by Amy Phillips | May 1, 2019
Publishing this weekly blog brings back memories of my Integral Coaching training. The method they teach is a blend of ‘rigor and intuition,’ an elegant but demanding combo that had me regularly feeling anxious, especially when writing assignments were due. As each...
by Amy Phillips | Apr 24, 2019
I’m with a group of eight women at Rivendell, a serene and slightly rustic retreat centre set high above Snug Cove on Bowen Island. It’s a relief to be out of the city, even though I’m always a little homesick when I’m away from the cats and the familiarity of life on...
by Amy Phillips | Apr 17, 2019
My housemates and I watched Bohemian Rhapsody the other night. It’s a beautiful film, portraying the rock band Queen. It culminates in their participation in the Live Aid concert in 1985, and I sobbed through a good chunk of the final scene. I was crying for all the...
by Amy Phillips | Apr 10, 2019
Last summer I wanted to shift my life somehow—up-level it—so I could experience more joy, vitality and purpose. I enrolled in a Landmark program called TEAM, where part of the curriculum included formulating and delivering on an individual initiative, called our “Game...
by Amy Phillips | Apr 3, 2019
My interest in Advance Care Planning came alive in the spring of 2016. It started with a frantic phone call from my beloved Sarah. Her dad, David, a dear friend and former partner of mine, was being helicoptered to Lions Gate Hospital. He’d been having a happy dinner...
