Rebecca Liston

The Road That Brought You Here In conversations about “bigger futures,” it can be easy to leap ahead. We picture where we want to be. We make lists. We set targets. We start tak […]

My Body Knows All Last summer, I threw my back out. Like “out-out,” as in could not sit or stand or move in any direction without feeling pain. It was not a del […]

Stop? Slow? Feels more like GO! There are a lot of reasons for our clients – and ourselves for that matter – to throw on the brakes right now. A LOT of reasons. It feels lik […]

Practicing Makes…GRUMPY! Dear Reader, I hated practicing the piano when I was a kid. Practicing the piano was stressful. Agonizing. Miserable. It felt like […]

Sticks and Stones and Seashells and Stuff Dear Reader, Ever since I was a wee one, I have been a Collector of Stuff. Sure, there were years in which that Stuff was mostly Barbie items, […]

A Way to Navigate Change Dear Reader, I need to start by stating a really bold truth: It’s weird for me – especially as a Canadian —  to sit and write this note to a pr […]

Time After Time There comes a point in (almost) everyone’s life where they will find themselves feeling a bit pressed for time. It could be a fleeting moment, or t […]

For The Love of The Work Some moons ago (like many, many moons!) I was invited to speak to a large group of women leaders in Calgary. I could choose any topic, but it […]

On Showing Up (again) Over time, I’ve become very picky – or shall we say “discerning” – about whose spaces I step into. I often say that it’s because I learned the […]

Am I Really That Old?!? An Elder? Recently I was invited to be a speaker on a Symposium entitled “Elders of the New Earth.” And at first blush I remember thinking, “Elder? Elder […]

The Impact of an Email  On Sunday night, I received an email that started with, “Hello, friend!”  (And no, it was not a spam note from someone seeking $10,000 to get […]

A Lug Nut, Two Screws, and a Soggy Sticker Dear Reader, While I suppose it is possible that I am the only one who looks for “signs” on New Year’s Day, knowing y’all, I somehow doubt I […]

Cousin Marty Dear Reader, We have this saying in our house that come October, it’s just really a slippery slope of holidays, one after the other, bouncing u […]

You, Me, and Our Growing Edges Dear Reader, As many of you know, in the fall of 2020 I chose to make a dramatic change to coaching services: I implemented the Stretch Method […]

Because Sometimes We Just Don’t Know I’m writing today during the final moments of the waxing of a Super Blue Moon. I have barely slept the last two nights, and, in total t […]

Embracing Who You Are, Releasing Who You Are Not

Sitting in the Dichotomy Dear Reader, Many moons ago, Stella and I got to talking about the use of the phrasing “Yes, and…” I cannot quite remember what the conte […]

Those Little Voices In My Head I took a swim in our pool at lunch yesterday and part of me felt a bit like I was getting away with something. A swim sandwiched between a morning […]

Tina Turner: Trusting This Will Resonate Dear Reader, I don’t really follow The News much (I have a lot to say about that but that’s not what I want to talk about today) but som […]

On Marking Milestones Ten years ago, Dear Reader, I signed the final paperwork to release my legal action against the driver that caused my car accident in 2008. It took […]