You’re not alone.

Here are four things that might help.

I’ve written before about some common unhelpful beliefs about emotions. Two examples are “I should be able to control my emotions” and “I shouldn’t feel this way”. I've certainly noticed these thoughts pop up when I'm feeling emotional. Perhaps you have too.

I’ve noticed, both in my own mind and in conversations with coachees, a common thought that can hold us back from making a change that we really want to make.

It sounds a bit like this: I want to make a change, but I don’t want to go too far.

Welcome to the first edition of my semi-regular newsletter, Random advice to self. I wanted to use this first edition to give a little taste of what you can expect from future newsletters.