Hello Reader, If you’ve been thinking “I should book a session with Allison soon” — this is the universe nudging you. I've got a spot for you this week! These one-off sessions aren’t about quick fixes. They’re for when you need to hear yourself again... to come back to your own knowing. One of my recent clients said his session “got him back to his soul.” That’s the kind of reset these sessions tend to bring ~ grounded, honest, and deeply human. 🌼 "One-at a-time" Coaching Sessions Sessions...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Gen X references ahead: This dude is always in my head: make sure images are enabled Transparent Leadership Enclosed: This is Howard Humphrey, president of Schooner Tuna - from the 1983 Movie "Mr. Mom." "I am Howard Humphrey president of schooner tuna. All of us here at schooner tuna sympathize with those of you hit so hard by these trying economic times." In the movie, this was the marketing genius that saved the day. In real life? Who knows, but, here we go.PS: TLDR: go to...
6 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, Seasons Shifting & What I Could Have Done Better After my heart attack (and 24+ other life beating events + trauma healing + grief) in 22-2023- I had to "circle my wagons."I had to step down from leading others to put all my energy into leading and caring for myself and my family.I think most humans go through seasons of "survival" due to circumstances beyond their control.These aren't seasons that can be fixed with a mindset or manifestation bypass. They are hard, and often...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader (This one is a longer essay I've been musing on for a week. Grab your favorite drink and a journal to take notes if anything fits. No sales, just strategies to help you relax and ease the tension in your shoulders.) The world is heavy right now. If you’re a sensitive, deep-feeling person, you’re not imagining the weight. The cruelty is real. The grief is real. The rage and confusion? Real. The incessant bombardment of life, both culturally and personally. If it feels like you’re...
8 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, There is so much pain in the air right now.Here in Central Texas, entire communities have been devastated by flooding. As I write this, the number of lives lost keeps rising... including dozens of young girls from Camp Mystic, entire families on vacation for the holiday. I can’t stop thinking of the families, the river, the ache.And just days ago, HB1 passed. This chilling bill has wide-reaching implications for access, equity, and the very fabric of our rights. All this while...
8 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, What Might Be Under that "Good Person" persona In last week's email newsletter, I introduced the good girl (or guy or they) persona - it lives in the layers and is often unconscious. On the surface, we might describe ourselves as "Recovering People Pleasers. I do, and many of my past and current clients do. This "being a good person" drive runs deeper than surface-level people-pleasing. It’s a full-bodied, often unconscious, survival strategy... and unhooking from it takes more...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, GOOD GIRL GONE Right about now, midlife, the people pleaser in you is ready to retire. Some people have the incredible ability to change their minds. If only it were easy for all of us. . . . but some of us, what's under the people pleasing goes much deeper... It's the GOOD GIRL CONDITIONING! - Deeper than the behavior of people pleasing is the Identity of the good girl or good guy or good they (Happy Pride BTW). If you have always been the good one, the helper, the achiever,...
9 months ago • 2 min read