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Tag Archives: InsightClarityGrowth
Holding Space
3-minute read What is holding space? Dr. Nicole LePera describes it as being “fully present and curious with someone, without judging or attempting to change them, as they express their emotions and experiences.” 1 I’d heard of it, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour, Communication
Tagged co-regulation, holding space, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, polyvagal theory, ventral vagal
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Hope
3 min read The current world situation is disturbing to say the least. The pandemic, climate change, social justice, war. It seems that every time I look at the news or social media there is another disaster or disheartening situation … Continue reading
Releasing Trapped Emotions
3 min read Last year I read a book1 about releasing trapped emotions. I’d heard of ‘emotional baggage’ but never really thought about how much I might be carrying or that I could release it. We all have emotions, big … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, energy
Tagged InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, release, releasing trapped emotions, trapped emotions
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Assumptions
2 min. read Lately I’ve been reminded of really good writing advice that I heard years ago – avoid the assumption that your readers know what you know. Your characters are in your head, so you know what they are … Continue reading
Posted in Communication
Tagged Assumptions, Communication, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, Misunderstandings
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Anger
3 min. read There is a lot of anger in the world right now. Some over-the-top-crazy stuff like road rage and shootings, and lots of low-level simmering frustration. Nearly every time I look at social media there is some kind … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour, Communication, Life, Perspective
Tagged anger, disengage, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, perspective, respect
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What I Know for Sure
2 min. read When I was much younger and new to the work world, I met many opinionated people. At the time, I associated having very strong opinions with being smart. I assumed that they must be very knowledgeable to … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective
Tagged InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, open mind, perspective, tolerance
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Comparison Envy
3 min. read I’ve sometimes been riding what feels like an emotional roller-coaster this last year or so. Super up one day and then plummeting the next, or sometimes even later that same day. One thing that can bring me … Continue reading
Posted in Life, mindfulness, Perspective
Tagged altruistic joy, comparison, empathic joy, envy, insight clarity growth, InsightClarityGrowth, Lisa Ivaldi, perspective
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I Can’t Know
1 min read A few days ago I woke up anxious about something. Given our current COVID-19 state of affairs, I just couldn’t see how a particular scenario was going to turn out well. I started going down a nasty … Continue reading
Posted in Fearlessness, Perspective
Tagged insight clarity growth, InsightClarityGrowth, letting go, Lisa Ivaldi
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Now
1 min read So still struggling at times. Before the pandemic I was finding my way through grief and mourning. My father passed away last June, my last living aunt died in January, and my eldest sister passed on March … Continue reading
Posted in Fearlessness, Life, mindfulness, Perspective
Tagged InsightClarityGrowth, letting go, Lisa Ivaldi, now, pema chodron, perception, present moment
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I Said What?
4 min read Today is my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday. Joyce passed away two years ago. I still miss her no-nonsense, real way of looking at life. We didn’t always see eye to eye but now that she is gone I … Continue reading