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Exploring the World: Fulfill Your Dream of International Living
Leaving Rio de Janeiro felt like being ripped away from something I loved. As the rain pelted down, our driver played We Are the World in...
Kirsten Johansen
Apr 7, 20241 min read


Wanna Be Friends? The Healing Power of Connection
Do you remember when you were a kid, and it could be as simple as this? You meet someone, feel connected, want to be friends, ask them,...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Breaking Through: Overcome Change Roadblocks and Achieve Your Goals
You really want to stop, start, or change something. Why is it so hard to begin? And when we do begin. What keeps us from sticking with...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Overcome Morning Dread and Start Your Day on a Positive Note
Join me as I document five days of a new morning practice. New practices benefit from being designed specifically for you, bite-sized,...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Which Wolf Are You Feeding? Examining the Power of Positive and Negative Thinking
What we feed gets bigger. That applies to the conditioned voice of self-doubt, self-criticism, self-hate, fear...you get the idea. The...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 28, 20241 min read


What Are You Afraid Of? Exploring the Roots of Fear
Every human experiences fear, a powerful and convincing emotional experience. When you fear the dark, light can chase away the demons....
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Change Your Narrative, Change Your Life
Your narrative is your story. How you tell your story affects how you view yourself and your life. Learn how to identify unhelpful...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Freedom for Empaths: Navigating Boundaries, Self-Care and Personal Growth
Are you sensitive and absorb the emotions of others? Do you have highly tuned senses, strong intuition, and a huge heart? Do you...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Stick with It and Quit Promptly: Knowing When to Persevere or Move On
This week, we explore gaining comfort with discomfort so that we can investigate the source and determine whether to stick with it or...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 27, 20241 min read


The Art of Detachment: The Benefits of Caring Less
Release your past. Own your present. Trust your future.
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 27, 20241 min read


The power to get unstuck might be in your feet!
Believing that travel feeds the soul and grows the heart and mind, Kelly embarked on a two-year travel sabbatical...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 19, 20242 min read


There’s Nothing Wrong with the Way You Look
Appearance standards are unrealistic, ever-changing, and, most importantly..made up!
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 19, 20241 min read


How to Navigate the Tunnel of Insomnia and Get a Good Night's Sleep
Tunnels are useful. They get us from point A to point B when there is no other way or when going the long way around might cause us to...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 19, 20241 min read


Living Well at 80!
Karen Johansen is spry, active, vivacious, social, and fully engaged in life. She has accepted and navigated life's challenges with...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Discovering Your Inherent Value: A Guide to Welcoming Worthiness into Your Life
Worthiness: the quality of being good enough and deserving attention and respect. From whom? From YOU! Pay yourself first when it comes...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Unleashing the Power Within: How to Awaken the Divine Feminine
What does it really mean to awaken the divine feminine? Growing up in a hypermasculine culture can result in the denial of our feminine...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Finding Fulfillment: Balancing Work, Purpose, and Happiness
Your skills, abilities, education, job, career, business, passion, calling, and dreams. Many humans share the desire to engage in joyful,...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 17, 20242 min read


Unmasking the Unseen: How Anesthesia Behaviors Can Amplify Suffering
Anesthesia creates an insensitivity to pain. When it wears off, if the source of the pain is still active, you hurt. Anesthesia behaviors...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 16, 20241 min read


Is it time to give up your grudge? The power is in your hands.
When you hold resentment, you are re-feeling and re-experiencing a wound caused by treatment that feels unjust, unfair, and just plain...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 16, 20241 min read


Uncovering Your Purpose: How Every Choice Shapes Your Journey
Identify your life purposes, live them, and organize your life around them by developing daily practices to support your life purpose...
Kirsten Johansen
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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