What is coaching?
At times, there can be confusion between and coaching and mentoring, leading to a misconception about what a coach’s role is with a client. People sometimes reach out to a […]
Update on the 2024 Writing retreats
The 2024 writing retreats are nearly full. Let me know if you would like to go on the waiting list for any of them or to register for the December retreat.
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A coaching mindset: to SERVE
When preparing for writing retreats and coaching, I take time to set intentions, eliminate distractions so I can be fully present for the clients. To SERVE is a part of the coaching mindset.
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Kicking goals
I reflect on my goals for the year. I’m excited about the upcoming writing retreats, my coaching training and website updates. I provide an offer to help others achieve their goals through coaching programs.
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The year’s not over yet
The year is not over yet, but I am in the reflective, planning stage. It’s exciting to look back at all that I have accomplished this year and what I am planning for next year.
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Join me at a creative retreat
Do you have a writing project that needs your time and attention? Join me at Retreat with Me in October 2023
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Did I unravel my year by not setting goals?
I didn’t set my goals this year, and it didn’t feel right. Did it set off my mid year crisis? Or was that always going to happen?
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The week that felt like a month
The week that we went for a long 3500 km drive and reconnected with each other, the land and nature.
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Leaning into the windy day
It’s a blizzard here today…despite it nearly being the end of spring! The completely bonkers weather reminds everyone that climate change is real, not a figment of our imagination. We have had rain, hail, gale force winds…and a little sunshine.
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Not doing the thing
I’m in a liminal space after finishing work a month ago with no plans to work until next year. There’s a sense of discomfort in liminal spaces.
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The shipping work
Receiving feedback has set my stories adrift. They clink against each other trying to catch my attention, asking me to anchor them down, inspect them.
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Easy does it
t’s nearly spring. A time for renewal. A time to step outside. The days are getting longer and the sun peeks out a little more but the crisp mornings remind us that it’s not spring, yet.
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And breathe…
Lockdowns are tough but there are some things that can help with the deep anxiety that we all feel. Breathing slowly and deeply is one.
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How to survive uncertain times (or how to stop being grumpy)
I’m tired and I’m grumpy and I hope I’m not the only person who’s feeling like this. How are you coping with the latest COVID lockdowns?
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Aiming for more rejections
A few years ago I shifted my thinking from trying to get some marks on the publishing board to aiming for more rejections. It was an important shift in thinking
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Sitting in discomfort
How do you shift when you’re sitting in discomfort?
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Creativity, Play and Rest
Meg’s musings on finishing a draft of a manuscript, learning to play (again) and rest.
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Another newsletter
I’ve joined the throngs of Substack. Find me over there with Meg’s Musings
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Locking down, again.
My suburb is going into lockdown tonight for the second time. I had just begun to enjoy being out in the world again (cautiously), albeit without hugs and kisses with friends. While I don’t feel the same level of anxiety mixed with relief this time, I am feeling like this thing may keep happening and that we will never really get on top of it.
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The months that were a year or more
On how I coped through the first lockdown due to COVID
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