Dear Colette, I recently had a visit with a healer/intuitive. During our initial meeting, I mentioned that I was thinking of going back to school and the healer/intuitive responded by saying that he felt a lot of power around it and that the energy was strong and positive around my going back to school.…
Hi Collette, I am writing for your insight as to how to move forward in my life. I went through cancer four years ago and am in slow recovery, still feeling a lot of fatigue. Both my parents have passed away in the last six months. I lost my mother late last year from cancer,…
Okay, it’s May and you’re wondering where the year went already, right? Chances are you’ve survived tax season, you are in a routine with your schedule and oh, yeah, you forgot your New Year’s Resolutions, if you made them. In a previous blog post, “When Your Spring Hasn’t Sprung Yet” I shared some strategies for helping…
You logically know that the bad moods and frustrations of your colleagues or friends/families are not yours to own but that doesn’t stop many of us from feeling enmeshed and bombarded by other people’s feelings. We are pretty sure the yucky feelings we have don’t really belong to us but we emotionally and physically…
For many people who experience empathy overload we often feel that there is too much to handle in our lives. We struggle with sorting everything out and feeling as though we are alone in the task of making sure everything turns out well. Sometimes we need to be reminded that we are not alone. …
Uncomfortable confrontation – seems a little redundant, doesn’t it? Do you address someone who is obviously upset with you to find out what the issue is in that moment? For people who feel too much, the answer is a resounding “NO.” Who wants to voluntarily step into what could be emotional quicksand? It’s not…
You’re feeling stressed, annoyed, frustrated and you know it always helps to talk it out with your besties. You pick up the phone or meet for a coffee and away you go. It’s a complete download of the details and your emotions in one big ball of Ugh. Whether you are sharing your angst…
If you are like many people, especially those of us who are still shoveling snow it may feel like your spring took a delayed detour. We know it’s here, we can sense it, but we still feel a bit of a slump. I’ve been hearing it a lot from people lately and I certainly know…
Is there anything you’ve left behind that you feel could help reboot your joy and your creativity? I started writing and practicing music again and it feels different this time—more joyful. Now I can access the feelings and creativity that has nothing to do with my career, nothing to do with my profession, nothing to…
Not too long ago I was sitting on my couch eating some popcorn when I got the call. A colleague of mine told me about the Watkins Spiritual 100 List of 2013 and told me one of our mutual colleagues had made the list. In an instant I pondered to myself, “Gee, I wonder…
