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Soothe Your Inner Busy, Hurry, and Worry

June 3, 2022 by Mary Madsen-Heskin Leave a Comment

Some of use live in a busy, hurried, and worry-filled world. I have some rough news about this “world” that you may not want to hear. But I am ripping off the bandage on this one: Most likely we have created that world through our thoughts and perceptions. It’s usually in our own minds that […]

Filed Under: affirmations, Anxiety, Change, Coaching, Counseling, Depression, Inspiration, Issues for Women, self-love, self-talk, Stress Tagged With: freedom from negative emotions, inner critic, inner voice, negative emotions, negative thoughts, reducing stress, self-love, stress, unrealistic expectations

Extra Steps for Starting Fresh

May 7, 2022 by Mary Madsen-Heskin Leave a Comment

So, truth be told. I am slightly obsessed with all things Spring. It is such am amazing time of the year. For me, it is a powerful reminder that everything can feel fresh again and that new beginnings always come around. But, here it is the beginning of May and I am still waiting for […]

Filed Under: affirmations, Change, Coaching, Counseling, goals, Healing, Inspiration, issues for men, Issues for Women, Uncategorized Tagged With: affirmations, coaching, counseling, creating change, manifesting dreams, new dreams, new intentions, starting fresh, steps to change

4 Tips for Transforming Negative Self-Talk

April 29, 2022 by Mary Madsen-Heskin Leave a Comment

The Worrier, Inner Critic, Victim, and Inner Perfectionist* show up in our heads all the time. These mental bullies show up to tell us: You are doing it wrong. You are flawed. You are not enough. We need to kick these freeloaders out of our minds. Their messages send us spiraling into difficult and dark […]

Filed Under: affirmations, Anxiety, Change, Coaching, compassion, Counseling, Depression, Fear, issues for men, Issues for Women, self-talk Tagged With: anxiety, change, coaching, compassion, counseling, depression, negative self-talk, personal growth, positive affirmations

Soothing Frustration, Anger, and Resentment Through Compassion

April 22, 2022 by Mary Madsen-Heskin Leave a Comment

Did you know that you can difficult emotions, such as frustration, anger, and resentment with a practice of compassion? Yep. You can. And I recommend compassion as a coping strategy to alleviate the heaviness of difficult emotions and difficult thoughts. I am aware that this may seem like a big challenge. But guess what? We […]

Filed Under: Anger, Change, Coaching, compassion, Counseling, Healing, Issues for Women, resentment Tagged With: compassion

Tips for Dissolving Fear with Love

March 15, 2022 by Mary Madsen-Heskin Leave a Comment

Typically, in Chicagoland there is an unpredictable period between Winter ending and Spring beginning. The temps warm up enough to melt snow and ice and for men to wear shorts and hoodies to stores and women ditch their winter parkas. We get overly confident that Winter is done. Quickly the temperature plummets and it freezes […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Change, Coaching, Counseling, Fear, Gratitude, Healing, Issues for Women, self-love Tagged With: action, affirmations, change, fear, inspired action, love, self care, self-love