Comments for Michele Woodward http://michelewoodward.com Powerful Coaching. Powerful Results. Sun, 20 May 2012 22:55:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Totally In On A New Thing by jane http://michelewoodward.com/totally-in-on-a-new-thing/comment-page-1#comment-1781 jane Sun, 20 May 2012 22:55:21 +0000 http://michelewoodward.com/?p=7356#comment-1781 hell yes I.'m in! hell yes I.’m in!

]]> Comment on Totally In On A New Thing by Claudia Hall Christian http://michelewoodward.com/totally-in-on-a-new-thing/comment-page-1#comment-1780 Claudia Hall Christian Sun, 20 May 2012 22:41:56 +0000 http://michelewoodward.com/?p=7356#comment-1780 You know I'm in! :) The rebirth of my beloved serial fiction is possible because of the Internet. I'm in up to my eyeballs! :) You know I’m in! :) The rebirth of my beloved serial fiction is possible because of the Internet. I’m in up to my eyeballs! :)

]]> Comment on The $6.30 Solution by Beth http://michelewoodward.com/the-6-30-solution/comment-page-1#comment-1775 Beth Sun, 06 May 2012 13:37:12 +0000 http://michelewoodward.com/?p=7138#comment-1775 I love this. I, too, had a crappy sharpener for too long. My eyeliner is houses in some weird, black, space-age material, so I didn't have wood splinters with which to contend but rather a sharp, weird, black bit that never shaved off cleanly. And one day, I mentioned to a friend how hard it was to find a good sharpener, and she said, "I use one from Revlon. I bought it at Walgreens." WALGREENS?! The store I frequented at least once a week? Went there. Bought one. Came home. And was amazed at the sharpening perfection that had been lacking in my life. Also, I recently tossed my favorite sweatshirt that had gotten too ratty to wear, even to bed. And it was a little sad (I took a picture of it and wrote a blog post about it; I memorialized my sweatshirt), but it felt good to toss it, too. A tiny change that feels like it will make a lot of difference. I love this. I, too, had a crappy sharpener for too long. My eyeliner is houses in some weird, black, space-age material, so I didn’t have wood splinters with which to contend but rather a sharp, weird, black bit that never shaved off cleanly. And one day, I mentioned to a friend how hard it was to find a good sharpener, and she said, “I use one from Revlon. I bought it at Walgreens.”

WALGREENS?! The store I frequented at least once a week?

Went there. Bought one. Came home. And was amazed at the sharpening perfection that had been lacking in my life.

Also, I recently tossed my favorite sweatshirt that had gotten too ratty to wear, even to bed. And it was a little sad (I took a picture of it and wrote a blog post about it; I memorialized my sweatshirt), but it felt good to toss it, too. A tiny change that feels like it will make a lot of difference.

]]> Comment on The Roots of Shame by Dana Theus http://michelewoodward.com/the-roots-of-shame/comment-page-1#comment-1773 Dana Theus Tue, 01 May 2012 12:28:10 +0000 http://michelewoodward.com/?p=6939#comment-1773 Thanks for writing this. Brene Brown's work is so important. Many of us like to reserve this discussion for areas in our lives that are called "personal crisis". And yet when we are authentic and real and vulnerable in all areas of our lives we are most powerful. Thanks for writing this. Brene Brown’s work is so important. Many of us like to reserve this discussion for areas in our lives that are called “personal crisis”. And yet when we are authentic and real and vulnerable in all areas of our lives we are most powerful.

]]> Comment on The Roots of Shame by Kathy Korman Frey http://michelewoodward.com/the-roots-of-shame/comment-page-1#comment-1771 Kathy Korman Frey Tue, 01 May 2012 09:43:15 +0000 http://michelewoodward.com/?p=6939#comment-1771 This is an extremely important piece Michele. Brene Brown really gets in there when talking about shame, and then her work on "vulnerability hangover" when we actually share our mixed feelings on it! But drawing out the differentials and shoulds is very smart, and necessary. Accepting the brilliance and loveliness of now is great. Someone - and we ALL know this - is going to find something wrong with themselves given the chance...even someone we'd label as the "after" picture. So, what's it going to take? Seeing your daughter or sister stooped over the toilet with an eating disorder? Think about it - because this is really the battle we're up against. When I had a daughter, I had to face my demons about how readily I would pick myself apart and self-critizise. They just flowed...like a fountain. I never heard my husband doing this, and there are reasons and statistics behind this. Don't be one. Since she turned 4, two years ago, I made a vow never to criticize my body in front of her. Never. And you know...I think it's actually sunk in on me. Amazing what happens when you're being a role model. If you're not going to do the right thing for yourself, there is always time to clean up your act for the next generation. This is an extremely important piece Michele. Brene Brown really gets in there when talking about shame, and then her work on “vulnerability hangover” when we actually share our mixed feelings on it! But drawing out the differentials and shoulds is very smart, and necessary. Accepting the brilliance and loveliness of now is great. Someone – and we ALL know this – is going to find something wrong with themselves given the chance…even someone we’d label as the “after” picture. So, what’s it going to take? Seeing your daughter or sister stooped over the toilet with an eating disorder? Think about it – because this is really the battle we’re up against. When I had a daughter, I had to face my demons about how readily I would pick myself apart and self-critizise. They just flowed…like a fountain. I never heard my husband doing this, and there are reasons and statistics behind this. Don’t be one. Since she turned 4, two years ago, I made a vow never to criticize my body in front of her. Never. And you know…I think it’s actually sunk in on me. Amazing what happens when you’re being a role model. If you’re not going to do the right thing for yourself, there is always time to clean up your act for the next generation.

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