If you’re new here, hello there! I am Elizabeth. I’m currently one month post op from my preventative double mastectomy with tissue expander reconstruction. Fair warning this is a LONG post. I opted to keep it all together instead of breaking up the content into multiple posts. A one stop shop of sorts. We’ll get into the details of my procedure and recovery and all the things that have made this process as good as it can be. First I’ll introduce myself and give you a little bit of the backstory as to how I got here.

This past week, we celebrated my sisters 40th birthday in NYC. We had the best time! I always get asked for NY recommendations after a trip out there so here is the full list of everything we did for your next trip to NY.

What if what’s keeping you stuck isn’t either/or but both/and? Another concept that comes up often in my coaching practice is the idea of either/or or black & white thinking. In every instance there is another perspective that isn’t being considered. People tend to believe that this way or that way is the only option, but what if it isn’t?

Is there a message from your childhood that you’ve carried with you into adulthood even though it holds no truth?

Have you ever been a victim of unmet expectations? The answer is YES. We all have. Often. The next theme that comes up in my coaching practice a lot is the concept of being attached to outcomes and navigating unmet expectations.

I’m starting a new series today on the 25 most common things I see in my coaching practice. The first theme we’re going to cover is ambivalence. I’m sure you’ve heard this word many times, but if you aren't’ quite sure what it means, here is the definition: “the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone”. The buzzy term for ambivalence these days is “decision fatigue”.