Coaching Responses

He is struggling with trust issues, not knowing what love is, and not feeling like his life matters.

She has started drinking and overeating and is struggling to accomplish her dreams.

His mom and family have caused a lot of pain in his life and he's still holding resentment toward them for not believing in him and for making him feel like he always had to act a certain way to get their love and attention. And he's finding it hard to forgive them. Is it possible for us to forgive the people who hurt us so badly? The answer is yes and it's an incredibly powerful strategy to learn.

She is afraid the school system is failing her daughter and this mommy is thinking of homeschooling her. The problem is that the mom struggles with depression on and off and doesn't want to fail her daughter too. When there are choices to make, such as this, how do we connect to the real problem so that we can figure out the right next steps?

He fears success, and he fears that if he's successful he wouldn't know what to do with all the money and all the requests from friends and family for some of his earnings. Should his fears of the unknown stop him from even trying to be successful or can he learn how to make the unknown known using some of the strategies I outline for him?

She has a brother-in-law who is always negative, mean to her sister, and treats her sister poorly. She can't help but hate him for it. But, she doesn't want to hate him anymore. Is it possible for her to learn to have compassion and love for him so that she can keep her happiness and peace? (spoiler alert: yes, it is!)

She is in a "friends with benefits" situation and finds herself really liking the guy and feeling anxious when she doesn't hear back from him. Is it possible she's gotten too attached? Or, perhaps, been lying to herself all along? Will she be able to find happiness regardless of whether she hears back from him? I believe so.

He is heartbroken over a previous marriage and stuck in grief after also losing his mom at the same time. Now he's feeling very lonely and questioning a lot if he matters. How can he safely begin to feel the pain of his losses while at the same time begin building his confidence?