Stories of Transformation
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Every day, everywhere, people like you are experiencing powerful shifts by embodying Authenticity, Response-ability, and Appreciation. Hear how they’re changing their lives, in subtle and sweeping ways—and share your story, too!
Why I Ditched My Plan To Ditch My Husband. by Meg Dennison
(From Huffington Post, link at end of article)
I don’t know exactly when I decided to ditch my husband, but my plan was to be free of him as soon as our youngest child graduated from high school. Now, a …
The Language of Mindfulness
“Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.”
― Louis L’Amour
Last weekend I surprised myself, during a rich and playful discussion, with a sudden wave of …
Read MoreOur Journey with Conscious Loving
We met each other 22 years ago through a couples group called Couples Sojourn. It was initiated by a mutual friend, Kaariina, who invited us to use the book Conscious Loving by Drs. Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks. Our first meeting …
Read MoreUsing The Drama Triangle With Middle School Students
The Drama Triangle can be used as a tool to help us get out of drama and into healthy relationships and to feel good about ourselves. Using it can bring about a quick and easy shift to create ease and …
Read MoreAuthenticity in Action (with an Appreciation cherry on top)
Last week, a vice president was co-facilitating a meeting and set the context by sharing a deeply personal experience related to the subject matter. His authenticity set a tone of openness for the entire meeting. Afterward, I shared my appreciation …
Read MoreAppreciation Is One Of My Most Treasured, Magical Tools
Watch Lynn’s video about the role of appreciation in her life.
One of the things that I was thinking about when talking to you about appreciation was ‘Wow. Where to Start?’ There are so many aspects that I use appreciation …
Read MoreHow authenticity creates connection in our relationship
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Anna: One of the Hendricks tools I’ve really loved, that
we’ve utilized in our relationship over the years is expressing
authentically; is actually just saying what is. Specifically,
how much that’s built connection and presence inside me and also…
How I created the best cancer treatment plan for me by embodying authenticity and response-ability
Hi. My name is Suz. I live in Portland, Oregon. 3 months ago, I was
diagnosed with breast cancer and I was scared. I went to go see the doctor,
the breast cancer team, about my treatment. I was imagining …
Authenticity helped me shift out of people-pleasing and create an experience where everyone could have a good time
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Hi. I’m Janet. I want to tell you my story about learning to be authentic,
and what authenticity has done for me.
I was always a people-pleaser. When my friends wanted to go to an Italian
restaurant, we would …
EMT uses authenticity and response-ability to defuse a tense situation
Hi. I’m Gavin Wight; I’m a former EMT. I’ve done a lot of work as a First
Responder and doing event security. I want to share with you the value of
authenticity and responsibility.
In my experience when I’m …
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