Coaching & Consulting
lilyhshanks
- Jan 21
- 4 min
Recognizing and facing your FEARs
How to recognize and face your fears for improved mental and physical health It's time to consider one of the biggest roadblocks to...
lilyhshanks
- Jan 7
- 4 min
Quit goal-setting — try DREAM-scaping instead
Why goal-setting isn't the best way to begin creating change Around the new year, resolutions and goal-setting abound. The diet industry...
lilyhshanks
- Dec 24, 2023
- 4 min
How to give and receive with more grace and ease
Part I - Giving How do you give? How do you receive? When I mention giving and receiving, what immediately comes to mind? Giving and...
lilyhshanks
- Nov 26, 2023
- 5 min
How to set boundaries
Do you struggle to set boundaries? You might struggle to set boundaries if: you have a schedule full of obligations or events, but few...
lilyhshanks
- Nov 19, 2023
- 4 min
Is it something you can or cannot change? (aka, the wisdom to know the difference)
Great news, friend! Change is possible. You certainly can change yourself (whether you choose to is another matter). But you do not have...
lilyhshanks
- Nov 19, 2023
- 3 min
Why do you struggle to change?
One way to define resistance is: “the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.”...
lilyhshanks
- Nov 19, 2023
- 3 min
Accepting that I cannot change others
Reminder: Acceptance (to me) does not entail endorsing, condoning, or approving of a behavior, person, place, or thing. Rather, it is the...
lilyhshanks
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
Acceptance is key.
How would your life improve if you accepted yourself, exactly as you are today? Regardless of whether you identify as spiritual or...
lilyhshanks
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
Is it better to give or to receive?
"'Tis better to give than receive," the saying goes. But is the saying true? Ah, the holidays . . . Are you making your gift list and...
lilyhshanks
- Jul 4, 2022
- 4 min
The freedom of commitment
Today, on July 4th – a day associated with independence in the U.S. – I challenge you to ask yourself: how can you become a tiny bit...
lilyhshanks
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
No regrets? How to forgive yourself and learn from your past to create a brighter future
Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention. ~written by Paul Anka, performed by Frank Sinatra How many times have you...
lilyhshanks
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Goal-Setting Tips
How can you create SMART goals and more effective New Year's resolutions? Be sure you've set small goals as steps toward your big goals.
lilyhshanks
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
Just Start.
What is one, tiny action that you could take right now that would make you feel better inside? Is that dirty coffee cup you left in the...
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