My Coach Kate

From a little conversation about children's different nap routines, came an idea that can be used to think about how to make our lives a little bit better. Does our life need more routine? Or more flexibility in it? Let's talk about a simple technique that can be used, either with children, or with ourselves. 

I have a brand new idea that I can't wait for you to hear! Let's look at the idea of leveling up in your life, from one version to another as you learn new skills and make new commitments. Who knows how far you can go as you continue to think of new levels to take on. I will go through the exact procedure that you can use to make your life better and a little happier, one level at a time...

How long is your to-do list? Or is that list all in your head, swirling around, as your brain tries to remember all of those little tasks that you need to complete, while it's also judging you for not getting started on the bigger tasks? Let's take 15 minutes to talk about the feeling of overwhelm and what you can do to tame it once and for all, so that you can get back to feeling in-cha...

Who are you, now, and who will you be in the future? For many of us, the future us might resemble, pretty closely, who we are right now. But what are the things that you would want to be different? I have a tool that I want to share with you that will pretty much guarantee that those aspects of you CAN be different, in just the way that you would want. Spend 15 minutes with me and begin meeting th...

Today we are talking about groups and belonging to a group. There are a lot of coaching programs out there that offer different types of programs, and some a network to belong to as well. We are going to look at these and I will introduce you to my new program!

We all know that connection is so important in our lives. Meeting, talking to, understanding other people has a lot of benefits. But I want to talk about one weird little benefit that I get, from listening to other people and giving them grace. Listen up to this episode, especially if you can tend to be hard on yourself at times. 

Have you ever set a goal, and then spent an abundant amount of time researching, planning, taking baby steps towards the goal, but not take that final leap to the finish line? We all have. I have a little bit of wisdom that I gathered from the incredible week that I spent at Conscious Discipline Advanced Institute this week that I would love to share with you. Come and spend 14 minutes with me and...

When you have a problem that your brain is turning around and around, or maybe you are even helping someone else think about a problem that they are having, how many answers do you really consider? I think that we tend to, either stay in the problem longer than necessary, or we beat ourselves up for not taking steps toward the one, right solution to the problem. Let's re-consider thinking abo...

What are those great big goals that you dream of? The ones that seem beautiful, fun, and kind of scary? The ones that you aren't working toward day after day, even though you want to? Let's take a look at the strategy that can get you out of that cycle and start you moving towards something fun, now. 

We all have things that we dream about and wish for in our life. We might have some of those things that we want, but we just aren't getting. Maybe we haven't fully committed to making those things happen. Let's take a look at what we ARE committing to, when we aren't achieving the goals that we set. It might surprise you. 

What is the thing that you find yourself thinking about, over and over again, but you feel that you never get to a solution?? Do you have something? I think that we all have that one thing, or several things, that we don't want to be spending so much brain power on. Listen today, and find another way to think about it that can help you get to the solution!

What happens when we get triggered? The Doorbell is a fun analogy that will give you a look at what happens when someone 'pushes our button'. Let's start with a simple story of a child who wants something and tries to hit Mom to get what they want. Learn how 'disengaging the doorbell' can be the answer that we are looking for so that we can stay in the driver's seat o...

Let's talk about kids. Either you know kids, you work with kids, you have kids in your family, or, at the very least, you used to be one yourself. Kids have feelings: lots of feelings. What are the things that they learn that help or hurt, when it comes to knowing what to do with their feelings? I have a super simple technique that can help. It sounds so easy, but it can have a huge impact on...

How giving are you? Some of us are guilty of giving and giving to others, but might give in to others, as well, or not feel like it is as worthy for us to give to ourselves. Some of us want things from others, but forget in those instances that there can be an opportunity to give. Let's take an inventory together of how giving we actually are and look for those areas in which we can be better...

Who are YOU? The real, authentic YOU? I bet that your friends and family see a lot of it, but what are the other parts that you might keep inside, hidden and waiting to come out someday? Or that you keep down, because we want to keep other people happy or comfortable? We were raised to be polite and to put others' needs before our own, right? Let's take a look at the little parts of you...

When was the last time that you had a sleepless night? If you tend to have more of those, than less, then when was the last time that you had a great night's sleep? If sleep eludes you, then come and spend 10 minutes with me. You are not alone! Let's think about the importance of sleep, your brain, and having a well-rested day!

When someone asks you, "If you could go back and be ANY age that you wanted to be, how old would you be?", what is YOUR answer? I want to talk to you today about why MY answer is the answer that it is. How do you think about YOUR life, from a timeline perspective? Let's consider some other perspectives of your life, as a whole. I want to share my perspective about the '2nd half...

How many goals do you have? Ones that you aren't quite getting to? The way to be moving on down the road to those goals is through the daily and weekly habits that you have. Then, why is it that your brain wants to fight you so hard on starting new habits and keeping up with them? Let's take a look at what your brain is doing and how you can circumvent your brain's goal to keep you...

Have you ever heard of the concept of the 'User Manual' for other people? We all grow up with ideas of what other people should or should not do. We can find ourselves thinking that what other people do or don't do cause us to feel a certain way. We might be sad, mad, frustrated by what is happening around us and we SWEAR that we can't help it! Let's take a look at how you...

Have you ever been part of a group? I bet that throughout your life, you have belonged to several groups, most likely: both officially and unofficially. Here are my thoughts on my new attachment to this group of 'Jeep Wrangler owners', and how it relates to our community as a whole and belonging. How can you take the idea of 'belonging' and make a better life for yourself? And...

So you think that you know what self-care looks like? All of those things that should be on your to-do list and your calendar to take better care of yourself? And treat yourself? Let's burn it all down and think about it differently! Let's talk about why some of those things don't work and how it feels to wish you were doing them, to have to do them. Let's talk about how to rea...

How do YOU do boundaries? How well do yours work? MOST people make boundaries by coming up with rules that other people should follow. We are going to talk about why that doesn't tend to work and how that can make you unhappy when others just don't follow your rules! But the good news is: there is an easy, simple way to make boundaries for yourself that DOES work. Other people can just g...

Yes, there are universal truths that are passed down from generation to generation. Let's explore one them: the idea that life is good and bad for everyone. Don't believe me? Take a listen to this episode, so that you can start to consider how to take this principle and turn it into a tool that you can use to make your life more exciting and more fun!

Are YOU your brain? Or is your brain part of you? What about your thoughts? Do they belong to you? Or your brain? Can you trust them? Let's look at this idea that your brain likes to play games with you sometimes and what you can do to take back control. 

We all like to feel comfortable and it is a normal human response to delay discomfort. Choosing discomfort now sounds like this coach-y advice that just sounds like a lot of BS. Why would we want to be uncomfortable? And what does it have to do with our goals anyway? The truth is that we do spend time being uncomfortable and I will explain in this episode. I want to give you a new way to think abo...