Tina's Words

April’s Group Coaching session was focused on the importance of creating Structure. Today I will share a bit of how structure is key to growth in any area. Before each member joins one of my Coaching Groups, I work with them as they create their stretch goals. A stretch goal is an ambitious target that requires a good amount of growth, learning and effort beyond their current capabilities to get there. Each person begins the year with three stretch goals. One personal, one relational and one...

Happy New Year everyone!!! Here are 10 of my favorite books from 2022. As you can see, I am all about understanding our stories, how they shape who we are today,  and what we can do to take charge of our narratives moving forward. 1 US, Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terry Real - This book presents the dynamics of interpersonal neuroscience in our relationships.  We basically have the same arguments over and over again throughout life and in all our...

When we can find and hold on to ourselves as being a loved self, life changes, and forgiveness begins to flow. It is often that when we are hurt, neglected or treated unjustly, that our belief that we are unloved or unloveable is cemented, expanded or triggered. If we can breathe life into that tiny small flame that knows deep down in our soul that we are loved and give it space to develop into a full glowing, warm fire, we will then be able to look around at the rubble that life has tossed...

Due to increased interest, I will be leading an additional group this year.  Each of my two groups begin in November. They meet either one Friday or one Saturday per month for a year. Each has room for only a few more. These are the only groups I will lead until the Fall of 2023. So contact me soon to snatch up your spot before they are gone! WHAT IS TOWNSEND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM? Townsend Leadership Program is a way to invest in YOUR growth one day a month over the course of a year with a group...

Ownership and boundaries significantly impact our personal and work lives! I work with many clients in the area of ownership & boundaries. Through developing their sense of ownership and strengthening their capacity to hold boundaries they are able to eliminate obstacles that had been stopping them from achieving the results they want to see in their work and personal lives. OWNERSHIP = BOUNDARIES Boundaries can be slippery little things. They get squishy or undefined until we bolster them...

Have you ever been told that if you change how you think, it will change how you feel. The idea being that if we tell our thoughts what to think, then our feelings will subside and reflect our thinking. I was frequently told this because I have always had big emotions that were likely inconvenient for the adults around me. I remember people telling me to stop it, think better thoughts, and quit wearing my feelings on my sleeves.  Many of my childhood pictures reflect a little girl with tears...