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Online Course on Authentic Living
Online Courses for Self-Healing, Personal Growth & Conscious Living Come home to yourself — and create a life that feels like you. Hi, I’m Kim! I’ve walked through anxiety, depression, addiction, recovery, parenting, transformation, and decades of spiritual seeking. What I’ve learned—and now teach—is this:You don’t have to live from your head anymore.When you lead …
When Thoughts Lie: Finding Light in the Darkness
Our thoughts can lie to us. But when we pause, question them, and look with kindness… healing begins. When we are in the middle of a dark night of the soul, whether from grief, physical pain, or massive change, the light is just around the bend. The hard part is we can’t always see it …
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Change
Have you ever gone through so much loss and change in such a short time that it left you reeling? Maybe you thought you had all the skills you needed to handle it—only to find yourself having to practice what you teach, very intensely. We all go through difficult times. Heck, I’m in the middle …
Weather can reflect my Mood
What is your favorite type of weather? When I was growing up, every winter I fell into a dark hole. It started when I was about 11 or so. I don't really know what came first. Was it obsessive compulsive disorder or depression? I remember the first time I experienced depression. I didn't understand what …
Change
Sometimes, after going through something extremely unpleasant, the ordeal can end up being a turning point in one's life. Letting go of the past, letting go of our safety net, letting go of things no longer serving us can be scary. It's a venture into the unknown. We can fluctuate back and forth, creating doubt, …
Practice what I teach?
A very humbling moment, I will try and show grace to myself. Whether it is from my books, my courses or the students I teach at school, I have loads of strategies to share in dealing with depression and anxiety. After having to have sudden surgery, my anxiety reared its very large and powerful head. …
I would be happy, if only….
I would be happy if only....fill in the blank. My life had been filled with that phrase. It started when I was very young. If only: I didn't have that freckle on my faceI didn't have this compulsionI didn't have this obsessionI was thinI didn't have my pastI didn't have the regretsI had my soulmateI …
Rehearse until it is real
I have been practicing Conscious Discipline (By Dr. Becky Bailey) for many years. As a classroom management strategy, when students come into the class, I notice all appropriate behavior and voice that out loud. If disruption happens, I do not point that out but instead voice out loud the specific on-task behaviors I see and …
Depression in Winter?
Winter blues are real! Since I can remember, every year during the winter months, I struggled with depression. Maybe it was the lack of sun, shorter days or too much negative thinking. Regardless, when I was younger I thought it would never end! But then spring and summer would come and I was happy and …
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