David WesterlundFeb 282 minTransformational Learning + An InvitationAs I was making my coffee last Thursday morning I heard the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. My heart was heavy. And my heart...
David WesterlundFeb 173 minEmbodying a Posture of YesWhen I started taking improv classes ten years ago I realized how often I was reflexively saying NO to my daughter. (You know, trying to...
David WesterlundFeb 103 minReceiving Feedback as a GiftWhat's your reaction to the title of this blog? Understandably, many of us may have an adverse reaction to feedback based on how it may...
David WesterlundJan 272 minWe Need LearnersIn 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. They cover a wide range of critical and complex issues facing our planet...
David WesterlundJan 132 minWho do you need to become?Can you remember back to Fall 2016? I know, it was a whole 'nother eon. I remember going to hear Dr. Gabor Mate speak at our local...
David WesterlundJan 61 minStart SmallAnything worth do- ing is worth starting small. And imperfectly. Just get on your mat Daily. That's all. Newness is coming. (This is my...
David WesterlundApr 8, 20213 minGiving Ourselves Access to More Informationpictured: Amanda Blake, author of Your Body is Your Brain. I love ideas. I love interesting conversations. And I’ve been learning that...
David WesterlundMar 26, 20212 minCultivating Awareness Makes Change PossibleWhat we are not aware of, we cannot change. Once we become aware, then change is possible. And we often don’t realize the blind spots we...
David WesterlundMar 18, 20211 minPracticing for the FutureCellists practice for thousands of hours. Infielders practice scooping up grounders over and over. Paramedics practice when they will do...
David WesterlundMar 11, 20213 minFacing Your ClutterLast week in my post I talked about the Interstitial Spaces where salmon lay their eggs. What are those spaces in our lives where new...
David WesterlundMar 4, 20211 minInterstitial SpacesWhat happens when we don’t have space in our lives for something new to be born? About fifteen years ago I was working for a local...
David WesterlundDec 3, 20203 minRebuilding our Topsoil of ResilienceIn these times that we are in it can feel like the topsoil of our lives is getting thinner and thinner. And yet sometimes we try to just...
David WesterlundOct 23, 20204 minI Will Walk With You"When we truly open our hearts to each other, there is no burden too heavy for us to carry together, there is no pain too deep for us to...
David WesterlundOct 9, 20203 minThe Myth of Pain AvoidanceAs every therapist will tell you, healing involves discomfort - but so does refusing to heal. And, over time, refusing to heal is always...
David WesterlundSep 17, 20204 minIf We Only Had More TimeHave you ever said to yourself "If I could only add one more day to my week" ... or "If I only had more time." Today I want to explore...
David WesterlundSep 10, 20203 minWhich Resilience?Resilience is a word that is getting a lot of airtime lately. (In fact, Susan Howlett and I are designing and facilitating a course for...
David WesterlundAug 27, 20203 minthe space between stimulus and responseThere is a space between stimulus and response. And in that space lies our freedom and growth. - Viktor Frankl (author and concentration...
David WesterlundAug 13, 20205 minBeing Willing to Let Go(Photo - If apples didn't let go of trees, how would we eat them?) I am in the season of a big transition. I am taking our daughter to...
David WesterlundJul 17, 20204 minThe Pathway to Healing. Start with Seeing.(pictured above: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP - therapist and author of "My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to...
David WesterlundJul 9, 20203 minWhat if...? Moving from Worries to WonderDo you get caught up in the What ifs of worry? What if I can't get everything done? What if our society falls apart? What if my child...