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...
by Kathy Taylor | Oct 5, 2024 | Self-Care, The Nervous System
Ever had one of those days where you’re juggling a million things, and then you snap at your friend or family member about some little thing? All that stress suddenly bubbles over, leaving you feeling drained and a bit ashamed. Ever wondered how can you be less...
by Kathy Taylor | Aug 3, 2024 | Personal Growth/Development, Self-Care
In my first post of the year, I mentioned that I was feeling like this year was going to be a bit of a swirl–and so far it’s been exactly that. By “swirl” I mean there’s movement, but it’s not going in any particular direction except around. Normally I would...
by Kathy Taylor | Jul 17, 2024 | Personal Growth/Development, Self-Care
I’ve been trying to write something witty or intelligent or mind-blowing to you for a while now. I get started, I’m on a roll… then the inner critic shows up and tells me I don’t know how to communicate, that no one will understand what...
by Kathy Taylor | Jun 6, 2024 | Communication & Relationships, Self-Care
For various reasons, my grey gelding, Bentley is quite guarded about picking up his hind feet. This part of our relationship is a work in progress. The other day, trying to be gentle with my request, I asked softly for him to pick up his back foot. He snatched it up...
