Welcome to Open Roads Coaching! I am so glad you are here! If this is your first visit, you might want to Check out the New Here page!. In the last post, I talked about taking a look at the things you are struggling with to see where you are getting in your own way and creating obstacles for yourself instead of looking at the things that may be external barriers to your progress. I also promised you that I would share a little bit about what I have been experiencing with regards to that post. So, here is what I am working through...
read moreI am doing something a little different today. I have been working on the Life Keys Tarot for May and as I was working on the card meaning I realized that in the last few hours I have seen no less than three people post something or email me about a situation that is very relevant to the card this month. So, I have decided that instead of the post I was originally going to share today (which is also really relevant, related to this card, and is here.) I am going to share with you the text portion of this month’s Life Keys Tarot. I...
read moreI have sat down to write this post several times, but for some reason it just wasn’t flowing. I think it’s because it’s about why you should play and why I created Camp Kidagain. But I don’t want to have to tell you all of the reasons that you should make time to play and why it’s good for you, because you know already. You may not know all of the research, or the physical and psychological things that happen to you when you play, but you know, in your heart and soul, that taking time to play makes you feel better, keeps your stress...
read moreToday I am also guest posting over at The Headologist during her Inside/Outside series. For more info about energetic decluttering check it out here. Have you ever noticed that decluttering is hard? You know you should get rid of the things that you don’t need anymore, but instead of actually doing that you look at it and remember something about it and put it back. Or you have things that you want to have out and about in your house but there is no room to put them out because there is stuff you don’t love in the way. Or you...
read moreToday we have a guest post from Robyn Lindsay. Robyn was one of our contributors for the Leap into Love, and I am honored to share her raw and powerful post with you. _____________________________________________________ Have you ever sold your soul? I have. I sold my soul as a teen when I gave my body over to boys who didn’t love me in hopes of them liking me. I sold my soul during my first marriage in hopes of being the best wife and mom and daughter in law that ever walked the planet thankyouverymuch. I sold my soul to a second husband...
read more(To my Southern Hemisphere friends, please excuse the North centric tone of this post, but I couldn’t help it) When is Summer coming? The sun has been shining and it’s been lovely and warm this month. Spring flowers are blooming all over and I love the scent that is carried on the warm breezes – even if my sinuses don’t. Most of the schools around here have just finished spring break and are heading into the last stretch of the school year, and all around people are starting to think about summer. This includes me. When I was a kid...
read moreI decided to keep the sale going until Friday. As I write this, there are 6 spaces left in the Course Corrections group, and 4 spaces left in Busting Your Big Fat Lies. There are a few reasons that I decided to keep the sale going for a few more days and I want to share them with you. (They mostly relate to Course Corrections, but the sale is on all groups) 1. I know that you have goals. I know that you have things you want to do to change your life. How do I know? Because we ALL do. If we aren’t striving for growth or challenging ourselves...
read moreHow many times have you set goals or tried to make big lifestyle changes, only to have them fall apart after a short time? Sometimes it feels like you will never make those changes or achieve those goals, and every time you see someone who has achieved what you are trying to do, it can make you feel defeated or hopeless. But I will tell you a secret. You can make it happen. You can reach the goals you set for yourself and you can transform your own life. I am not saying it will always be easy, but it is totally possible, and knowing three...
read moreThis post is a part of Teen Week: Words That Heal , an annual blog series hosted by the amazing Mara of Medicinal Marzipan, that occurs the last week of March, where bloggers use their sites speak out about their experiences with body image, sexuality, and self-esteem during their teen years. To find out more and to see the rest of the Teen Week posts click...
read moreAll around me right now I see people living with fear and worry as their constant companions. Fear of losing their jobs, their relationships, or their health. Worry about money, family, the state of politics and the world economy. It doesn’t matter if the fear and worry are about world issues or personal ones, the effect is the same. Fight or flight is in your DNA. When stress enters your life, your body pumps adrenaline and other stress hormones into our bloodstream, and your blood pressure and heart rate go up, along with a whole host...
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