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 […]
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 […]
“This session I worked with my issue of extreme tiredness (chronic fatigue). Since the session I have been energetic and "full of life." I eat moderately and can now go without the afternoon 2-hour nap which was essential to get through the evening since my childhood. I now also sleep at 11.00pm rather than the […]
The above video is a very small sample of the in-depth principles outlined in my book Waltzing with Wolverines Responding to Defiance in Teenagers During the time I spent as a trip leader for a wilderness therapy program for troubled teenagers, I learned first hand how to connect with and lead defiant teenagers. Check out the […]
Flex Cop & The Dork Police Below is a holiday gift of two stories from my book “Sweet Fruit from the Bitter Tree.” Just yesterday the second story got a request from Macmillan Learning to be included in a popular text book with an expected print distribution of 175,000 hardcover copies and 25,000 ebooks! These two […]
Click here to get Waltzing with Wolverines: finding connection and cooperation with troubled teens. (In Kindle Edition and Paperback) Waltzing with Wolverines in Schools Donald Samson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the Juniper Ridge Community School in Grand Junction, CO, recently ordered a copy of Waltzing with Wolverines for every teacher at his school. […]
“Why” with ourselves, and responding to “Why?” In my last blog post I focused on many of the difficulties that can arise when we ask others “why.” In this post I’ll explore how these principles play out when we ask “why” of ourselves. Then I’ll explore some useful ways we can respond when someone else […]
