My Coach Kate
Episodes
203 episodes
One Good Decision Leads to Another
Did you ever wish that it felt easier to say 'yes' to yourself for those decisions when you WISH that you would decide to do something a certain way for yourself, but you just keep on deciding the other way. Maybe you don't go exercise. Or you ...
More Than the After Photo
When we picture ourself achieving a goal that we have set for ourselves, how many times do we put ourselves into that scenario in our mind and imagine us as confident, happy, and no longer struggling with any challenges are problems. It sounds ...
What is Sisu?
There is a concept that comes from Finland called Sisu. We are going to explore what this concept is and how it can give you a different mindset in your daily life. The result will be clearing out some of the mental load that we carry in our br...
The Self Care Series: Celebrating You!!
Woohoo- we did it! We have shared 100 episodes together and this will close out our Self-Care Series. Altogether 11 episodes on taking really good care of you, so that you can be the best version of yourself. The version that you want to be. We...
The Self-Care Series: Being on Your Own Team
Who has your back more than anyone else in the world? You might have thought about your mom, your best friend, your partner...... But what about yourself? How big of a cheerleader are you are to encourage yourself along the way? Most of us grew...
The Self-Care Series: Making Small, Low-Pressure Connections
We have all heard how important connections with others are to longevity, quality of life, and our social and emotional health. But what happens when you know that you need connection and you just don't feel like it. Or it feels like too much w...
The Self-Care Series: Allowing Yourself to Be Bad at Things
When was the last time that you tried something new. Were you good at it? Are there things that you have thought about trying, but if only you had learned how to do it when you were younger..... We hesitate to start something if we won't be at ...
The Self-Care Series: Making Room for What Lights You Up
As we continue this series, we are going to bring you back to your childhood to think about how you enjoyed your playtime. When adults play, we call it our hobbies. What hobbies do you have and do you actually take time regularly to indulge in ...
The Self-Care Series: Planning for Energy, Not Just Time
How many of us plan out our day using time blocks, estimating how long tasks will take, filling up the hours of the day with appointments and tasks. Today, we will think about our day in a new way. We will consider something called an Energy Mi...
The Self-Care Series: Doing Things Before You Feel Ready
When was the last time that you sat on the couch trying to talk yourself into getting up and getting to something. It might have been something that you KNOW that you really want to do. Or something that you are trying to START doing. Somehow, ...
The Self-Care Series: Learning How YOU Get Motivated
We often think of motivation as something that other people have and something that we don't have. Or that others have more of it. The good news is that none of that is true. We all have motivation and our brain activates it under certain circu...
The Self-Care Series: Letting Things Be Easier than they 'Should' Be
As we continue our Self-Care series, it's time to examine the habits and practices in our life that are more time-consuming, more complicated, and harder than they have to be. There is a secret reason why we hold on to a strategy and a practice...
The Self Care Series: Safe Enough To Try
Think about the last time that you were nervous to do something new. Or something that you hesitated on starting. Why do we wait or hesitate or try to talk ourselves into starting something new? We usually wait around for some motivation to com...
The Self Care Series: Accepting the Full Range of Emotions
Welcome to our 10-part series, leading up to our 200th episode! We will discuss the first rule of self-care. That we are humans who are supposed to feel things. Good things, bad things, and all of the things. Find out a few things that we subco...
The ADHD You Don't See
When you think of the term ADHD, what do you picture? How would you describe the typical person who is diagnosed with this? What are they doing and what symptoms or indicators can you see? In this episode, I will share with you some of the less...
Tired of Talking? Try This Instead
We have all had those times in our relationship... When you have been talking and talking about an issue and trying to hard to resolve it. You just might be doing everything right and it still feels like you aren't getting to the light at the e...
Is This How It's Supposed to Feel?
We have all had this experience before. You are living your life. You are used to the highs and the lows and it just feels like life. And then you find a solution for a problem that you have been having. Sort of like the first time that someone...
When the Strategies Don't Work
When you have tried every diet under the sun, but the scale doesn't budge. When you want to exercise and you have come up with all of the plans to start and it isn't happening. When you are really good at organizing your to-do list, but things ...
The Candy Road
In the story of Pinocchio, he finds himself heading down a street to Pleasure Island. It's lined with candy and treats and everything enticing. If you asked Pinocchio where he was headed, he really didn't know. Let's look at this story and disc...
The 'Just Right' Theory
Now that the winter holidays are over, and we are looking ahead to the New Year, let's assess. I am using the childhood story of The Three Bears to discuss how your holiday season 'fit' you. We all have a level of activity and connection and bu...
Off-track Doesn't Mean Off-course
When was the last time that your well-planned day or organized week got thrown off-track? Something happened: you got sick, an unexpected problem or expectation from someone else was placed on you or something that you have been working on just...
Planning the Year Better
It is almost the New Year. What do you have planned for yourself? Do you have specific goals in mind? How detailed are they? And how detailed is your plan? I am thinking about who I will be in one year from now. And about the system that I will...
Who Put the Rocks in My Backpack?
Sometimes we carry extra stress on our backs...on our shoulders.... We place a rock, one by one, into that metaphorical backpack and we carry it around with us wherever we go. Let's explore how they get there and what we can do to start lighten...
The Study of Willingness
What is the difference between being willing or motivated to do a task? What about excitement and inspiration- where do those feelings come in? When you are beginning something new, what is the feeling that you should expect? How do you know wh...
The Stories We Tell Ourselves- Part 3 FUTURE
We all think about the future in some way. Some with worry, some with hope. However we think about it, we may not realize that we create stories about the future. Not only do these stories actually affect what happens to us in the future, but i...
