by Debra Smouse | Dec 1, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The last several years have been…well, a lot. Between makeshift home offices, endless Zoom calls, and schedules that never seemed to end, survival became the main goal. Taking care of yourself often fell to the bottom of the list. And that was okay. You were doing...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 30, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
When I think about winter, I can’t help but think about darkness and cold. Though I like to imagine myself as fairly optimistic, I’m more prone to feeling the blues when the season settles in… especially when we’re met with day after day of grey skies and those...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 30, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Building an effective and influential HR career requires a lot more than mastering compliance or coordinating routine processes. Competencies like workplace harassment training are foundational, but long term success in HR hinges on developing strategic thinking,...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 28, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Picture it’s the day after Thanksgiving. The kitchen’s a battlefield of half-eaten pies, your inbox is screaming with Black Friday deals, and your family’s still bickering over who “ruined” the stuffing. Everyone’s scrambling for the loudest word, but then there’s...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 26, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
We are standing in that delicate space between seasons, the quiet pause where one chapter closes and another quietly begins. In Celtic tradition, October 31 marks the new year, a time to honor transitions and the turning of the wheel. You may ponder how to connect to...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 24, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The holidays can be magical. But let’s be honest, they can also be a minefield of stress. Family drama, endless to-do lists, and the pressure to make everything picture-perfect can turn even the merriest soul into the Grinch. Here’s the good news: your Myers-Briggs...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 21, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Let’s be honest. Most of us are experts at pouring love, energy, and attention into everyone else while the one person who actually has to live with us forever, ourselves, gets neglected. Building a strong relationship with yourself is not selfish. It is radical, it...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 20, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Childhood invalidation is a ghost that lingers long after the school bell rings. I once worked with a client who grew up in a house where her older sister was the star of the show. Straight A’s, trophies on the shelf, applause at every school concert. Meanwhile, my...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 19, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Imagine you’ve got a magic wand, one sparkly swoosh away from transforming your days into something that feels a little more you. Maybe you’re craving the confidence to tackle your to-do list with ease, the energy to chase your dreams without tripping over chaos, or...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 17, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If you have ever wondered how to avoid family arguments during the holidays, you are in good company. This season brings together all the things we love. Good food. Old traditions. Familiar faces. But it also brings the unique tension of spending time with people who...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 14, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The end of another year is fast approaching. And in addition to wrapping up goals you set for 2025, you’re probably pondering what you desire in the year ahead. It’s possible that unmet goals thus far could make you feel discouraged right now. Or, perhaps,...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 14, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Most people create in the margins of daily life, not inside perfect studio schedules. Real progress happens between school runs, client calls, and dinner plans. The good news is that small, steady steps can still move your work forward. If you want structure without...