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Spotlight: Darrel Stinson, Retired Corrections Officer
If you could teach somebody how to behave even when you’re not around, it’d be better than them behaving when…
Navigating Suicidal Ideation
We shouldn’t wait for things to get ugly or to the point of someone thinking about suicide before we take…
Coaching: Why Now?
Preparing for disaster shouldn’t wait for disaster. At that point, it may be too late. The best survival tactic is…
What Do You Believe?
When beliefs aren’t matched to values, things get confusing. Our belief is what we feel is true and our value…
Life Coaching with PTSD
Trauma Informed Coaches anchor their work in the present, not the past. They focus on the client’s current life and…
The Power of You
Experiencing coaching is experiencing the power of you. You do have power over your own actions, words, and reactions.
Team Building in a World of Division
We are a world divided over so many hot topics, but the same blood runs through all of us and…
The Wheel of Life: A Quick Assessment
The Wheel of Life allows coaches to make a quick assessment of where the coaching partner stands in various aspects…
Spotlight: Meghan Albanese, Capitol Police Wife
It’s not fair to expect [first responders] to take on the trauma of the community and then go live their…
Anxiety: Navigating the Waves
Anxiety is described as a normal reaction to stress, but when that turns into fear which prevents a person from…
Coaching Sneak Peek: Sample Sessions
When we tell people we’re life coaches, we’re often mistaken for counselors. People think we ‘give good advice,’ but that’s…
A History of Life Coaching
To understand coaching, we might benefit from knowing its roots. The word ‘coach’ comes from the idea of a coach…
Falling Off the Wagon: AACK!
There’s emergency plans in every industry, so why not with personal goals? Here’s a simple thing to remember in case…
Check Your Inner House
If as much attention were given to keeping one’s inner house clean as keeping one’s physical house, perhaps people would…
FRC at FDIC International
First Responder Coaching made its debut at the FDIC/JEMS conference as one of only 4 mental health booths, and FRC…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Have you seen more green on your feed lately? In case you haven’t heard, May is Mental Health Awareness month,…
Staying Goal Focused in a Distracting World
It’s so easy to fall off track and lose focus. We slip on diets, exercise routines, have a day of…
The Grass Isn’t Greener: Judging Others
Why does our society create this notion that weakness makes a person less valuable?! The bottom line is we don’t…
Spotlight: Steph Rubel, Fire Captain’s Wife
From a wife’s perspective, [you need] a plan for communicating better. If you don’t let them talk about it, they’re…
Words Matter: Communication Amidst Conflict
If we say how we feel without ‘attacking,’ our communication works because the other person wouldn’t need to defend themselves.