NLP
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Saturday, February 4th, 2012In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) I was taught that there is a positive intention behind every behaviour. Yeah right, I told myself! However, the more I would explore someone’s behaviour, I would end up finding a positive intention. What is positive intention? It is what the person gets out of doing that behaviour/habit. For example, [...]
Do you Numb your Feelings with Food?
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Do you find yourself eating when you are tired, stressed, angry, upset, bored or overwhelmed? Where do you think this behaviour of emotional eating came from? Do you remember your mom, dad, grandparent or older sibling saying to you, ” Eat this it will make you feel better.” or what about the media – TV [...]
Why Do I Self-Sabotage?
Monday, October 10th, 2011I have a client who is releasing weight and she booked a session with me because she found herself sabotaging her efforts. For example, she is staying away from products that contain gluten because she knows she feels sluggish after and it causes bloating. She was at a conference all weekend and all she could [...]
Psychogeography and Critical Voice
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Do you have a preference when some stands next to you? Do you prefer the person to stand to your left or to your right? When you have a hotel room with 2 queen beds, which one do you find yourself sleeping in – the one to your right or left? This is Psychogeography where [...]
Testimonial from a client who overcame fear of public speaking
Monday, August 22nd, 2011I am so grateful that I could help Patti. This is why I am so passionate about what I do. “As I was growing up, speaking in public was a great fear for me. I believe it started when I was about 8 years old, standing up in front of the classroom and trying to [...]
How Can I Be More Present…. in the moment?
Monday, May 16th, 2011I have a client that I have been seeing for a few months and he really wanted to work on his tendency to “take on more things ” or he would just “do one more thing” before leaving for his appointments and then end up being late by a few minutes, which he did not [...]
Do You Want to Stop an Unwanted Behaviour?
Friday, April 29th, 2011So continuing from my last blog, I decided to find out the client’s timeline and how she represented her past, present and future. In Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) we learn that your “Time Line” is how you unconsciously store your memories or how you unconsciously know the difference between a memory from the past and [...]
How do naturally thin people make decisions vs. people who struggle with weight?
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Now that my husband and I have opened up a weight loss clinic in our wellness centre, it is interesting to note behavior strategies and decision strategies between people who struggle with weight and those that don’t . Being a life coach really helps! So how do naturally thin people stay thin? The one main [...]
Is Communication an Issue?
Monday, April 18th, 2011Did you know that we communicate visually, auditory or kinesthetically? Last year I was coaching a mother and her son separately, and in one session I realized that their communication styles are totally different and the reason they are having conflicts and misunderstandings is because the mother’s style is primarily visual while the son’s style [...]
How I coached a child?
Monday, April 4th, 2011I had a mother call me up and tell me she was referred to our wellness centre by a mental health therapist for her 9 year old daughter, specifically for meditation. Upon questioning she stated that her child seems more anxious and “worried”, especially since her older sister passed away. I asked if I could [...]
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