by Gina Nelson | Feb 15, 2021 | Validation
You’ve all heard the famous Theordore Roosevelt quote “Comparison is the thief of joy” and yet we live in a world that is constantly throwing us images and stories of success that cause us to see other people’s lives as better or more joyful than ours. Like you, my...
by Gina Nelson | Feb 8, 2021 | Wellbeing
We’re not taught how to sit with our body and feel where emotions show up. The majority of my clients initially don’t know how to feel their emotions inside their body. They can cognitively tell me that they are anxious…but do everything in their power to try...
by Gina Nelson | Feb 1, 2021 | Beliefs, Values
Brené Brown’s research on belonging has provided so much wisdom. She writes about belonging in Braving the Wilderness. Yet her audible book, The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting really got my attention when she spoke about what it means to feel like you don’t belong in...
by Gina Nelson | Jan 25, 2021 | Empathy
As a recovering perfectionist who used to thrive on the persona that I could do and handle just about anything while spinning many plates at the same time, I’m now humored by people when they portray themselves as “having it all together.” I have been a part of a...
by Gina Nelson | Jan 18, 2021 | Beliefs
As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr this week and move as a country toward the transition of leadership and power, I thought it would be important to write about the impact anger can have on an individual’s ability to find joy, peace, and contentment. One of my...
