Sadness – Coaching with Phil

The Ocean of Grief

One of my favourite metaphors to use for grief is it is like the ocean. Some days grief is like a raging storm that comes out of nowhere and throws you in all directions, other times it is calm and serene. You can be left feeling like you’re desperately struggling and it’s in these timesContinue reading “The Ocean of Grief”

September 11th and Collective Trauma

September 11th 2001 was a day few of us who were alive that day will ever forget. It changed so much of our lives moving forward from resultant conflicts to how we travel and perceive certain threats. This is a trauma known as a collective or societal trauma and needs to be processed as much as more individual and extreme traumas. Find out why in the article and video.

How to Acknowledge and Move Past a Rough Mental Patch

Last week I hit my lowest point in more than a decade and it felt like the bottom fell out of my positivity bucket. I recorded the video below the morning after explaining how I felt and asking who else resonated with it. At the end of the week I felt a lot more relaxedContinue reading “How to Acknowledge and Move Past a Rough Mental Patch”