Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

Words. A new study sites that the average woman uses 20,000 words a day, while the average man comes in at approximately 7,000 words. The point here is not to dive into the reason for the number of words utilized by each gender, but to point out that words hold a...

One of the main focuses of my work is patterns. They are the only thing in life that is unchanging, and today, it feels like everything is changing. I first developed my interest in patterns during a two-year program that I took as an undergraduate. Western...

I recently had the opportunity to visit Paris with my family.  The second day in the City of Lights, we visited the Arc de Triomphe. Looking down from the top of the Arc, you get an amazing view of the city, the grand avenue, Champs-Élysées, and the other eleven...

Back in 1988, the Nike Corporation came out with their slogan, “Just Do It!” I remember thinking at the time, now that’s something!  It resonated on a deeper level for some reason, but I didn’t know why. Apparently, the “tough, take no prisoners” campaign that...

“You either walk into your story and own your truth, or you live outside your story, hustling for your worthiness.”     ~Brené Brown Our value is reflected in the money we make. Our self worth is reflected in the money we have. The idea popped into my head, and...

“We are more connected than ever, so why does it seem we struggle so much with the ability to honestly communicate with each other?” My friend sitting across from me lowered her coffee cup and threw her hands in the air for emphasis. “I mean, it’s ridiculous! ...

It was 2am, a few weeks ago, when the winds arrived, thrashing the trees and thumping against the window panes. 35-40 mph gusts threatened to peel shingles from the roof.  The sounds of branches snapping and debris hitting the house made it impossible to sleep. The...

We all are quite familiar with the fairy tale, Snow White (if for some reason you aren't, I apologize.  You might want to google it and then come back to this). In the story, Snow White's evil step-mother has a magic mirror that she relies upon to affirm her...

In the movie, Liar Liar, Jim Carrey plays Fletcher Reede, an unscrupulous lawyer who will stop at nothing to get ahead, even at the cost of his relationship with his young son. When his son makes a wish on his 5th birthday for his father to be unable to lie, it...