What do you REALLY want for the holidays?

What do you REALLY want for the holidays?

If we were honest with ourselves I believe what most people want for the holidays is to take a break from the usual holiday expectations and just enjoy time to relax with family and friends. Unfortunately, most of us might feel that our “To Do List” is running the holiday show!  Dr. Brené Brown; author of the very successful book “Daring Greatly” recently wrote about this very topic and stated: “I’m NOT the victim of this holiday circus, I’m the ringmaster!”  Her insight about the stress during the holidays began to change when she asked herself about the cost of putting on the show.  My favorite part in the book was when she describes trying to send out 225 Christmas cards a few years ago and her family kept interrupting her to the point in which she yelled, “I HAVE to finish these Christmas

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Dr. Brené Brown and The Daring Way

As I was doing my workshops last year I was incorporating so many of Dr. Brené Brown’s methods that center around courage, vulnerability, shame and worthiness, that I decided to apply to become certified with her “Daring Way ™Certification Program.” I feel that the best part about incorporating these important concepts is witnessing how it is able to transform lives! I believe that learning how to show up, be seen and live a braver life requires support and guidance. During my workshops participants are encouraged to examine their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that keep them stuck, which also enable them to create new choices and practices that move them into feeling more authentic and wholehearted and isn’t that what it is all about? The Daring Way™ Certification Program is a training for professionals who want to facilitate Brené Brown’s work. The goal for this community of wholehearted practitioners is to encourage others

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