Posts by Valerie Friedlander

Married, mom of a 3-year-old wants to make a career shift but is feeling stuck as to how. She had a near-death experience after her son’s birth that rearranged her priorities and inspired the non-profit she started. She has a Ph.D. in virology and is working on her Masters in Public Health but has been…

We are right between winter and spring equinox, which is a time for preparing seeds to plant for the year. The next few coaching sessions I’m sharing in the next few weeks all centered around finding not only clarity to take action but uncovering the hidden blocks to the confidence that were ultimately preventing that…

Breaking through paralysis by analysis is the goal of my client in this recorded session. She is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and married mom of 2 who wants to create a new branch of her business but is lost in the weeds of how. A self-identified “ideas person” she’s been stuck in analysis paralysis for months…

Clarifying next steps in some facet of life (or life as a whole) is a primary focus of coaching. “What is coaching?” is a question I get asked a lot and I talk about it in episode #1 but it’s one thing to talk about and another thing to experience. So, I put out an…

Relearning self-love is critical right now, especially when the world feels heavy. There is A LOT going on but you don’t want to get sucked into a pit of despair. You want to be a light in the darkness. You want to show up for the people who you love and the things that really…

Neuroscience shows that it is possible for us to develop new neuronal networks but that doesn’t mean change is easy. Actually, the only sure thing is that it isn’t – it’s uncomfortable, confusing, and takes work. Yet we’re in a time that is inviting us, actually more like shoving us, into change. That we show…

At the end of the year, I take some time to reflect on the year gone by. This year is special, not just because it’s been so crazy but because it marks my 5 year anniversary of stepping into entrepreneurship. I’ve learned a lot about myself, about stress and resilience, and about the dynamics of…

Loving yourself through grief is important, especially during the holidays. The holidays can be a very difficult time for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one, regardless of when that person passed. That grief is particularly present and extensive this year with COVID making 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history. Many people are…

It’s that time of year when lots of people start talking about plans, goals and intentions for the next year but it’s different this year. Of course, I definitely get the desire to move on from 2020 but we are STILL in the thick of the Covid crisis. Though I resisted being one of the…

This episode is all about how to start meditating. You’ve probably heard all about the value of meditation but it’s another thing to actually DO it, especially when you’re a busy mom entrepreneur. Even if you used to have a practice, if you’ve fallen out of the habit, it can be hard to get started…