Pure Presence
As a counselor and coach I use this term a lot: Presence. What is it? Presence is the degree to which you are grounded in awareness itself. Presence is a key tenet of Mindfulness. And, [...]
Beautiful Life Meditations
I'm excited to share with you a new feature to my website: "Beautiful Life: Meditations With Karin Mitchell." I am a strong believer in meditation as a way to quiet your mind and bring you [...]
The Seduction of Certainty
In 2014, I had hired my own coach. At one point, after listening to me go on and on about 'not doing' what I had told him I wanted to do, said to me, "Karin, [...]
Gift of Presence
"But no matter the medicinal virtues of being a true friend or sustaining a long close relationship with another, the ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, [...]
Realizing Your Potential
I wanted to write today about this idea of "Realizing One's Potential." When you have children, naturally you watch them learn and grow. You see them reaching their potential in a given area, which ultimately [...]
Ride the Wave
What is the hardest part of being human? I would argue that most people's answer to that question would have to do with dealing with difficult emotions that stem from difficult life situations. Something bad or [...]