CartLast week I wrote about the many reasons we don’t ask for help, including what I think of the “Lone Ranger complex,” where we believe there’s great merit in doing… Read More
Sacred Expansion
Why Don’t We Get The Help We Need?
As a young adult living in Western Massachusetts, I had a handful of friends who attended Hampshire College. Hampshire is well known for being highly unconventional. There are no majors,… Read More
That’s Very Big of You
As a weight-obsessed culture, we don’t often want to think of ourselves as big, but there’s an expression you hear once in a while – “That’s big of you” –… Read More
Freedom and Peace Regardless of Your Circumstances
A few weeks ago I wrote about the “gaps” in everyday reality when the spiritual dimension peeks through. Sometimes they’re so profound they change us forever. Like opening the curtains… Read More
My Favorite Kind of Pain
I had been hearing about an impressive tai chi teacher named Gregory Fong since moving to Portland in 1997. It was about five years later that I convinced Briana to… Read More
See the Light in People
Over the years of getting to know the graduates of our life coach training program, I’ve found that everyone has a special gift (or several). One that’s especially beautiful to… Read More
Four Powerful Ways to Invite more Space into Your Life
In our book, The Well Life, Briana and I introduced three elements of life that are essential for happiness, balance, and peace: structure, sweetness, and space. I discussed the first… Read More
Coaching Origin Sandwich
Several years ago, a growing number of people who had read my and Briana’s books or taken our courses began asking us to train them to coach others using the… Read More
You, Life, and the Big Stupid Head
Over the years of practicing medicine and teaching, I’ve been increasingly drawn to the word “expansion” as one of my primary goals for clients and students. When we suffer, we’re… Read More
How to Rebuild Self-Trust
We recently opened enrollment for this year’s life coach training program, which always feels exciting to me. There’s a buzz of activity as the new participants get oriented and we’re… Read More
9 Signals that You’re Not In Love With Your Job (And what to do next…)
We’ve had many clients ask us about the big question of whether or not to stay in a job that doesn’t feel right. It can be a challenging decision because… Read More
The Well Life Coaching Program: Be a light seeker, a light holder, a light warrior
A few years ago, we were in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign to get our first book funded and suddenly the money stopped coming in. We had raised about… Read More
