076: Change & Growth (Embracing Uncertainty)
Most of us tend to prefer predictability in life. But when we let go of our addiction to certainty, we discover new ways of viewing ourselves and the world in...
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071: Perceptions & Confirmation Bias
Dr. Deb delivers a talk to a group about how we form and maintain our perspectives. She explores the difference between observation & interpretation and how we seek out information...
063: Intentional Thinking
This is a really practical as well as philosophical conversation with newly-retired international baccalaureate teacher, Steve Kern. He talks about his class in Theory of Knowledge, curiosity, and life-long learning....
Personal Change (man in the mirror)
It’s a word that excites some of us and scares some of us. Whether you like it or not, change happens; it’s an inevitable part of life. Of course, we...
060: The Enneagram
The Enneagram is a personal development tool you can use to understand the strategies you use to control situations and how to use that information to get healthier. Jeannette Slater...
The Lost Art of Self-Reflection
For most of history, people got up with the sun and went to bed with it. Their worlds were very small, about as far as they could walk or ride...
How do you start your day?
“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” So said author, pastor and leadership guru,...
059: Faith, Philosophy & Life
Philosophy professor, Bruce McCluggage talks with Dr. Deb about life-long learning, doing deep work of the soul, staying hungry, growing up and making mistakes through the lenses of faith and...
Hope For A New Year
HOPE! There is something hopeful about new things. New babies seem to represent the promise of a bright future. Springtime brings new life from the death and dormancy of autumn...
058: Who is Dr. Deb? (& ideas for the new year)
In this episode, Kaleigh O’Donnel interviews Dr. Deb about goals, personal development, culture, experience, travel, and life. “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve...
056: Dealing With Your Stuff
Dealing with our “stuff” is serious business, a topic many either avoid or don’t know how to tackle. In this candid conversation, Helen Milam talks about her journey to greater...
What Matters Most?
What Matters Most? Many would say we live in chaotic times. We deal with the challenges and stresses of daily life. Getting to work. Managing a home. Shuttling kids. Nurturing...
055: Control, Letting Go & Jazz
Mandy Todd is a trained musician and Director of Music and the Arts at a First Congregational Church in Colorado Springs. She has always liked having a sense of personal...
052: Coaching As A Lifestyle
Curious about life coaching? Wondering how to find answers inside yourself & further reach your potential? Do you ask how you can better help your friends? This is a candid...
Pain Lessons
You can’t always get what you want. So said the great musical poet, Mick Jagger in the Rolling Stones classic song. How do you respond when you don’t get what...
Independence
As The United States celebrates its Independence Day, I thought it fitting to consider various forms of dependency. Dependence is defined as the state of needing something or someone else....
Holidays
A holiday is a special day set apart to celebrate something. Originally from the words, Holy Day, holidays have their roots in religious celebrations. Today we celebrate holidays that mark...
Avoiding Transformation
This article is part of a series on scapegoating by Franciscian, Richard Rohr. It seems we always find some way to avoid the transformation of our pain. There’s the common...
040: Pushing Through Pain
What do you do when you’re hurting? Do you self medicate? Try to ignore it? Talk to someone? Fall apart? We all experience all kinds of pain througout our lives....
Do You Need A Life Coach?
Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” During the past year I have been training to be a lay life...
