Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

“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...

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...