Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

Google defines "visionary" in the following way: vi·sion·ar·y ˈviZHəˌnerē/ adjective (especially of a person) thinking about or planning the future with imagination and wisdom. "a visionary leader" relating to or able to see visions in a dream, trance or through a...

"It's been like wading in the water," my friend said to me. "More than just dipping your feet in, but not completely immersed, swimming or diving in either.  Just wading . . . hanging out, taking in the newness of the experience, letting it sink in . . .not really...

We have often heard that patience is a virtue, and yet, there isn't much out there in the world that teaches and models what it looks like to practice and attain this virtue for ourselves. This is one of the reasons why we have to pay attention . . . to what shows up...

The past few weeks have been a very interesting time for me. On the one hand, like you, probably, I've been wrapping up the end of the summer and those last "let's squeeze this in" plans that go along with trying to make the most of the final moments of vacation time....

If you are familiar with the teachings of relationship coach, Mel Robbins, then you know what she says about the way most people get into a routine. The majority of individuals, says Robbins, unconsciously allow for their routines by going on autopilot. We end up...

A couple of days ago, I was contacted by a family friend who needed to chat about something going on in his life. “How’s Saturday morning for you?” he texted. Ugh.  “I don’t work on Saturdays,” I thought.  Or Sundays.  These are my family days.  I support people in...

From a very early age, we are told to tell the truth.  Yet, I find it's very interesting to see how many mixed messages we give around this practice. As a culture, we have paid quite a bit of lip service to being "politically correct" and to creating an environment...

I was listening to a woman, the other day, talking about a certain variety of lily and how it cannot take root and bloom until parasites come and eat holes in its stem. Okay, you cannot tell me this kind of stuff isn't interesting.  Fascinating, really! The point she...

Many people I speak with are coming into a time where they are questioning why and how they have found themselves repeating various patterns throughout their lives. Since there are about as many reasons why we do this as there are different personalities and stories,...