« Connie’s Blog on Success, Wealth, Health & Happiness

As a therapist and professional speaker, I certainly encourage people to consider carefully, even analyze, the choices they make in life. At the same time I never want their own intinctive, “gut feelings” to be swept aside or considered unimportant. On the contrary, it is often these very feelings that often  lead us to the best answers of all. In other words, people often know exactly what to do—in fact, there’s a voice inside yelling the answers—but no one is listening. Why? Because often what our “gut” is telling us aren’t the easiest answers. It may be the answer that is right. It may be the answer that is needed. But they definitely require more work.

Most of therapy (and speaking) is guiding people to recognize and then act upon what they already know they should do, but for some reason have chosen another path.

In this tape, a mother is concerned about her 19 year old daughter’s behavior which involves drinking and acting inappropriately. She feels she has lost control and deosn’t know what to do (or does she?). Let’s watch as she begins to understand and then trust her own instincts about what she as a parent is comfortable with and the steps she needs to make to help her daughter make better decisions.