Game Changers

Shades of Gray

by Kathy on March 10, 2015 · 7 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, Change, Decisions, Game Changers, Inspiration, Life, Social Media, Transitions

I have a love/hate relationship with gut feelings. When they come over me, they are so hard to ignore. I feel pulled to embrace them and yet struggle with other factors that play into my perspective. Recently I learned that my friend Jen, from  Born Just Right, was getting ready to transition, from dying her […]

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Anticipatory Grief

by Kathy on February 27, 2015 · 5 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, Change, Communication, Coping, Friends, Game Changers, Grief, Hope, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Time, Transitions, Writing

I was sitting across the table from her, in their kitchen. I asked how she was doing. She said, “really busy.” I said, “I know what you mean.” She replied, “I’m not sure that you do…” And then she told me. He got an amazing new job offer, the opportunity of a lifetime. High risk […]

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Consistency

by Kathy on February 10, 2015 · 0 comments

in Accountability, Anticipation, Anxiety, Expectations, Frustration, Game Changers, Life, Our Home, Parenting, Planning, Time

It’s my word for today. Really, it should be my word for this year. It’s the thing I struggle with most as a parent. It’s also something that I need to focus on more in other areas of my life. From keeping our home clean and organized to my work as a health and fitness coach, […]

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Start Now

by Kathy on January 16, 2015 · 2 comments

in Anxiety, Change, Coping, Frustration, Game Changers, Inspiration, Life, Mistakes, Reality, Time

How is your day going? Mine is going well. I taught Yoga Sculpt this morning and then headed home to shower, eat lunch, and get some things done around the house before picking up our daughter from a play date. However, there are many days that don’t start off like this. You know what I mean. […]

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2014: Looking Back & Moving Forward

by Kathy on December 31, 2014 · 3 comments

in Accountability, Anticipation, Background, Balance, Bereavement, Blessed, Change, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Friends, Game Changers, Happiness, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mistakes, Reality, Relationships, The Future, The Past, Vacations, Writing

I love this post my friend J wrote and shared today about what she would tell her 2013 self, if she could go back in time. As I reflect on the year that was 2014 and prepare for 2015, I decided to do the same. So to Kathleen Marie in 2013: 1. You truly never know what […]

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Mental Health Matters

by Kathy on November 6, 2014 · 1 comment

in Coping, Game Changers, Healing, Hope, Mental Health, Therapy

One of the things I am passionate about is affordable access to mental health care, so that people can receive the services they need. So I was very pleased to see this paragraph in my husband’s 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment Information: Effective January 1, 2015, office visits for psychotherapy consultations will be subject to the […]

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