In this blog post I invite you to look at shame as the emotion that fuels the self critical voice. Here’s what can also be so insidious about shame. When you start making great progress, shame can sneak right back in and create road-blocks in our projects. First, let’s look at some essential characteristics of shame. Shame is about vision. Shame is about being seen, or about not wanting to be seen. Shame can be so debilitating for two main reasons. One, it can lead a person

So I thought I would share three key questions I think are helpful when you find yourself overthinking or ruminating, getting anxious or depressed about the issues that worry you. When you catch yourself thinking about something, I want you to ask yourself “Is this the right time to be thinking about this?” Now, I ask that question because a lot of people, when they’re depressed or anxious, ruminate a lot in the middle of the night. They wake up and they start to ruminate abo

Pre-pandemic people sought transformations which propelled them into action and created changes in their life. Most of these changes were external: career, outcomes, habits. During the pandemic, people's structures and models of reference were shaken. The world was shaken. At a collective level, we have experienced a change in the conditions, expectations and norms. The uncertainty of the world became the only constant and the lack of control we experienced has played a part