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Fears of a First Time Coach, Revisited

Fears of a First Time Coach, Revisited

by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Nov 16, 2025 | Anxiety, Parenting, Relationships, Self-care

Note: This post was written way, way back in 2018. I’m happy to say my son still plays baseball and loves it. Fears Have a Back Story On the afternoon of my debut as an U7 baseball coach, I caught myself wishing for rain. Not a thunderstorm—just enough drizzle to make...
Conversation Killers #2: Ad Hominem Attacks (Attacking The Person)

Conversation Killers #2: Ad Hominem Attacks (Attacking The Person)

by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Nov 5, 2025 | Mindfulness, Relationships, Resilience, Self-care, Values

Ad hominem means “against the person” and it is an illogical – and unkind – way of trying to win an argument. Here’s how to respond to them well.

Tool #10: The Pie Chart of Balanced Communication

Tool #10: The Pie Chart of Balanced Communication

by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Oct 6, 2025 | Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationships, Self-care, The Tools to Build Good Lives

Balanced communication makes room for what keeps us alive (“Buy groceries”) as well as all the things that make us human.

Tool # 9: The Alarm Clock of Guilt: Let it Wake You Up (so you can turn it off)

Tool # 9: The Alarm Clock of Guilt: Let it Wake You Up (so you can turn it off)

by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Jul 18, 2025 | Anxiety, Mindfulness, Relationships, Resilience, The Tools to Build Good Lives

Swap out guilt with action and a lot of gratitude.

Tool #1: The Cradle of Compassion

Tool #1: The Cradle of Compassion

by Lindsey | Jun 11, 2025 | Parenting, Relationships, Self-care, The Tools to Build Good Lives

Compassion, like a Cradle is portable, always warm, and fits right around us when we are feeling frail, weak, and small.

Let’s Smile with our Eyes and our Questions

by Lindsey Jay Walsh | Oct 6, 2020 | Covid 19, Mindfulness, Relationships, Self-care

Have you ever noticed how much information is in the human face? Since we’re all wearing masks these days, what can we do to communicate clearly and brightly during Covid 19? Luckily, we can still smile with our eyes. And what a huge difference that makes! One of the...
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