Building Intuition Through Failure
Oh, my gosh, I did it again! Wendy has been working on presenting her second case in court: the first one was a disaster. She's practiced and paced the floor of her apartment for hours going over and over her points. And, each time she faces the judge, she chokes. She...
Feel With Your Senses
An old emotion rippled over me yesterday. Here's how it went - I was thinking about how to solve a current problem and that thinking took me to a memory from graduate school, and that...took me to an old emotion associated with a past relationship...ugh! In a split...
Recognizing Happiness
Ask a child what they really, really…want and you’ll get a concrete answer. Something like, “I want my mommy and daddy to hug each other” or “I want a puppy.” Ask an adult what they really, really…want and usually the answer is abstract; something that’s difficult to...
Writing Our Stories
A few weeks ago I got a call about about writing an article for my home town hospital auxiliary fundraising campaign. Connie wanted the article to revisit a time when a piece of equipment, purchased by the hospital auxiliary, was used to save my life. The...
How Do You Know If You’re Being You?
If I hear one more time…someone say to someone else…“just be yourself” I’m going to scream! “Oh, Danielle…just be yourself” I heard her say. I was standing in the check-out line at Target behind two women who were deep into conversation; I think they were talking...
Loss Aversion and Work
If you’re not worrying about finding a new job, maybe you're thinking about how you can keep the one you have. Right? Well…maybe. The truth is, when we’re in a stable career position, our brains seem to “lock-in.” And, we end up spending a lot of emotional energy...
Anxiety And What We Think Others Think
Helping people find the roots of their anxiety can be difficult; it’s important to dig for the root instead of just treating the surface symptom. Yes, it’s more work, but the long term outcome can help you fully enjoy your life. Getting to the root of anxiety can also...
Feel the Right Emotion
Researchers tell us that about 90% of emotional communication is nonverbal. So…do you know what you’re really feeling - for example, when your husband forgets your birthday? Maybe you're angry…from all outward appearances you sure seem angry, but could you really be...
