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Continue reading →: When Boundaries Aren’t Enough: Creating Distance Without Creating an Enemy
We have a boundaries problem. Not because we aren’t talking about boundaries enough. In fact, we’re talking about them everywhere. We’re told to protect our peace. Cut off toxic people. Remove negative energy. Stop giving people access to our lives, and sometimes, that’s exactly what we need to do. But…
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Continue reading →: We’re Treating Depression, But Are We Addressing What’s Missing?
When someone is struggling with depression, we often focus on what’s going wrong. What’s happening with their mental health? What treatment do they need? What behaviours need to change? What support can we provide? These are important questions. But I wonder if we’re missing some equally important ones. Who do…
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Continue reading →: When Nobody Shows Up- How to keep choosing connection when you’ve been disappointed.
I was 10 years old when nobody showed up to my birthday party. Imagine being that little girl. Excited about your birthday. Imagining the fun, the laughter, the friends who would come. Looking forward to feeling celebrated. And then nobody comes. There’s a particular kind of hurt that comes from…
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Continue reading →: What’s the Opposite of People-Pleasing?
What if the opposite of people-pleasing isn’t “I don’t care what anyone thinks”? For a long time, many of us learned that being a good person meant keeping people happy. Don’t rock the boat.Don’t disappoint anyone.Don’t be difficult.Don’t say too much.Keep the peace. So we became incredibly skilled at reading…
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Continue reading →: How to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions
If you work with people, you know how rewarding it can be. You also know how exhausting it can be. Teachers hear stories from students that break their hearts. Parents carry concern for their children. Leaders walk into rooms filled with tension, uncertainty and needs. Frontline workers encounter poverty, trauma,…
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Continue reading →: My Dream For This Year…
For the past several months, I’ve been talking a lot about dreaming. I’ve been preparing to launch Dream Academy in my community and encouraging people to discover what’s already inside of them—their strengths, ideas, passions and possibilities, but today, I want to tell you about my dream. It’s a dream…
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Continue reading →: 3 Ways to Help Yourself—and Others—Discover your Dream
I ask people about their dreams a lot. And do you know one of the most common answers I hear? “I don’t know.” Sometimes it’s followed by: “I don’t think I have one.” I think there can be a little bit of shame attached to admitting that. We live in…
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Continue reading →: Where Resilience Really Comes From—and how small wins help us come alive
Where does resilience actually come from? When someone is struggling, stuck, overwhelmed, or trying to make a change, we have a tendency to immediately look for what’s wrong. What are you missing? Where are you falling short? What habit needs to change? What weakness do you need to overcome? What…
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Continue reading →: Your Dreams Matter More Than You Think
There are dreams we tell everyone about, and then there are the quieter ones. The idea you think about while driving home from work. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The business you’ve imagined starting someday. The gathering you can picture around…
Hi I’m Connie! Welcome to my blog where we lean in together to become our fully brave selves in the area of connection, relationships, and what we dream of in our life and for those we lead.
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