by Kathy Taylor | May 23, 2025 | Personal Growth/Development, Thoughts & Emotions
Have you ever noticed if you’ve left yourself behind? I was surprised by this experience a few years ago, and it started me down a new path of groundedness and being present that I didn’t even know existed. I was part of a workshop where we were exploring...
by Kathy Taylor | May 21, 2025 | Personal Growth/Development
She was in a parking lot, well-dressed, including her high heels, trying to load a full sheet of plywood into the back of a borrowed Jeep. Her own car was in the shop. She had come prepared to haul lumber — that was the plan — but she hadn’t expected it to have to...
by Kathy Taylor | Dec 22, 2024 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Personal Growth/Development
“You think too much.” For so long, those words hit me in the gut. They carried a subtle suggestion that something was wrong with me and that I should be more carefree, more spontaneous. Maybe you’ve heard similar comments? I felt a little better in my 40s when my...
by Kathy Taylor | Dec 10, 2024 | Personal Growth/Development, Self-Care
In the last post, we explored how perfectionism and people-pleasing keeps your system in a state of low-level threat. Many of you wrote back sharing how deeply you resonated with that feeling of guilt when finally allowing yourself to rest. Today I want to share some...
by Kathy Taylor | Dec 9, 2024 | Body Wisdom/Somatics, Self-Care
I’ve been so energized by the concept of Honoring your Capacity -and it certainly resonated with you. As a follow up I wanted to explore how perfectionism and people-pleasing affect us and how reconnecting with ourselves is the way to increase our emotional and mental...
