by Dr. Kate Siner | Feb 15, 2021 | Dr. Kate's Blog
Brene Brown caused a big stir when she stood up and started talking about her own vulnerability. As she candidly put it in her TED talk, she did not think that she was supposed to feel vulnerable. Only to discover, that she actually was missing out on some of the best...
by Dr. Kate Siner | Dec 14, 2020 | Dr. Kate's Blog
It is unlikely that you, or anyone you know, actually live in a constant mood of extreme bliss (I mean, really, can you imagine? You wouldn’t even know you were happy anymore!). On a less dramatic point — it is unlikely that you are constantly satisfied with all...
by Dr. Kate Siner | Aug 1, 2020 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
As we move through the bumps, jolts, and obstacles of life, we can use them to justify our own “rightness” or choose to see through the eyes of compassion. When seen most clearly, any person who hurts us is merely a person who is suffering himself or herself. When we...
by Dr. Kate Siner | Feb 12, 2019 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
On Integrity My mother used to say, “There is no rest for the wicked.” Religious views and centuries of shame aside, when we step out of integrity, we are cast out on the turbulent seas of our own making. The level of that turbulence will be in relationship to what we...
by Dr. Kate Siner | Feb 4, 2019 | Dr. Kate's Blog, Empowered Action, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
Self-acceptance assessment. If we want to accept ourselves more it is helpful to see how we do not accept ourselves. Answer the following prompts to see where you might not be accepting of yourself . • One thing I have a difficult time accepting about my life, but...