by Ryn | high cost of drinking, life coaching, recovery coaching, sober lifestyle coaching
Forgetting my toothbrush was the least of my worries. But then again, I wasn’t really worried about anything. I was too annoyed to be worried. Too fed up to be worried. Too angry at the world to be worried. My favorite comeback to anything for as long as I could...
by Ryn | emotional intelligence, life coaching, recovery coaching
The following is an open letter to the online shop that banned my Social Distancing Shirts, saying they were in violation of their policies. Dear Sir or Madam: I do hope this letter finds you well. I also do hope I am not offending any sensitivities using the term...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, power of positive, recovery coaching, self improvement, spiritual
Even when the world appears to have gone mad, you don’t have to follow. With a few tweaks to your mindset and daily routine, you can escape the madness to live in harmony. No, I’m not kidding. You CAN live in harmony even when the world appears to be in chaos. Even...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, recovery coaching, reiki, spiritual
If you’re looking for a way to soothe your body, mind and soul, Reiki is calling your name. Reiki is a Japanese healing method that channels divine energy through the Reiki master or practitioner and into you. If you’re feeling wonky, cranky or anxious during...
by Ryn | emotional intelligence, gratitude and appreciation, holistic life coach, joyful life, power of positive, self improvement
No doubt the world can feel a little dreadful right about now in the midst of the coronavirus scare. But it’s up to you if you stay trapped in that dread – or rise above it with a positive attitude. One way to get into the groove of a positive attitude is to look on...
by Ryn | holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, reiki, spiritual
There’s one thing that’s spreading faster and is even more infectious than the Coronavirus – fear. We’re at the stage where we’re reading headline after headline carefully crafted to get clicks and spread our panic. We’re getting emails from every other company and...
by Ryn | gratitude and appreciation, holistic life coach, self improvement, spiritual
It happened again. It never fails. Every time I’m about to head out of town clients or customers I haven’t heard from in MONTHS suddenly contact me with juicy work to do. Right before my latest trip, it was an ongoing client I haven’t worked with since November and a...
by Ryn | gratitude and appreciation, holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, power of positive, spiritual
While many view flight layovers as a time-wasting pain, you can turn them into a blessing. Or at least a tolerable situation. All you need is the right attitude – and the right activities to keep you in a high-altitude state of being. Here are some spiritual practices...
by Ryn | emotional intelligence, holistic life coach, joyful life, life coaching, recovery coaching
We’ve all met the straw that breaks the camel’s back. It’s typically an incidental, tiny-little thing that sends us into an emotional explosion. If we’re really lucky, it’s accompanied by some type of behavior that leaves us needing to: Apologize for lashing out...
by Ryn | life coaching, power of positive, relationships, spiritual
I just had one of those scatterbrain weeks where it feels like you’re juggling 800 different things – and 799 of them come down and hit you squarely in the head. Yeah, not good. Not very productive, either. Although, as I mentioned to someone, I can be a functioning...