No Room for Phonies

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?  

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?  

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.  

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?  

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

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.  

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

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

Joe Wiebe     thirstywriter.com      Beer Blogger for BC

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. 

The Many Faces of "I'm Sorry" - Ways to Ruin an Apology - More Wimpy, Overblown and Downright Relationship-Busting Apologies - Apologizing Under Fire (How to Handle Big-Time Criticism) - How to Decode a Faux Apology - The Secret Life of the Non Apologizer - Defensiveness - How and Whether to Accept the Olive Branch - Who is at Fault? (When Reconciliation Grinds to A Halt) - Have you ever witnessed an unforgettable or stunning apology? - You Need to Forgive and other Lies that Hurt You - How to Find Peace - The Two Most Powerful Words in the English Language