Read our blogs from Barefoot Coaching-certified coaches as they explore the lessons they have learned (and teach to their clients). From relationships to careers, to life goals and mental wellness, find their wisdom below.
When did we stop giving ourselves permission to be beginners? Watching my daughter learn something new reminded me how uncomfortable we can become, as adults, with not being immediately good at something. But there’s a big difference between:
“I can’t do this.”
and
“I’m learning.”
A reflection on staying curious, teachable and willing to be clumsy for a while.
What did my cat, two mice and a very interrupted night teach me about being human? That sometimes we don’t need someone to fix, advise or move us forward. We just need someone to see. Because when we feel truly heard, something shifts. We begin to hear ourselves differently too.
This is a reflection on being witnessed – and why it matters especially when we’re navigating change.
Have you ever woken after a sleepless night and felt that everything somehow looked worse? The world hasn’t necessarily changed. You have.
Inspired by the French expression nuit blanche, this is a reflection on the nights — and seasons of life — that ask everything of us, and the wisdom of remembering that exhaustion can change how we see.
Rest first. Then decide.
Sometimes the best part of an adventure isn’t the destination, but what happens along the way. Read about how a hot, windy walk to the beach reminded me that working hard to get somewhere doesn’t mean we have to stay — and sometimes, the journey was the point all along.
The holiday vibes continue… and bring an unexpected lesson in generosity. Discover how a failed payment in a tiny Santorini pottery shop ended with a gift I would never have bought myself – and a reminder that sometimes the smallest acts of generosity leave the biggest impression.
What happens when a Transitions Coach finds herself in a transition she feels like she can’t coach? As my eldest daughter prepares to start college, I’m discovering that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do for someone we love is not question, fix or guide. Sometimes we simply need to sit beside them in the in-between – and feel all the feels.
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