by Rachel McDonald | Oct 26, 2026 | Blogs, Coaching
Our basement flooded three times this summer and, yes, I have sobbed almost every swear word I know. I may have even created some new ones. As we took apart our basement (literally - cabinets came down as well as everything in and around them), my son packed up a box...
by Rachel McDonald | Sep 29, 2026 | Blogs
I stepped in sand the other day. In my house! I thought I was well passed having to deal with the pocket-avalanches of sand that fell from my kids’ pockets when they were younger. With the help of my Roomba, I had survived it and believed I was free. Then I felt...
by Rachel McDonald | Jan 20, 2026 | Blogs
Many of us grew up hearing some version of “Think before you speak.” It’s good advice, though not always easy to follow. Blurting happens -and more often than not, it doesn’t help. The holiday season just whizzed by. Whether you were celebrating, hibernating, or just...
by Tammy Borowiecki | Jan 17, 2026 | Mediation, Blogs, Coaching, Training
You know that feeling when something’s off at work, but no one’s saying it out loud? The tension is there. You can feel it in the meetings. A certain look. A dismissive comment. People choosing their words carefully. Conversations that used to be easy now have an...
by Rachel McDonald | Dec 14, 2025 | Training, Blogs
“I would love to be wrong, but I don’t live with the right people for that.” I laughed out loud when I first heard that line in a sit-com a few years ago (Claire Dunphy, Modern Family, Season 3)! It’s a phrase that I, and I am sure many have used in one form or...
by Judith Lake | Dec 8, 2025 | Training, Blogs
Have you ever been in a conversation and realized you didn’t really hear what the other person said because you were too busy drafting a comeback in your head? It happened to me the other day. I was talking with my husband and suddenly realized I wasn’t listening; I...
