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Keeping Your Best Interests At Heart
14 May 2015

Keeping Your Best Interests At Heart

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Self Care | 0

How are you?  It is a question we ask those we care about on a daily basis.  However, when was the last time you asked yourself the same question? So often, our world seems to orbit around our relationships.  We … Continued

Developing an Intentional Life
7 May 2015

Developing an Intentional Life

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Finding Purpose | 0

Do you live your life with intention?  Do you know how to define success for yourself? Many people live their lives as if they were bystanders, watching their lives unfold. Perhaps circumstances led them into a job early in their … Continued

Moving Your Body Is About More Than Physical Health
30 Apr 2015

Moving Your Body Is About More Than Physical Health

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

It has been a long accepted concept that exercise is essential for a healthy body.  In more recent years, however, the conversation has shifted to include the emotional health benefits of regular exercise. We spend so much of our time … Continued

Kindness Campaigns: How Your Unselfish Acts of Kindness Can Go Viral
23 Apr 2015

Kindness Campaigns: How Your Unselfish Acts of Kindness Can Go Viral

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Relationships | 0

Whether it is a momentary interaction or a lasting relationship, we are all interconnected. Each day, we have a multitude of interactions that can affect our mood and our outlook on the day. Have you ever been caught in a … Continued

Tending Fences to Foster Positive Connections
16 Apr 2015

Tending Fences to Foster Positive Connections

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Relationships | 0

Everything in our lives revolves around our relationships.  This begins with your relationship with yourself and expands to the relationships you have with your family, friends, professional connections, and even with inanimate objects such as food or money.  Of course, … Continued

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What is Your Message?
10 Mar 2015

What is Your Message?

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

March is Spiritual Awareness month, a time to gather the holiness within us and grow it. We are all connected by a common thread of spirit and humanity that runs through our souls. We each hold a piece of the … Continued

Taking Valentine’s Day Back
9 Feb 2015

Taking Valentine’s Day Back

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

By Terry Barnett-Martin, LMFT These days almost everyone seems to have some feelings of dread about Valentine’s Day. The reasons vary… Jon is in a romantic relationship and the pressure to give the right card, gifts and experience is so … Continued

New Years, the Chance to Begin Again Building on What You Already Know
28 Dec 2014

New Years, the Chance to Begin Again Building on What You Already Know

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

by Terry Barnett-Martin Every year in December when we are deep into the holiday celebrations, the New Year patiently awaits with a delicious invitation to start anew and reaffirm our purpose. Many people make New Years resolutions figuring the long … Continued

12 Ways to Lift the Holiday Blues
19 Dec 2014

12 Ways to Lift the Holiday Blues

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

   by Terry Barnett-Martin, LMFT The holidays are upon us and for many it can be joyous and exciting. For others, however, this can be an emotional time when the winter blues set in and dampen the joy in their … Continued

5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People at Family Holiday Gatherings
19 Dec 2014

5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People at Family Holiday Gatherings

by truepurposecoach@cox.net | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

 By Terry Barnett-Martin, LMFT The table is set with your holiday dishes and best silver, and the smell of the cooking turkey is wafting throughout the house. Fresh pine garland is draped just so over the hutch and bookcases, the … Continued

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