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Learning to Ask for Help
How do you limit yourself? Do you avoid because of anxiety or do you have a reluctance to ask for help when you need it? Or both?

Louise Carnachan
1 day ago4 min read
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When is it Time to Stop Playing it Safe?
Sometimes it pays to be cautious as we learn through experience. Other times we need to step it up and get more bold.

Louise Carnachan
May 134 min read
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Just Get Started
If you don't do some planning, that big probably project isn't going to be quality work or on time.

Louise Carnachan
Apr 13 min read
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Dodging Goose Poop
Sometimes we have to dodge around poop on the path, literally and figuratively.

Louise Carnachan
Mar 92 min read
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Anxiety
Anxiety runs rampant in our society for both adults and children. Here are some practical tools.

Louise Carnachan
Feb 113 min read
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Lousy Encounters
A bad encounter with someone can leave you with lingering emotions that they may not share.

Louise Carnachan
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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I Made a Mistake, Now What?
We've all done it--made a mistake we wish we could walk back but don't know how or if we can.

Louise Carnachan
May 14, 20244 min read
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Breaking Through Fear
In another post I mentioned a bathroom “refresh” project where I had yet to take action—delayed it by years, actually. I didn’t want the...

Louise Carnachan
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Is an Optimistic Vision a Delusion?
Recently, I naively got into more than I’d bargained for. I didn’t know as much as I probably should’ve so I stumbled gamely forward...

Louise Carnachan
May 18, 20233 min read
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In Praise of Work Friends
It started on Saturdays when I was a motel maid. Our tight-lipped supervisor would depart after lunch which freed us to play at our...

Louise Carnachan
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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Yeah, but What if I'm Not Sorry?
’I’m sorry you feel that way’ isn’t an apology!” she yelled at me. Well spotted because I had zero remorse. I believe the best reason for...

Louise Carnachan
Jul 12, 20223 min read
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Making Space for Grief at Work
Here we are, shattered in the aftermath of another spate of horrific mass shootings in our country. It’s nearly impossible to remain...

Louise Carnachan
May 31, 20222 min read
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Jumping to Conclusions is Not an Aerobic Activity
It was my mother’s 98th birthday and I had ordered a special cake. Paper butterflies were to fly out of the box when it was opened. Since...

Louise Carnachan
Apr 5, 20224 min read
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The Hope
We have watched in horror as the destruction of Ukraine and its people continues to unfold on our screens. If you’re like me, you’ve been...

Louise Carnachan
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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Emotional Literacy
I responded to a reporter whose query contained an unattributed quote for me to react to. The person quoted had gone off the deep end...

Louise Carnachan
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Begin Again, 2022
An aspect of meditation has been bugging me for years. I often felt like I was a failure when my mind would stray AGAIN. I found myself...

Louise Carnachan
Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Difficult People—Why Do They Behave That Way?
Ah, the holidays 2021. You’ve got obligations, work, family, and the decisions whether to socialize as Covid continues. Welcome to a...

Louise Carnachan
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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Is it Possible to be Too Empathetic?
Empathy can be defined as walking in someone else’s shoes, really feeling their suffering. Certain professions attract empaths:...

Louise Carnachan
Nov 9, 20214 min read
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Strategies When Things Go Wrong
The Olympic Games are about as high pressure as you get for an athlete or a team.You’d think a silver medalist would be happier with...

Louise Carnachan
Oct 26, 20212 min read
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Self-soothing
Early in my career, a colleague who’d had enough of my whining asked if I’d ever considered suffering in silence. The answer was, “No.”...

Louise Carnachan
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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