by Deb | Sep 23, 2023 | Articles
As a therapist and coach, I have helped thousands of people begin a meditation practice. Every single one of them gave me the same frustrated reply, “I tried meditation but I just can’t do it!” To which I replied over and over again, “That is why they call is a...
by Deb | Sep 17, 2023 | Articles
Over my 30 years of practice as both a coach and psychotherapist, there is one constant tool I have suggested to hundreds of clients to help address so many different kinds of issues and stressors. The tool is so amazingly simple that people often overlook it, or...
by Deb | Aug 23, 2023 | Articles
Welcome to a new dimension of self-discovery and conscious living, a space where we explore the depths of our existence, a realm where awakening humanity to the truth of who we are is the ultimate goal. I’m Jackie Woodside and let’s embark on a journey of...
by Jackie Woodside | Apr 18, 2021 | Articles, Jackie Woodside
“My religion is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama Kindness is a virtue. We have all heard that quip most of our lives. Now we know from scientific study, that offering kindness to others not only makes the world a better place, but it improves your health and wellbeing also....
by Jackie Woodside | Apr 27, 2020 | Articles
Our emotional state determines what we create. Once you fully embrace this truth, the work begins. There is wisdom in living the truth of the Serenity Prayer: having the serenity to accept what you cannot change, the courage to change what you can and the wisdom to...
by Jackie Woodside | Feb 28, 2020 | Articles
There are 96 different words for various expressions of love in Sanskrit, a 3,500-years old language of ancient India. American Sign Language has at least 4 different signs to connote love of a person, romantic love, love of a thing or place, and love of endearment....
by Jackie Woodside | Mar 7, 2019 | Articles
My father-in-law once wrote a book on epiphanies. In it, he waxed and waned about what epiphanies are and where they come from. It was an interesting book written by a man who was open to the philosophical, but never the spiritual. Although he was appreciative of my...
by Jackie Woodside | Oct 5, 2018 | Articles
J.K. Rowling has become the first billionaire author in history. When she began her epic Harry Potter series, she was a single mother living on welfare. Publishing companies rejected her first submissions 12 times. Walt Disney was fired from a job with a Kansas City...
by Jackie Woodside | Sep 13, 2018 | Articles
I have spent thousands of hours over the course of my career talking with people about the difficulties in their lives. What I see repeatedly is that people want to feel better, but don’t realize that if they keep thinking the same thoughts and rehashing the same...
by Jackie Woodside | Aug 31, 2018 | Articles
I have a wonderful life today, but as many of you know who have followed my work, it wasn’t always this way! I had a pretty tumultuous life filled with what many people would call “tragedy.” On top of that, I’ve had lots of “issues” with mental health, domestic...
