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Want A Better Life? Create A Better Brain!
If we want the best life possible - we need the best brain. I spoke to an audience of women awhile back about selfcare. Many in the audience were mothers. We talked about the challenges of motherhood and how some challenges are made worse by the stories we tell ourselves. I asked these women how many of them tell themselves the story that they “don’t have time for selfcare.” Nearly every hand went up. Somehow many women received the message that to be a woman, wife or mother

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Oct 28, 20255 min read


5 Ways to Put Your Phone Down!
We think it is safe to say that most of us have become addicted to our phones. I see evidence of this everywhere. I have taken walks in a beautiful local park only to watch people walk by me glued to their phones instead of eyes gazing at the awe -inspiring scenery all around us here in Kitsap! I was reminded recently the fall out of parents who are unable to put down their phones when a teenage client shared with me recently that she recalls vividly as a young child just wa

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Oct 14, 20254 min read


We Don’t Have to Agree to Get Along
Have you felt the divisiveness in this country? Maybe you’ve experienced it in your own family. You know the conversations where it’s...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Oct 7, 20254 min read


Business Ownership is not for Woosies
One day you decided to become a business owner. Whether you got fed up working for the boss, decided you could do it better, or just wanted to be your own boss, you became a business owner.

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Sep 30, 20252 min read


Are you Preparing for the “Big Dark” in the PNW?
The Big Dark, as many are referring to it is the abrupt shift from the long sunny days of summer, into the cooler and much shorter days...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Sep 30, 20252 min read


Are You Affected by Social/Emotional Contagion?
Have you ever noticed that you and 5 of your closest friends all like the same fruity drink when you go out for a night on the town? ...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Sep 16, 20253 min read


The Mindset of Happiness
Most of us do not wake up in the morning with the goal of pursuing misery in our day, but rather we often consciously or not, want to...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Sep 9, 20252 min read


How our Beliefs and Biases Shape our Reality
When did you stop being curious? Stop you say… maybe you still are. For too many however, the curiosity they experienced as a child is...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Sep 2, 20254 min read


5 Steps to Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace
There are times in every organization where we question what is going on and why- especially when it comes to the relationships happening in the workplace between leaders/ managers and staff or team members.

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Aug 5, 20253 min read


Coffee is it Friend or Foe?
Reprinted with permission from Brett Clark at BC Fitness Coffee…Is it a FRIEND or a FOE… Let’s talk about America’s...

Brett Clark
Aug 5, 20252 min read


Understanding the Neurodivergent Brain
Not everyone’s brains work the same. Some people have busy brains, hard to focus or "stay on task" brains, (unless they are doing...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jul 29, 20252 min read


Learning to Live Authentically
How many times have you said yes to someone or something, only to almost immediately regret giving a yes? When every fiber of your being...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jul 22, 20253 min read


What Gifts Do You Have to Share?
We all have gifts and talents. Talents are those things that we have a natural knack for. We see a little kid who can hit a softball...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jul 15, 20253 min read


Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone
Many days I like living in my comfort zone. It’s predictable, and whether it actually is safe or not, it FEELS like it’s safe and that...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jul 8, 20253 min read


5 Ways to Manage Flying Anxiety
While there are many different types of anxiety and none of them feel particularly fantastic, one of the most challenging for some is...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jul 1, 20253 min read


In the Midst of the Chaos - Create Mini Celebrations!
Is life feeling more chaotic and confusing than ever? Is your personal life feeling overwhelming and out of control? When you think...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jun 25, 20252 min read


A Healing Conversation
By Margaret Loveless Body Code/ Emotion Code Energy / Emotional Healing Practitioner The other day, a friend said to me that she felt...
Margaret Loveless
Jun 6, 20251 min read


Breaking Free of Ruts
Do you find yourself feeling stuck in the same routines- driving the same way to the same places, eating the same foods, going to the...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jun 4, 20253 min read


Three ways to Keeping Calm and Present in Challenging Times
Feeling stressed out? You are not alone. Between the political climate, global warming climate, the divisiveness and chaos going on in...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
Jun 3, 20252 min read


Celebrating and Appreciating Moms
By the time you read this, Mother’s Day, the one day we set aside each year to honor Moms will be in the rearview mirror. The leftovers...

Lesli Dullum Taylor
May 13, 20253 min read
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