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Women’s Voices

At a time when women’s rights are (still) under threat not just in the US but around the world, and we hear more depressing news daily, it…

Mar 3, 2024

Women’s Voices

Mar 3, 2024

Why you might feel you’ll die if you stop

Clients who have gone through a major life-changing event often tell me a variation on this phrase: “I feel that if I stop, I’ll die.”…

Oct 31, 2023

Why you might feel you’ll die if you stop

Oct 31, 2023

What If or What Is?

Some of my clients talk about not being able to stop ruminating and (over)thinking about the smallest things and the most pressing societal…

Sep 30, 2023

What If or What Is?

Sep 30, 2023

Can You Close the Mental Tabs?

How many tabs do you have open in your browser right now? How many different windows are open on your phone / tablet / laptop / desktop?

Sep 23, 2023

Can You Close the Mental Tabs?

Sep 23, 2023

Are you busy?

When people ask me how I am, lately I find myself saying “Busy, but good busy!”

Aug 15, 2023

Are you busy?

Aug 15, 2023

I am human

Nicola Sturgeon — First Minister of Scotland — resigned a couple of weeks ago hinting at some reflection on personal wellbeing when she…

Mar 21, 2023

I am human

Mar 21, 2023

Who really runs the show?

I recently went for my yearly mammogram and when the results came back, my eyes scanned past “normal” before getting to the line that read…

Feb 5, 2023

Who really runs the show?

Feb 5, 2023

I like you as you are

Having grown up in Belgium, I didn’t have the privilege of watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a child. As an adult I came to learn…

Jan 2, 2023

I like you as you are

Jan 2, 2023

Who are you?

I had an experience recently when a friendship concluded because it had run its course. It was a friendship that started many years ago…

Jun 21, 2022

Who are you?

Jun 21, 2022

The choice is yours

You have a choice. And the sum of your choices is your life.

Jun 9, 2022

The choice is yours

Jun 9, 2022

Letting go or letting in?

What most people mean when they talk about “letting go” is that it’s time to let go of what you are hanging onto. I’m not necessarily…

Apr 15, 2022

Letting go or letting in?

Apr 15, 2022

How little white lies turn into a lifestyle

I once had a client who explained to me in colorful details the reasons she was late in attending two sessions with me in a row. When I…

Feb 21, 2022

How little white lies turn into a lifestyle

Feb 21, 2022

On resolutions and other addictions

Making a list of New Year’s resolutions (or deciding on a word / symbol / animal / meme / ring tone for the year) is mostly a Western…

Jan 12, 2022

On resolutions and other addictions

Jan 12, 2022

Kindfulness as a life strategy

Mindfulness is about present moment awareness, but it is only half of the equation. When practicing mindfulness, it is crucial to do so…

Dec 22, 2021

Kindfulness as a life strategy

Dec 22, 2021

Are you alive to your life?

Perhaps you have noticed that when you get completely stressed, you go into action mode. Or perhaps it’s the opposite: you get completely…

Nov 24, 2021

Are you alive to your life?

Nov 24, 2021

On gratitude…

As the US celebrates Thanksgiving tomorrow, it occurs to me that “gratitude” can be a loaded word for some.

Nov 24, 2021

On gratitude…

Nov 24, 2021

It’s a matter of perspective …

What do you notice about these two world maps? How are they different from the traditional way of depicting landmass and bodies of water?

Aug 2, 2021

It’s a matter of perspective …

Aug 2, 2021

DOing vs BEing

I work a lot with my clients on the distinction between DOing and BEing. Most people, when they think about it, think of BEing simply as…

May 24, 2021

DOing vs BEing

May 24, 2021

On emotional sobriety

I’d like to talk about emotional sobriety.

Jan 13, 2021

On emotional sobriety

Jan 13, 2021

New Year, Same You

It’s that time of year again when the New Year, New You messages start circulating. They are not meant to be inspirational; they are meant…

Dec 16, 2020

New Year, Same You

Dec 16, 2020

Jenny Calcoen

Jenny Calcoen

CEO + Founder of Inner Earthquake™🔸Author🔸Trusted Advisor & Mentor to women philanthropists & founders, C-suite execs & entrepreneurs🔸Biz Strategist🔸Speaker

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