by Gina Nelson | Mar 1, 2021 | Gratitude
Emma Bombeck had a book whose title captivated me as a young child. If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? I guess back then, I just thought she was really funny and captured the reality of how people sometimes feel when life doesn’t quite go as...
by Gina Nelson | Feb 22, 2021 | Empathy, Validation
The mother daughter connection and bond is such a profound part of the young girl’s emotional development. Our mother is essentially our first love and our lifeline to security. We learn about ourselves and how to engage with the world through her. As...
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...
