by cashfreitas | Feb 4, 2023 | Coaching, Jungian, Spirituality
“An archetype is like an old watercourse along which the water of life has flowed for centuries, digging a deep channel for itself. The longer it has flowed in this channel the more likely it is that sooner or later the water will return to its old bed.” From...
by cashfreitas | Aug 27, 2022 | Coaching, Jungian, Mindset, Spirituality
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”― C.G. Jung Many people will go through life without ever encountering their Spirit. They will not be tempted to explore or inquire into their Spiritual nature. They will...
by cashfreitas | Oct 28, 2021 | Mental Health, Sleep
Alcohol and sleep: a match made in hell Sleep hasn’t always been my friend, but when I was drinking it was an especially wrought relationship. I would drink from early evening until bedtime, believing that it would help me sleep. I would instead lay awake for an hour...
by cashfreitas | Jun 20, 2020 | Mindset, Uncategorized
Motivation Part 2 Continuing along the topic of motivation, I have identified within myself five forces that make up the substance of motivation. They are: Awareness of one’s capability (based on past achievements) Willingness Commitment Carrots and Sticks Drive...
by cashfreitas | May 3, 2020 | Motivation, Uncategorized
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators One of the common topics I discuss with my clients is motivation: how to maintain it, how to build it, and how to tap into it when we feel it waning. Motivation is the driving force behind our actions. It is the general willingness...
by cashfreitas | Feb 11, 2020 | Alcohol Experiment, Mindset, Uncategorized
“When you let go of what no longer serves you, you create space for what is meant to be” – unknown author It has been just about a year since I changed my relationship with alcohol. Just about a year since I put down my daily wine glass (or three)...
by cashfreitas | Jan 15, 2020 | Buffering, Coping, Uncategorized
It wasn’t until I overcame my drinking habit that I saw how much I was using alcohol to numb difficult emotions and hide away from pain. When I was in the thick of it, though no one would have known it since I was a very “functional” drinker, I was seeking out booze...
by cashfreitas | Nov 29, 2019 | Dry January, Uncategorized
As we all know, the new year is an important time to reassess our life’s direction and reflect on what we want to achieve in the coming year. Since 2017, Dry January has become a popular way for people to challenge themselves to a healthy start to the coming...
by cashfreitas | Oct 16, 2019 | Mindset, Uncategorized
If we remember we’re the ocean, we won’t be afraid of the waves. -Tara Brach In a group coaching discussion, I was asked a question that really dug deep into the private experience of sobriety. The question was: at the end of the day, how do you sit alone with...
by cashfreitas | Sep 11, 2019 | Brain, Neurobiology, Uncategorized
Part 2: 5 MORE Ways Alcohol Changed My Brain (and is Changing Yours, Too) This is part 2 of a two part blog post. Click here to read Part 1. In early 2019 a very close friend told me she was taking a 30 day break from alcohol by reading Annie Grace’s The Alcohol...
