I have noticed a common source of anxiety, self-judgment, negative talk, and self-dissatisfaction in my conversations with my clients. That source is often comparison. These comparisons are with: Another person(s): you’re not as successful, accomplished, smart, wealthy, good-looking as this person(s). A supposed timeline or life marker: you’re not the…

Last month, I wrote about why you might have the constant need to work or be productive and in it, I mention gratitude as one of the ways to counteract that compulsion and to help find balance. …

Do you ever get that low grade anxious feeling during any “downtime” or spare time away from work, this compulsion to do be more “productive.” Maybe it comes in the form of a voice that says “you could be doing more right now.” Or is that just me? Actually, that’s…

In my last post, I talked about stress. Today, I wanted to write about what happens if we don’t address stress: burnout, a topic I’m very passionate about speaking on (both parental burnout and professional burnout). So, what exactly is burnout and what causes it? Burnout is mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion that is essentially caused by prolonged stress…

It’s already April! Time seems to be flying for me, does it seem to be flying for you as well? I don’t post often; however, I felt compelled to send something because I’m hearing common themes across the board with my individual and corporate clients (and frankly my own life)…

We’re 21 days into 2021 and I wanted to check in with you to ask: how are you? How are you really doing and feeling? Only 3 weeks in and we already have riots at the Capitol, a historical inauguration, and we’re still grappling with a global pandemic. …

This 5 minute daily exercise will not only empower you but will also increase your happiness by 9%! [read in an infomercial announcer voice]. Ok, so in all seriousness, there truly is a daily exercise you can do to shift your perspective (I’ve talked about the power of shifting perspectives…

I am a mom. Who is dead tired. I have a high-energy 3-year old and a I-don’t-like-to-sleep-at-night 2-month old. And despite my hands being full with that, having 2 companies — Awaken and Bea Kim Coaching — that I’m proud of, a support system that consists of the best people…

“I want to do something I’m passionate about but I don’t know what that is. Also, I hate my current job.” Sound familiar? I work with a lot of clients who have this question or one like it; they desire passion in their careers (and other aspects of their…