Traci Philips, the Innate Coach Blog

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,...

I find a few consistent things fascinating. One is patterns or themes.  For example, as a Life Coach, what I'm hearing from one client at any given time is what I'm hearing from all of my clients at that time.  This is true of others I talk with outside of the work I...

A few years ago, I was doing a talk and a man approached me to discuss coaching.  Apparently, he had done his homework; checked out my website, my credentials and client testimonials.  He told me he was impressed with my work. "I'd like to chat with you after your...

A couple of days ago, I was asked to co-facilitate a group training on setting & attending to yearly goals.  It got me thinking that, perhaps, it would be good to get something out about resolutions. Seeing how we are now in January, let's take a look at this time...