Creative Journey

Join Coach Kaila to shift from heavy Resolutions to aligned Intentions. We will dive into the science of why resolutions fail, enjoy a guided meditation to find your “Word of the Year,” and learn multi-sensory tools to anchor that word in your daily life.

Integration & Resilience: Building Your Compassionate Toolbox In this final session, we integrate all techniques, adding tools like Loving-Kindness and the Handshake Practice to strengthen your brain’s resilience circuits and build your personalized roadmap for lasting emotional balance.

Active Regulation: The Power of Soften, Soothe, Allow You will master the core technique of Soften, Soothe, Allow, which actively calms your nervous system by releasing physical tension and cultivating self-kindness, allowing difficult emotions to process and subside naturally.

Foundations: Naming, Noticing, and Welcoming What Is This session teaches you the crucial first step of Name & Note, helping you regulate your response by non-judgmentally observing emotions and their physical sensations to understand that no feeling is fixed.

Practice gratitude as a tool for abundance and joy. We’ll reflect on the progress made and celebrate the small wins and profound transformations.

On this bonus episode of Creative Journey from January 2025. This is our discussion from last year about Intention words for the new year. Take a look back, and be ready on New years day of this year to come chat with us about your intention word for the year.

Learn to let go of old patterns, limiting beliefs, and emotional baggage. We’ll explore somatic and mindfulness techniques to release and create space for new growth.

Explore the light within you. This week is dedicated to connecting with your unique strengths and passions, and expressing your authentic self without fear.

Learn to notice and appreciate the small moments of joy, safety, and connection that bring light to your life. We’ll explore how these “glimmers” can help regulate your nervous system and build resilience.

Dive into the practice of self-love and radical acceptance. Discover how to quiet your inner critic and nourish yourself with kindness.

Focus on goal setting and manifestation. Learn how to plant the seeds of your desires and align your thoughts and actions with your deepest values.

Explore the importance of self-awareness and mindful presence. We’ll begin by identifying where you are on your journey and setting intentions for the weeks ahead.

In our final session, we’ll focus on creating a sustainable approach to your journey. We’ll discuss the benefits of delayed gratification and how pacing yourself for the long haul can lead to greater success and a deeper sense of fulfillment.

Learn practical strategies for developing realistic expectations for your goals. We’ll cover how to measure progress, celebrate milestones along the way, and deal with feelings of frustration and impatience in a healthy, productive manner.

This week, we’ll examine the negative consequences of expecting immediate results. We’ll discuss how impatience can lead to prematurely abandoning goals, making dangerous shortcuts, and experiencing frustrating emotions that sabotage our efforts.

We’ll dive into the reasons behind our desire for instant gratification. We’ll explore societal influences, personal expectations, and how this mindset can prevent us from ever reaching our full potential.

Discover how embracing humility isn’t weakness, but a profound source of strength. We’ll explore strategies to integrate a “world owes me nothing” mindset into your daily life, equipping you with tools to overcome common pitfalls and sustain your journey of personal growth and contentment.

Shift your focus from taking to truly giving. Inspired by incredible real-life stories, we’ll explore the immense joy and personal strength that come from contributing to others. Learn how to foster empathy and become a true team player in all areas of your life – from work to personal relationships.Episode Notes

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Gain powerful self-awareness as we explore common entitlement traps and challenge limiting beliefs. Learn practical reframing techniques and discover how taking full responsibility for your responses, regardless of external circumstances, empowers you to create meaningful change.

Dive deep into understanding entitlement, exploring its societal roots, and uncovering how it subtly influences our thoughts and actions. Through engaging discussion and personal reflection, we’ll begin to identify areas where a sense of being “owed” might be holding us back.

Live mindfully and sustain your practice: Integrate mindfulness into everyday activities and create a personalized plan to maintain your newfound peace long after the workshop ends.

Cultivate inner calm with meditation: Demystify meditation and explore accessible techniques to find peace amidst the chaos of daily life.

On this episode, we continue our discussion about embracing solitude and cultivating inner piece.

This week we start our discussion of mbracing solitude and cultivating inner piece.

Building on the resilience cultivated and taking purposeful actions moving forward from life's inevitable setbacks.

On this epsiode, we continue our discussion of chapter 10, they don't resent other people's successes, in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin.

On this episode, we continue our discussion of chapter 10, they don't give up after the first failure, in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin.

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On this episode, we conclude our discussion of chapter 9, they don't resent other people's successes, in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin.

On this episode, we continue our discussion of chapter 9, they don't resent other people' ssuccesses, from the book 13 things Mentally Strong People Don't do by Amy Morin.

On this episode, we continue our discussion of chapter 9, they don't resent other people's successes, in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we start our discussion of chapter 9, they don't resent other people's successes, from the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 8, understanding and changing patterns, in the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't do by Amy Morin.

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This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 7, dwelling on the past, from the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 7, dwelling on the past, in the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't do.

This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 7, Dwelling on the past, in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we start our discussion of chapter 7, dwelling on the past, in the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 6, calculated risks, from the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't do by amy Morin.

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This week we start chapter 6, dcalculated risks, in the book 13 things Mentally Strong People don't do by Amy Morin.

This week, we continue our discussion of chapter 5 in the book 13 things mentally strong people don't do by Amy Morin called They don't worry about pleasing everyone.

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This is week 12 of the book. This is the last episode for this season. Season 2 will start shortly.

Episode Notes

This is week 11 of the artist's way. Recovering a sense of Autonomy.

Book title: The artists way. topic: Recovering a Sense of Identity

Recovering a sense of strength is the topic of this episode.

This is a discussion of week 7 of the book The Artists' Way.

We continue the discussion of the artists's way with Scarcity and AbundanceEpisode Notes

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Episode Notes

Kaila was on Vacation this week, so we spend some time getting to know the participants with some fun ice breaker questions and answers.

Recovering a Sense of Integrity

Recovering Our Power

Describe your childhood bedroom. If you wish, you may sketch this room. What was your favorite thing about it? What’s your favorite thing about your bedroom right now? Nothing? Well, get something you like in there—maybe something from that old childhood bedroom. Tasks   Describe five traits you liked in yourself as a child. Next, write a little bit about why each one appeals to you And a treat: List five favorite childhood foods. Buy yourself one of them this week. Yes, Jell-O with bananas is okay   Habits: Take a look at your habits...

Recovering a Sense of Identity

Where does your time go? List your five major activities this week. How much time did you give to each one? Which were what you wanted to do and which were shoulds? How much of your time is spent helping others and ignoring your own desires? Have any of your blocked friends triggered doubts in you? Draw a circle below. Inside this circle, place topics you need to protect. Place the names of those you find to be supportive. Outside the circle, place the names of those you must be self-protective around...

Monsters & Cheerleaders

Week one:   Set your alarm to wake up a half-hour earlier than usual every morning; get up and do three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness morning writing. Do not reread these pages or allow anyone else to read them. Ideally, stick them in a large manila envelope, or hide them somewhere. Welcome to the morning pages. They will change you.   List below a few creative affirmations from Week One that have particular significance for you. Also below, copy any “blurts” from your morning pages —those negative statements about yourself and your life that tend to crop up in ea...

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