Join us for episode 9, the second to the last in our series. Learn about viewing situations and yours and other people’s emotional reactions as both ally and teacher.

TAKEAWAYS:

When we encounter difficult people or circumstances, it can be very helpful to shift our thinking from “this shouldn’t be happening” to “this is helping me learn something.” This shift isn’t meant to dismiss our suffering, but to help us move in a constructive direction after we acknowledge the suffering and feel the pain.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE:

• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership (Conscious Leadership Group, https://conscious.is),  Commitment #13, “Experiencing the World as an Ally.”

Through Riggs Integral Coaching, Susan Riggs works with individuals and teams to help them live and work with depth, purpose, and joy. She is a certified Integral Coach® through New Ventures West, an associate certified coach through the International Coaching Federation, and a certified Myers-Briggs® trainer. She has many years of experience working with community health centers and other nonprofit organizations.

Through Serenity and Health, Donna Chacko shares information, inspiration, and perspective in her monthly blog to help others enhance their physical and mental health and grow closer to God. She practiced medicine for 40 years, first as a radiation oncologist and later, as a family medicine doctor. What she learned from caring for cancer patients, and later immigrants and the homeless in Washington, D.C., continues to influence her message. She is the author of “Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey.”