Episode 10, What Makes Change So Difficult
Change can be difficult and the level of difficulty often has to do with our psychology as well as our physiology. Change actually triggers fight or flight responses in the brain’s chemistry. In this episode, De and Jackie discuss and normalize the change process and share a simple model…
Episode 9, The Need to Be Right
We each have a normal human need to feel that we are valued, that we are making a contribution, that our ideas are listened to. When this healthy need begins to become unhealthy, or toxic to our relationships, is when I satisfy my ‘need to be right’ by making…
Episode 8, The Fourth P is Permission
We receive many requests of us each day, whether from an employee, a co-worker, or a family member. What habits exist around how we respond to requests upon our time? When do we say yes when we mean no? Where are we succumbing to cultural pressures to give an immediate…
Episode 7, I Don’t Know What Anything is For
In this episode Leadership coaches, De Yarrison and Jackie Lesser share the stories that led to the mantras necessary for navigating the uncertainty of your life’s journey. Listen in to hear how to stay peaceful in light of the mystery of why things happen and how to trust that it’s…
Episode 6, Projection Part 1
There are so often times when we are triggered by something in our outer world and we think it’s the other person making us angry, when in fact, it’s really that we’re seeing a part of ourselves reflected by that person. And this part of ourselves represents something that we…
Episode 5, Triggers and the Three Ps
Triggers. We’ve all got em. Sometimes we are triggered by what someone else says or does, and more often than not, we get triggered as a result of our own thoughts or behaviors. De and Jackie talk about being triggered and what is actually happening in our brains and in…
Episode 4, Overcoming Overwhelm
We all face overwhelm. Whether it's tackling something new or having too much to do in too little time, overwhelm comes in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons. When you are overwhelmed, your panic button is set off. And overwhelm effects your body, mind and spirit.…
Episode 3 – Being the Meaning Maker
Today we’re getting personal! Listen into this rich conversation in which Jackie coaches De in making deep discoveries about: Taking responsibility to be the meaning maker Being of an observer of ourselves and noticing our own “stuff.” Making conscious choices about how we will show up in our relationships. Looking…
Episode 2 – Self-Compassion
In this episode we talk about the practice and the gift of Self Compassion. Through compelling personal stories, we reveal the importance of being in compassionate and affirming relationship with oneself. Through the process we share you'll learn to: Observe with compassion how you are relating to yourself. Speak with…
Episode 1 – Begin with the End in Mind
In this episode we introduce the wisdom of how to begin everything. Just like any project you’ve ever started, you begin with the foresight to know where you want to end up. Listen in as we share stories and examples of why and how beginning with the end in mind…