I worked with my first practice client yesterday who was not a member of EBI. It felt like a challenge for me as a coach because it seemed as if all the client wanted to do was stay in the story. When we were able to hit on some of the deeper needs, it seemed as if he didn’t want to go there and continued to come back to story. The session seemed…

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Cynthia,

When I read the first paragraph of your post I got chills! I truly feel like you are meant to work with women in male dominated industries because you have experienced that! I love that you have this experience working in the oil and gas fields as well as welding! The women of this world need more empowerment and I see you as being one…

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Sue,

I have to say that I feel like you are going to do such powerful work with people because of exactly what you said.. you have been through it and you have done (and continue to do) the work! It felt clear to me while reading your post the populations you want to work with and what you want to do with them!! I loved the clarity and deep…

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Thank you for this reminder that we are doing SOUL work. Something that not everyone is ready for but naming that there are people who are and they can be found in a variety of populations!

An inspiration that sparked for me while reading your post is the idea of going into wilderness therapy programs with an offering.. “I will train your guides…

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When I first think about who I may want to work with I think about someone who really wants it. I think about all the time and effort that I have put towards working with clients who don’t want it and how much energy that took. What I didn’t realize during that time is that I didn’t have to be putting that much energy towards them, yes to some…

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At this last intensive I got a deeper understanding of why the threshold experience is so valuable. There is a power in being a client and having a space provided for you to feel into the change that wants to take place and having the support and guidance there if needed. I think I am understanding more and more the power of being guided into the…

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Cynthia, how beautifully put! I love the piece of the threshold and the unknown.. The quote you shared from the Coaching skills book sticks out to me. “Ultimately, we are held back from change by fear. The fear is about loss of control of being unable to cope with the unknown.” I think about this often, why is it so hard for people to change?! Yes…

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Sue, thank you for sharing! I love hearing about the threshold experiences that you have had throughout your time in the program thus far. I love hearing your experience of what it means to be a client and how it greatly informs who you are.. I feel called to name that it wouldn’t have impacted you so greatly if you weren’t open to it, so thank…

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Amanda, I deeply love your posts and the amount of passion and introspection that you put into them. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I have been sitting with your question and I have been thinking about what threshold means.. I have always thought of it as a transition and I feel like they are happening all the time and we aren’t…

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I am beginning to see and understand more and more the power of the threshold! The second intensive we had provided more space and opportunity for me to play around in the threshold as a client. The first experience I can recall was a practice of embodiment. It seems like a big part of the threshold is creating a container for the client to…

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Something that has been coming up for me since starting EBI is the idea of staying small. I had this realization today as I asked myself, “why am I struggling to find and go to a sit spot?” When I think about it I feel fear and it seems as if there is apart of me that is trying to keep myself small. It is interesting to me that when there are…

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Cynthia,

I appreciate your inspiration and drive to bring your NCC skills into working with people who are connected to the oil and gas industry, policy makers, as well as field leaders. I can see how there is great potential for healing of the earth through working with these people. I honor and respect your vision and I see how the work that you…

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