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How to Spend Two Days in Charlotte: An Insider’s Guide
How to Spend Two Days in Charlotte: An Insider’s Guide As someone who’s called Charlotte home for nearly a decade, I can agree with our official slogan: “Charlotte’s got a lot.” It’s a vibrant city full of life and is an exciting place for anyone, whether you live here or just want to know how…
Read MoreChoosing Presence: Becoming the Mother I Never Had
Choosing Presence: Becoming the Mother I Never Had Mother’s Day. Every year it comes and I can tell you, every year I have to choose how I focus my energy. You see, becoming a mother for me was not only a blessing, one that I know not every woman is as fortunate to have, but…
Read MorePressure is a Real Thing: Releasing Expectations Through Self Awareness
Pressure is a Real Thing: Releasing Expectations Through Self Awareness If you’re the growth-oriented, self-aware, hard-working entrepreneur I know you to be, you know one thing to be true: the pressure is real. There’s pressure to earn more, do more, be more, reach more… the list goes on. These pressures come from both internal and…
Read MoreThe 3 C’s of Communication that Enhance Any Relationship
The 3 C’s of Communication that Enhance Any Relationship Our life experiences affect the way we see and interpret things differently from one another. Imagine this: you’re sitting at a bistro outside, enjoying a croissant and a coffee with a friend or a spouse. Across the street you both notice a beautiful woman walking down…
Read MoreBeing Fully Present in my Place of Peace
Being Fully Present in my Place of Peace The beach has a way of showing you all the right things. The quiet inside of you. The noise inside of you. The joys of the world around you. The peace that’s within you too. Have you ever noticed? The waves can be so loud that they…
Read MoreMy Silent Battle that Turned Everything Upside Down
Home- Old Home PageDetermined AF PodcastWork with Jamie Coaching ServicesProducts & FreebiesBlogAbout Get In Touch My Silent Battle that Turned Everything Upside Down Let me start by saying this is not a post about the medical industry being good or bad. There are good eggs and there are bad eggs, just as with any other…
Read MoreAn offering of energy
An offering of energy About a month ago an agent came into my office while I was packing a box of my things. She said she was coming to “squash the rumors of me moving out.” People certainly will talk won’t they? Good for you friend for not falling prey to joining forces with the…
Read MoreParenting through the teenage years
Parenting through the teenage years Parenting. It’s hard. Ask any parent what age is the hardest to parent and I think they’ll tell you whatever age their kid is at the time. First it was the terrible twos. Then it was the terrible threes. But seriously, I think it’s the teenage years. Oh, but yes,…
Read MoreThis is self care
This is self-care This evening I was cutting up a cucumber to make some infused water, something I haven’t done in a few years. I pulled out the mint and slapped it to help release its scent and flavorings and in that moment I became aware of how present I was in noticing it. My…
Read MoreCreate your own safe space
Create your own safe space Our lives go through seasons. Some we can forecast, some we never even see coming. As we are growing up we can typically expect that we’ll face a transitional season as we move from elementary to middle then to high school. We go through a season, some sooner or more…
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