No Room for Phonies

Books Worth Reading: The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

How can you "rethink" social media in your family? 
How important is play for children? 
How can you move from a focus on the virtual world to a focus on the real world? 
What are some "ages and stages" to help kids up the ladder to adulthood?  
What about schools, parents and governments?  
What is the cost of an asynchronous life?  

Books Worth Reading: Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System: 9 Somatic, Cognitive and Lifestyle Techniques to Create Calm, Relieve Stress and Reduce Anxiety by Learnwell Books

The nervous system controls life.  How do you harness your power to manage your stress response?  What is the window of tolerance and how does this help us manage trauma?  What do you do when you feel dysregulated?  

Meditation
Mindfulness
What is the solution to every situation? 
Why exercise?  
Why worry about gut health?  
What about sleep?  How do you evaluate your sleep?  
What about your network?  Relationships?   Work?  Communication?  
How do you live your best life and how does regulating your nervous system help?  

Books Worth Reading: Vagus Nerve Reset: Train You Body to Heal Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety by Anna Ferguson

Anna is a qualified counselor, author, coach and integrative nervous system therapist.  She passionately supports individuals to come home to themselves through harnessing the healing power of their unique physiology, body and nervous system.  

annatheanxietycoach.com

What is the vagus nerve and what does it do?  
How can I improve my vagal tone?  
How do you activate your ventral vagal system?  
What about trauma?  
How do you reclaim your body?  
What about self-trust?  
What about body awareness?  
How do you reconnect to your body?  

Books Worth Reading: NOT NICE: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent and Feeling Guilty...Start Speaking Up, Saying No and Unapologetically Being Yourself by Aziz Gazipura

Relationship Truths - How to Speak Up For Yourself and why you don't (FEAR) - What is serving? - 7 Steps to Handle Any Situation - How to Disagree - Selfishness and Healthy Self-Interest - What is your relationship with NO? - Increase your discomfort tolerance - Choose your own rules - Naturalize Guilt - Take An Apology Fast - Follow the 30 Steps to a New You.  

Books Worth Reading: NOT NICE: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent and Feeling Guilty...Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly and Unapologetically Being Yourself by Aziz Gazipura

What is the difference between NICE and NOT NICE?
What does it mean to be an approval seeker? 
How do you show up as a POWERFUL version of yourself?
What shadows do you need to embrace? 
What are the TOP TEN reasons why people don't speak up?  

Books Worth Reading: Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselve,s and Our Society Thrive

What is the RULER?
How do we support emotional intelligence and growth at home, school and work? 
How do we start an emotional revolution?  

Mood Meter Chart:  :  https://bit.ly/mmchart4u

Books Worth Reading: Making Judgments Without Being Judgmental: Nurturing a Clear Mind and a Generous Heart by Terry D. Cooper

We dull our experiences and reduce our adventures in life by trying to fit everything into neat little categories.  What does it mean to be judgmental?  What is the difference between making judgments and being judgmental?  
Critical Thinking vs. Thinking Critically
Reflective and Open-minded vs. Sound Bits and Cliches
Insecure Arrogance vs. Confident Humility 
Grandiosity, Shame and Narcissim
Responding with Judgments vs. Reacting with Judgmentalism 
Guilt vs. Shame 
How do we alleviate insecurity?
Authoritative Judgments vs. Authoritarian Judgmentalism 
Acceptance is the birthplace of compassion and gratitude.  

Books Worth Reading: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr. Julie Smith

Maximize your mental health....
Dr. Julie Smith gives tips and strategies for several challenges we face...

....on dark places -  on motivation - on emotional pain - on grief - on self-doubt - on fear - on stress - on a meaningful life

Travel Blog: Vancouver Island

Join us in pictures as we show you the highlights of Victoria and Sidney-By-The-Sea

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Books Worth Reading: Grit - The Power of Passion Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

Your potential is one thing - what we do with it is quite another. 

Challenge yourself everyday.  

Talent is no guarantee of grit.  

Talent, effort, skill and achievement fit together.  

Enthusiasm is common.  Endurance is rare. 

Improvise - Adapt - Overcome

The Stages of Grit
The Maturity Principle 
Deliberate Practice
Flow
Hope and a Growth Mindset
Hard thing Rule
Shared Norms
Grow grit from the inside out.