As we prepare to enter 2026

let’s take a collective breath. Another year begins, ripe with possibility, change, and, for many of us, the familiar echo of self-sabotage. But instead of running from it, I want to invite you into a new perspective, one that turns self-sabotage into an unexpected doorway to your untapped potential.

We tend to view self-sabotage as a flaw or failure, something we need to overcome or avoid. But what if it’s not the enemy? What if self-sabotage is a misunderstood messeng…

Before we talk about family.
Before we talk about the holidays.
Before we talk about grace.

I want to start somewhere much quieter.

I want to start with presence.

If you are reading this right now, I would invite you to pause for a moment.
Not long.
Just long enough to notice yourself.

Notice your body.
Notice your breath.
Notice the subtle hum of sensation that exists before thought arrives.

And then notice how quickly the mind wants to move on.

That impulse to check something.
That pull to skim ahead.
That …

Hello my friends, welcome back.

Today we explore a familiar terrain shaped by sharp edges and subtle flinches. Criticism. Not the kind we pretend to brush off. The kind that slips through a crack in the armor and finds the softest part underneath. The kind that wakes old stories long before we realize what is happening.

Deflecting criticism carries a paradox. The more we try to hide from it, the more it seems to find us. The more we attempt to make it disappear, the more brightly it circles our li…

I recently joined my good friend Nick on the BareNaked Health Podcast for my third visit in the last decade. We dove deep into what has shaped me most over the past eight years, including:

• My move to Denmark and how being dropped into a completely new culture challenged my identity, pushed me beyond old patterns and fears, and evolved my coaching in profound ways.
• Why novelty is one of the most powerful catalysts for transformation, and how learning to “pattern break” changed my relationship w…

Hello friends,

I woke up from a nap today with an interesting topic on my mind. It is one that might challenge us, stir emotional charge, or disrupt some of the narratives we hold. And that is often precisely where transformation likes to hide.

This exploration began with a question from someone in our community. They asked why they continue to attract narcissistic partners into their life.

Before diving deeper, I want to honor how vulnerable this topic is. When we look into patterns of relationshi…

Evening, afternoon, morning, depending on where you are in the world.

We are stepping into a conversation I have wanted to bring forward for a long time, and we are doing it brick by brick.

Communication.

Not communication in the polished, performative, external sense. Not communication as a technique to get people to like you, agree with you, or soften conflict. Not communication as a list of rules.

Today, we begin with the most foundational brick. The brick that every other piece rests upon.

The la…

Illuminate: A Return to Inner Mastery

Hello my friends,

Each year, I revisit Illuminate with new eyes. What began as a holistic coach training program has grown into something that defies simple definition. It has become a living, breathing exploration of how we meet ourselves, others, and life itself.

Illuminate is for coaches, yes, but it is also for humans. Humans who are ready to move through life with more grace, ease, and resilience. Humans who are tired of repeating the same inner stories an…

A deeper look into what the body is trying to say

Hello friends,

Today I want to speak to the connection between the thyroid and the liver, not simply as two isolated organs, but as living expressions of how you meet your life.

We often think about physiology as compartmentalized. The thyroid over here. The liver over there. The gut somewhere below. The brain somewhere above. Yet when you spend enough time studying human biology and enough time studying human behavior, something becomes obvious.

The…

Hello friends,

Over the years, through my own life, through teaching, and through walking beside many clients, I’ve noticed something both simple and confronting:

No one is responsible for our emotions but us.

No one outside of us is responsible for our emotions, our joy, our sadness, or our pain. And yet, so many of us were taught the opposite. From a young age, we absorbed the idea that others cause how we feel. That if someone’s actions change, or their tone softens, or their attention turns tow…

Hello my friends, welcome back.

Today I want to explore something we rarely talk about, the dark side of meditation.
We often hear meditation described in terms of light, peace, calm, and presence. And while all of that can be true, what if everything that holds light also carries a shadow? What if even something as sacred and transformative as meditation can hide within it a subtle form of denial, arrogance, or avoidance?

I’ve been meditating since my mid-twenties, and over the years I’ve witnesse…