Metaphoric Conversational Coaching “I don’t want to let him down,” Ryan told me with a concerned look on his face. Ryan had been telling me he wanted to apologize less. He frequently got feedback from others that he often apologized for things that weren’t even his responsibility. And recently he’d had another experience of this […]
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about 50-70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders, with one in three adults not getting enough uninterrupted sleep to protect their health. This sleep deprivation is linked to numerous health issues such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, not to mention loss of productivity […]
Bringing extreme blood pressure back into balance. Diane came to me in late October of 2012 because of dangerously high blood pressure over the previous ten months. Her doctor had put her on medication (Labetalol) in an attempt to bring her blood pressure into the normal range, but even so her systolic blood pressure would […]
In the following short video I reenact a humorous and inspiring story of a very creative response to a potential mugging—from my colleague Michael Perez. I love this story so much that I’ve shared it at multiple conferences around the US. Just watch the first 4 minutes, then see below how Michael, or other role […]
An article I originally wrote for Steve Andreas's NLP blog: Years ago, I had a wonderful opportunity to hear a presentation by Marshall Rosenberg, founder of NonViolent Communication (NVC), a method for resolving conflicts. This was before I worked in wilderness therapy for several years and later started my own NLP private practice, so the […]
I want to share a story of conversational NLP that took place in just a few minutes, and almost no words. For me it was a lovely experience of how simple change can be sometimes… In 2008 I was up in Winter Park Colorado, taking the Master Practitioner Training with NLP Comprehensive. One afternoon I […]
He sat stewing in the passenger seat as we headed to the airport, a deep frown on his face. I met Nick only the day before, and today he was on his way home after more than two months in an intensive wilderness therapy treatment center in the Rocky Mountains. Nick shook his head, scowling. […]
