by Debra Smouse | Dec 5, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Do you want to create a life you love? What do you need in order to set just the right goals? How do you flesh out your dreams so that you can curate the kinds of experiences you desire? It’s something I’m asked often, which is why I wanted to share how I...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 19, 2018 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
It can be hard not to feel stressed out this time of year. There’s just so much to do, isn’t there? Dealing with (sometimes) unpleasant family members. Choosing just the right gifts for everyone on your list. Attending parties. Not to mention simply...
by Debra Smouse | May 24, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
When I launched my coaching practice, I did so on my birthday. I also began an annual tradition of celebrating the lessons I’ve learned during the past year. It’s an opportunity to practice what I preach. Dig into awareness as I honor my last trip around...
by Debra Smouse | Feb 26, 2018 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
There’s a big bunch pink and purple tulips on the kitchen island, a similar bouquet of pink and white tulips in my office, and a teeny jam jar next to the bathroom sink with the pink, purple, and white tulips with stems that were too short for my favorite vases. Well,...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 26, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
I had lunch with a girlfriend (and fellow coach) this week and we talked about EVERYTHING, as you do when you’re sitting across the table from someone you completely trust. We talk about each aspect of our story: love, life, parenting, food, relationships, and more....
by Debra Smouse | Oct 11, 2017 | Life's Lessons
I want you to know that I see you. You’re struggling to make it through the daily tasks on your to do list; working hard to keep a mask of a #blessed and oh-so-perfect life on your Facebook page. And, darling, I also hear you when you crawl into bed – way...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 29, 2017 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
So, you’re having a bad day. Or maybe a crappy week. Or maybe experiencing a series of days upon days of a funky blue feeling you just can’t shake. And you’re tired of it, so tired of your heart hurting and general malaise. So tired of that sense of ennui and...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 16, 2017 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If I were to be completely honest with you, darling, it’s that despite my love for order, I’m often a workweek slob. You could walk into my home any Saturday afternoon or Monday morning and you’d find a home that is neat and tidy. But drop by on a...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 21, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Life's Lessons
If there is one thing I can tell you about managing your life so that you can love it, it’s this: no matter how blessed you feel most of the time, there will always be stresses and challenges. The way you manage those challenges will define the reactions you choose. I...
by Debra Smouse | May 26, 2017 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Since beginning my coaching practice seven years ago, one of my annual traditions is to catalog my lessons learned over the last trip around the sun around my birthday. Taking time to sit with the awareness around what have become my truths is not only about honoring...
by Debra Smouse | May 5, 2017 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
She conspiratorially leaned into me over a recent lunch “I never knew how great a red bra and matching undies could make me feel.” She was seventy before she purchased a bra that wasn’t white or black and had discovered a whole new sense of confidence when she...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 26, 2016 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Each and every day, I am inspired by the raw honesty and vulnerability of the people I work with. Clients, colleagues, and friends fuel my mind and my spirit. They remind me that this human experience is both glorious and hard. I’m constantly amazed by the way I...