One of the things many of my clients struggle with is not feeling “good enough.” 

When we don’t feel good enough, we do things to try to prove that we’re good enough. This is how it can show up in our lives:

• Working without boundaries, i.e. overworking
• Not asking for help when we need it – sometimes being unaware that we even need help
• Thinking we need to be and look “perfect” all the time
• Talking to ourselves in critical, judgmental ways if we aren’t “perfect” – usually without knowing it
• Staying too long – in relationships, jobs, homes
• Doing so much that we’re unable to take time for ourselves 
• Grasping onto things that aren’t in our best interest in order to prove something to ourselves and/or others – lifestyle, relationship, job, etc. 

Those things are usually unhealthy behaviors. And sometimes we’re not aware that they’re unhealthy until it’s too late. And that’s OK. That’s how we learn what isn’t working for us. And it’s a path forward to learning what DOES work for us, in healthier ways.

It’s OK to find out what isn’t working in order to move towards what does work – it’s probably the most common way we learn things. Sometimes we learn from our past experiences, a line in a book we’re reading, a story about someone else’s experience, or just being sick and tired of being sick and tired. 

I learned about some of my unhealthy behaviors through therapy and life coaching. And I’ve been doing the work to become healthier and engage in my life in ways that DO work for me. It’s been so fulfilling to live differently by living INTENTIONALLY with awareness of what I’m creating in my life.

So I’ve created an introductory coaching series called “Tools to Change Your Life” to support others on their own path to becoming aware of what ISN’T working for them, so they can discover what DOES work for them.

You can consider this program for yourself or for someone in your life who could benefit from a program like this!

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