Blog | Wendy Reed Coaching

Jan 2
2 min

Hey, Butterfly, Flap Those Wings

You Matter in 2024 and Beyond Photo Credit: Anurag Potai When a butterfly flaps its wings, it can bring about dramatic changes in weather...

Self-Protection or Sabotage? 4 Patterns that Turn Childhood Safety Go-To's into Adult Challenges

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Nov 28, 2023
3 min

Self-Protection or Sabotage? 4 Patterns that Turn Childhood Safety Go-To's into Adult Challenges

In my Quieting the Inner Critic Mental Fitness Webinar, we explore the concept that we have old, wired-in parts in our brains that go to...

American Cheese and Honest Hypocrisy: An Opportunity for Self-Forgiveness and Moving On?

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Nov 28, 2023
3 min

American Cheese and Honest Hypocrisy: An Opportunity for Self-Forgiveness and Moving On?

Some years back during a holiday visit, my sister-in-law leaned out from behind my refrigerator door holding a slice of...

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Apr 24, 2023
3 min

4 Ways to Feed Joy Hunger

#positiveintelligence I read an article recently about a concept that I want to share with you: Joy Snacking Surprisingly, joy snacking...

Feelings Aren't Facts: 3 Steps to Turn Bad Feelings into a Better Reality

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Mar 27, 2023
3 min

Feelings Aren't Facts: 3 Steps to Turn Bad Feelings into a Better Reality

You may have heard it said that “feelings aren’t facts.” Feelings are our reactions to the reality - to the facts - of what’s happening...

Wherever You Go, There You Are: A Key to Recognizing Self-Sabotage

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Mar 5, 2023
3 min

Wherever You Go, There You Are: A Key to Recognizing Self-Sabotage

#positiveintelligence Photo Credit: Dreamstime Years back, whenever I was unhappy or overwhelmed, I would fantasize about getting into my...

It's Time for Your Annual Pause: 7 Questions for the New Year

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Jan 2, 2023
2 min

It's Time for Your Annual Pause: 7 Questions for the New Year

It’s a New Year. How are you feeling about it? I’m feeling a mix of things: excited, restless, tentatively optimistic, with cravings for...

Of course I’m angry! How to avoid the slip-n-slide of emotional “inevitability"

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Oct 7, 2022
2 min

Of course I’m angry! How to avoid the slip-n-slide of emotional “inevitability"

Are you predictable when it comes to how you react to certain situations? Your co-worker said they’d handle something and they didn’t....

Go from “Losing It” to Positively Charged

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Oct 3, 2022
3 min

Go from “Losing It” to Positively Charged

Do you “lose it” more than you’d like, at home and/or work? This stress-response pattern isn't inevitable. I’ve been working for several...

Can you look yourself in the eye? And smile?

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Sep 27, 2022
2 min

Can you look yourself in the eye? And smile?

In the last week, I took a moment to look myself squarely in the eyes while standing in front of the mirror. And smile. A nice,...

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Sep 2, 2022
2 min

4 Steps to Rebound Well After a Mistake

How do you typically react when you make a mistake? What we do after a mistake can take us down a rabbit hole of negativity. Or not. Let...

"What’s the Point of it All?" 3 Mental Fitness Steps for When Your Brain Goes There

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Aug 23, 2022
5 min

"What’s the Point of it All?" 3 Mental Fitness Steps for When Your Brain Goes There

When I was 9, the Iran hostage crisis happened. I recall watching the news about the 52 US citizens who had been separated from their...

It's Time to Up Your Mental Game: There are Mountains to Climb

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Aug 27, 2020
4 min

It's Time to Up Your Mental Game: There are Mountains to Climb

“It’s just not the same,” a friend said to me the other day about an activity her kids were doing online instead of in-person. Not the...

Fill Your Cup So You Don't SPILL Your Cup

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May 8, 2020
3 min

Fill Your Cup So You Don't SPILL Your Cup

Do you recall learning about Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of human needs? For humans to have the bandwidth to attend to our top-line...

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Mar 19, 2020
3 min

In Times Like These, Know What We Do?

A: We DON’T KNOW what we do in “times like these!” With the advent of the novel Coronavirus and a period of elective self-isolation or...

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Jan 14, 2020
3 min

Feeling Less Than Perfect? GOOD

Besides being fun to say, there’s a concept called “Wabi Sabi” (wah-bee saw-bee) that I want you to know about that may bring some peace...

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Jan 14, 2020
3 min

Is a Lizard Keeping You Up at Night?

Something woke me up in the middle of the night. (I won’t publicly blame my husband for this, of course). I was AWAKE. For more than...

Craving a Big Change? Start with One Small Step

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Jan 14, 2020
4 min

Craving a Big Change? Start with One Small Step

I’m meditating! After years of dressing like someone who meditates, and meditating for 10 minutes only 10 times after purchasing a...

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Jan 1, 2020
3 min

Relationship Clean-Up

Is it time for you to clean the slate in a messy relationship? A few years ago, I was in a stalemate with someone very close to me. We...

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Dec 27, 2019
3 min

The Gift of Gratitude Goggles

Gratitude and appreciation are two of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal when we’re feeling down, bitter, lacking...