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Feb 4
3 min

The Power of Apology

Have you ever been given an apology that lacked any sincerity or depth, making you feel worse afterward? Or not apologized to someone you...

Journaling- Not a painful homework assignment after all.

Kat Truman

Jan 19
2 min

Journaling- Not a painful homework assignment after all.

If you are anything like me, when someone mentions journaling (as in “Kat, you should start journaling”) I actually have a physical react...

The Most Important Change You Can Make In The New Year.

Kat Truman

Jan 5
3 min

The Most Important Change You Can Make In The New Year.

With 2020 solidly in the rearview mirror many of us are hopeful that 2021 will be a year that brings about change for the better. It is a...

How Resilient Employees Significantly Impact the Bottom Line.

Kat Truman

Dec 8, 2020
2 min

How Resilient Employees Significantly Impact the Bottom Line.

Last week we discussed the power of resilience in battling stress. We talked about what resilience is (the ability to bounce back from ad...

Kat Truman

Dec 4, 2020
1 min

We Could All Use A Little Play Time.

The Opposite Of Play Is Not Work, But Depression. Studies show that adults need “play time” too. Unfortunately, in our culture play is se...

Kat Truman

Nov 30, 2020
2 min

We all just need a little time...

I think it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone feels wrung out from everything that 2020 has brought our way. Keeping pace with that ...

Resilience: The Best Weapon Against Stress.

Kat Truman

Nov 30, 2020
2 min

Resilience: The Best Weapon Against Stress.

As 2020 is winding down the stress and challenges just keep coming. We are solidly into the second wave of the pandemic and we are all fe...

Kat Truman

Nov 4, 2020
2 min

Being a Perfectionist is Stressful

Why perfectionists are so stressed out and a few tips to help cope . People who struggle with perfectionistic tendencies are usually smar...

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone.

Kat Truman

Oct 8, 2020
2 min

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone.

Life Coaching explained (at long last). I am often asked “What is Life Coaching?” Or “What does a Life Coach do exactly?” Life coaching i...

Stress and burnout rampant in healthcare. Seeking Assistance for them is not.

Kat Truman

Oct 1, 2020
2 min

Stress and burnout rampant in healthcare. Seeking Assistance for them is not.

With an estimated 35-54% burnout rate amount healthcare professionals (before the pandemic), and double the national average for sufferin...

The Link Between Our Emotions and Immune System.

Kat Truman

Sep 22, 2020
2 min

The Link Between Our Emotions and Immune System.

Has there ever been a more important time for your immune system to be working at it’s best? Feeling stress and negative emotions in the ...

What to say (that actually helps) when people are struggling.

Kat Truman

Aug 26, 2020
4 min

What to say (that actually helps) when people are struggling.

The current events we are experiencing have everyone under more stress and strain that I have witnessed in my lifetime. Uncertainty and a...

Kat Truman

Jul 7, 2020
3 min

Healthcare in flames

It took me a long time to admit that I was burned out. Physical Therapists are known for being the happy “cheerleaders” of the healthcare...

Kat Truman

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

The Gift of Time

When I was about to turn 7 years old my dad died of pancreatic cancer. At that time I did not understand very much of what was happening ...

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