The Internal Tug-of-War Some mornings, you rise with clarity in your chest—a calm knowing humming beneath your ribs. Other days, it’s all spreadsheets and strategies, timelines and tension. You move from meeting to meeting, productive but parched. Your brilliance is intact, but your joy? So faint, it’s hard to detect. It’s the quiet ache of […]
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Welcome to the sixth installment in my yearlong series on Joy Intelligence™ (JQ)! The Evolution of Intelligence Diving into the different types of intelligence (IQ, EQ, CQ, PQ, etc.) and their relationship with JOY Intelligence™. Last month, I presented Martin Seligman’s model of Positive Psychology and how it aligns with JQ™ principles. This month, we’ll
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Meet Laura Sharon, Executive and Leadership Coach. In the soon-available book, The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care: 25 Tools for Transformation, Laura shares her journey of awakening to a marriage that mirrors the dysfunction of her childhood, and how she processes shame and grief to protect her children and reclaim the life—and self—she nearly
So, you’ve done a lot of healing work, but you still feel like things should be going better. I’ve talked to a few people lately who’ve done all the ‘clearing’ and trauma work they can think of. Yet they’re still struggling. Some might even feel ok emotionally, but they’re still dealing with gut pain every
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Welcome to Life Mastery Soul Memos, Episode 58! Each month, WU World-Changer and Life Mastery Coach, David McLeod shares a new soul memo with you! Episode 58, June 2025: Unshakable Faith We’ve all been there—staring at a decision, a dream, or a leap into the unknown, paralyzed by the nagging voice of doubt. What if
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Breaking Point or Breakthrough? What if the frustration you feel in your business isn’t failure but your soul’s way of urging you toward something bigger? Many soul-led professionals and conscious leaders eventually hit a glass ceiling, making a difference, yet rising unsettledness brews within them. You’ve done everything “right”—built a life using your gifts, achieved
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Welcome to the fifth installment in my yearlong series on Joy Intelligence™ (JQ)! Positive Psychology in Action An exploration of Martin Seligman’s PERMA model, 7 Habits of happy people, and their alignment with JQ™ principles. Last month, I offered up the many “flavors of JOY, playing with the multitude of ways we can experience JOY
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What does it really mean to “regulate your nervous system”—and why does it matter, especially for those of us guiding others? If you’re a parent, grandparent, healer, teacher, or leader in your community, chances are good that someone is looking to you as a calm in the storm. But what happens when your own system
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For years, I’ve felt pain when I read most statements about working with emotions, “mental health,” and dealing with life’s challenges. The cause of my pain is that based on what I’ve learned, lived and practiced with others (as a psychotherapist and marriage and family counselor), what is usually recommended requires too much work, mostly
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Welcome to Life Mastery Soul Memos, Episode 57! Each month, WU World-Changer and Life Mastery Coach, David McLeod, shares a new soul memo with you! Episode 57, May 2025: Tame Your Ego With Love We’ve all heard spiritual teachers telling us things like ”Silence the ego”, “Transcend the mind”, or even “Kill the false self.”
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