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Unearth Your Deepest Desires: An exercise in heart-centered new beginnings desires of the heart dreams exploration healing possibility after divorce Sep 27, 2015

By Karen McMahon


During my years of coaching I have been fascinated at how often as adults we forget how to dream.  When asked what their ideal is where a job, relationship, home or life, clients more often than not, “I don’t know”.  When we dig deeper, most discuss what they don’t want and that ...

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The Only Way Out is Through: Getting Beyond the Pain of Divorce being healing struggle support Feb 22, 2014

Many of us do anything to not feel our pain.  We unconsciously throw moderation to the wind and numb ourselves in excess.  We OVER eat, drink, watch sitcoms, work, exercise, medicate, and shop.  We fill and stuff and numb ourselves so that we don’t have to feel.  And the pain always returns.

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Grace in Acceptance – A Case Study acceptance choice conscious grace grieving healing love relationship Sep 03, 2013

By Karen McMahon


 

When circumstances happen in our lives that are contrary to our dreams, our natural reaction is to resist.  I have recently written about acceptance of the people in our lives for who they are and the circumstances for what they are.  That is much easier said than done.

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