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Fear of Being Seen
I got to consult with Wesley Little in June. Sheâs a total go-getter. Even while talking about places that she needs help, she comes across as confident. Her website comes across as confident. So I was really excited that she pitched this fear of being seen blog post....
Lower The Bar
It was an interesting experience when twice in a 12 hour period I was instructed to âlower the bar.â Those exact words. The first was Nikki Elledge Brownâs new venture Naptime Empires. When I heard those words, tears sprang to my eyes and a sense of being seen and...
You Don’t Need A Consultant
In a facebook group I watched the unfolding of one of variations of the âconsultants arenât helpful and are out for your moneyâ conversation. I watch these with interest and a tinge of fear. Is it me theyâre talking about? Do they think Iâm one of the money-grubbers...
Turning Work Off
Remember when you were in school and there was this sense that you could never fully relax until youâd either completed all assignments or it was winter or summer break? Yeah, welcome to entrepreneurship. If youâre like me, your âto doâ list is like a mogwai sprayed...
New Year, New Plan
Letâs do this thing, 2017! Rather than my usual, more verbose post today Iâm gonna give you a worksheet. Hereâs a little intro though, since you know I canât hold myself back from writing: Guess what! You can build your business without planning. You donât need to lay...
Supporting Suicide Survivors With Nate Wagner
When Nate Wagner and I first spoke in 2015 I was struck by his passion for his practice and supporting those who have lost loved ones to suicide. His memoir, Sibling Suicide: Journey from Despair to Hope, tells his story from his perspective as a brother and as a...
You May Be Working Too Hard
I started out 2016 with a blog post called 2016: The Year of Not Hustling. At the time I wrote that I was in therapy and working really hard to divorce my self-worth from my âachievementsâ. Like my clients with Anorexia, every time I hit a goal I set another, more...
Why We’re All Gryffindors
Harry Potter has been there for me in a way few fictional characters have. When life gets tough and I need a break from the toughness, I need something all consuming to distract me and Harry and crew provide that. Also, in that whole âwhich 3 fictional characters are...
Signs Youâre Building The Wrong Practice (and What to Do About It)
Signs Youâre Building The Wrong Practice (and What to Do About It) For those of you who have worked in toxic agencies, do you remember the âSunday Scaries*?â Laying in bed, dreading the work week. Maybe you didnât go to brunch or get together with friends on Sundays...
Math Makes Fee Setting Fun!
Stacey Steinmiller of Authentic Self Counseling has been a part of the Abundance Practice-Builders Group for what feels like forever. Sheâs been an incredible support for folks and itâs been awesome to watch her practice grow from across the internet. Stacey had an...
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
I was having a conversation with one of my closest friends this week about spending money. Sheâs someone I lovingly teased when at craft night years ago she showed up with socks to darn and undies to mend instead of the thrift store frame + newly bought modge podge +...
SEO for Therapists using Squarespace
Jeff Guenther of The Practice Academy has been so helpful to many of you in the Abundance Practice Builders Facebook Group (Hop in!) so I was thrilled he agreed to write a post about increasing your Search Engine Optimization (SEO), especially when he wanted to make...
Should You List Your Fees On Your Website
This question has come up a lot in the Facebook Group (hop in!): Should You Post Your Fees on Your Website? Â Itâs a great question and weâre divided on it as a field so Iâll explain the argument for each side and Iâll give my two cents. Be clear, thereâs no right or...
Work-Life Balance?
My tender-hearted, sweet, funny three year old doesnât sleep. I mean she DOES, but itâs an all night struggle that involves 3 of the 4 humans in our house and sometime the dog. My 7 month old sleeps a little better; typical for a kid her age who has been...
Nuts and Bolts Roundup
I realize a lot of the blogs lately have been pretty mindset heavy. Depending on where you are as youâre building, that may be hitting the spot or missing the mark. Itâs been a bit unbalanced from the readersâ end because in the background Iâm chugging away at my What...
How You Do Life Is How You Do Business
If youâve been on my email list for more than 2 days, youâve seen that on the first of every month thereâs an opportunity for free consulting. Usually 30-40 spots open up and are claimed within minutes (which totally makes me feel like Bono, or whoever the kids are...
7 Compelling Reasons to Launch a Podcast
You guys probably know todayâs guest blogger, Melvin Varghese, as the founder and host of the Selling the Couch Podcast. Over the past year weâve become friends and I can assure you he is just as kind, warm and genuine as you think. A few months ago, after playing...
What I Learned While Growing my Successful Private Practice
Guys, Iâm excited to introduce you to Lauren Woodard, LCSW for a couple reasons. I know, guest posts are usually the last week of the month, but weâre doing âem back to back because Lauren is a badass and she's sharing some lessons learned. Lauren is an Abundance...
What To Expect Your First Year: Part 2
Last week we talked about what to expect in your first year of practice. I left you hanging. Sorry about that! While I think itâs great to spend some time acknowledging that you arenât a weirdo and that what youâre feeling is normal, sometimes it helps to have an...
What To Expect Your First Year, Part 1
When I first started working with folks whoâd experienced trauma I used a handout. A youâre-not-crazy-these-reactions-are-normal-for-this-circumstance list of symptoms with brief descriptions of why. One of the members of the Abundance Facebook Group (jump in!) said...