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Anxiety: Navigating the Waves
Caroline G
/ May 26, 2022
/ May 26, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 24, 2022
/ May 24, 2022
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!
Caroline G
/ May 17, 2022
/ May 17, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 12, 2022
/ May 12, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 10, 2022
/ May 10, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 5, 2022
/ May 5, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 3, 2022
/ May 3, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ May 3, 2022
/ May 3, 2022
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
Caroline G
/ April 26, 2022
/ April 26, 2022
From a wife's perspective, a plan for communicating better. If you don’t let them talk about it, they’re going to…
Words Matter: Communication Amidst Conflict
Caroline G
/ April 21, 2022
/ April 21, 2022
If we say how we feel without 'attacking,' our communication works because the other person wouldn't need to defend themselves.
Absent-mindedness: You Are Not Alone
Caroline G
/ April 14, 2022
/ April 14, 2022
So much contributes to absent-mindedness. Our brains can only handle so much. We need to loosen the clutter. So, how…
Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing
Caroline G
/ April 12, 2022
/ April 12, 2022
With rapid response from the public and first responders of Boston, people came together to support and strengthen the community.
Coaching Through Depression
Caroline G
/ April 7, 2022
/ April 7, 2022
Frequent check-ins are important. You check your equipment; yourself is the most important equipment you have!
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Caroline G
/ April 5, 2022
/ April 5, 2022
Years ago, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. It wasn’t studied and brain function studies and mental health knowledge…
How Do You Learn?
Caroline G
/ March 31, 2022
/ March 31, 2022
The confidence of doing this by your own choice, your own ideas, will help you experience solving your own problems.
Spotlight: Keith Hanks, Director of Business Development
Caroline G
/ March 29, 2022
/ March 29, 2022
Keith Hanks, FRC's Director of Business Development, was a firefighter for 21 years and now speaks about PTSD and its…
The Art of Saying ‘No’
Caroline G
/ March 24, 2022
/ March 24, 2022
‘No’ seems like a simple word. So why do we find it difficult? You have to wonder if the only…
Smashing the Stigma: Fighting Mental Health
Caroline G
/ March 22, 2022
/ March 22, 2022
Having mental health issues makes many feel they can’t uphold this image of a strong and capable helper. It’s this…
A Servant’s Hope
Caroline G
/ March 17, 2022
/ March 17, 2022
What good is a broken vessel if it can’t hold water? And so, what good is a broken heart if…