Nearly 30 years ago, after organizing a series of successful events, someone who continually criticized and tried to control my efforts called me a porcupine with my quills out when I stopped entertaining his criticism. Only recently did I realize how this experience contributed to years of self-doubt, keeping me from celebrating my wins. A personal journey of Self-Awareness, recognizing old patterns, and strengthening Self-Leadership.

Nearly 60 Years of Communication Training... Trillions of $ spent. So What Are We Missing?

Losing your life partner means losing more than their physical presence. You lose the shared rhythm of life. As a strong, independent woman, reaching out for connection when I'm feeling deeply low takes everything in me. Sometimes, all I need is a few hours of genuine, heartfelt connection to feel grounded, uplifted, and alive again.

Developing emotional resilience in the classroom does not begin with students—it begins with the educator. Teachers today are navigating enormous expectations. Between curriculum demands, emotional needs in the classroom, and the fast pace of modern life, educators are often supporting everyone around them while forgetting that their own emotional balance matters too. This is where self-awareness and self-leadership become essential. When teachers learn to pause, observe thei

By Julia Lebedeva

Last week I 'dropped in' to an Emotional Fitness session being run by one of our instructors. Included in our sharing was a discussion about the use of 'Dreamtime' - one of our nine steps. A fascinating and insightful conversation which produced some creative ways of helping the dreamer make sense of the images and events in their dream.

It is well known by now that work-related stress is a major contributor to loss of productivity. What isn’t so well understood is how leaders within the organization can make simple changes to decrease stress and bring quantifiably better bottom-line results. Even where stress doesn’t appear to be an issue, the bonus is that the same simple changes will produce even better results. Paula, the Vice-President of a corporation with 1,000 employees, wanted to tackle a number of s

Like many others, I watched President Zelenskyy address the joint meeting of Congress in the US. I was struck by how a man who, a few short years ago, was an actor playing the role of a president, has become, in reality, a president whom the world admires above almost any other. Here is someone who has transformed the horror of what is going on in his country into a beacon of light for all who value liberty, personal security and freedom of expression. He is the epitome of so