Hana Michels (Coaching Account)

The enemies we invent or embellish in our own heads are far more formidable than the enemies we encounter, and some of us encounter some extremely dangerous people.

Sometimes I get so absorbed in helping a client brainstorm a project bc it’s so good I neglect my own. It’s easier to help other creatives than work on your own art. Keep an eye out for this productive procrastination along w/cleaning your house or whatever it is you do to avoid actually making art

I only share ideas/methods I’ve at least tried myself first so you might see me post articles like “I said yes to everything for a day, please help me out of this stranger’s trunk”

On Nervous Systems, Reframing Thoughts, Emotional Regulation, Interim Habit Forming, Panic Inducing Mental Health Conditions, Bjork, And The 1994 Northridge Earthquake If you can't lower your reactivity yet, transmute it into excitement

Was I supposed to come up with a title for this article? sparklifecoaching.substack.com/p/what-to-do...

Clients keep reducing sessions because coaching (and other treatments I recommended) are working. It's the goal, but goddamn!

Just because I skeet about something doesn’t mean it is something a client brought to me. Sometimes I share my clients’ wisdom though! They have quite a bit, I happen to be very lucky that way!

Like, I may be in the wellness space but I’m gonna speak like I normally do (and also credit the developer(s) of any thing I’m trained in)

I can, however brainstorm more sustainable alternatives with you. Same goes for exercise. And I can help you develop a mindset that makes it sustainable by refocusing goals from appearance to health and working on self acceptance in tandem!

I am not a nutritionist but I would discourage people from intermittent fasting unless directed by one or a doctor. Purely a layperson‘s opinion, but it seems to me when not monitored by a professional. It is an easy gateway to disordered eating. I cannot monitor this like a professional.

No 2 people with the same diagnosis are actually having the same experience, which means I'm not about to say what works for you shouldn't even if the literature does.

So, You Just Became Chronically Ill How to deal with society's expectations you just can't meet (and inevitable disappointment) while navigating a lower energy level, mental capacity or pain threshold.

Needless to say i don't have the energy to crosspost right now. sparklifecoaching.substack.com/p/so-you-jus...

my favorite thing ever is when a former client does something they're proud of and they share it with me because they value our time or feel it went into what they did in some way!

I love this. it sucks we have to fit and come up with strategies but I love the idea

A client pointed out something interesting- super public neurodivergent coaches are on 2 extremes of a spectrum. Either "never mask" or "here's how to mask perfectly" & there's no middle ground of "you deserve to be yourself, but we live in a society, but let's find safe spaces where you CAN unmask"

The amount of fitness instructors who use sex words… it’s like white ladies licked Yoga so no one could ask for it back.

Reminder re: Whoever’s opinion you’ve been obsessing about. They are not judging you right now. In fact, they are probably judging themselves.

If you feel you are overreacting or want to be able to switch off sometimes, that is different and we can absolutely collaborate on that! But I will never tell you to completely ignore your values, your life circumstance, or the circumstances of others, or that you’re wrong for caring.

I am not going to teach the type of wellness practice that makes you turn a blind eye to the world’s suffering, let alone your own. We will work out together how to find pockets of joy and recharge within the reality you live!

It is so much easier to numb oneself than do something slow and nonproductive, let alone relearn to enjoy those things! Please do not be deterred if this is difficult!

Joylessness due to financial strife and information overload in addition to any marginalized identity stressors is a real problem these days. The ability to take time and do something just for enjoyment, for its own sake, is something many of us need to relearn if we’re able even just for 5 minutes.

The only thing people like RFK Junior and Joe Rogan have taught me about health is that hormone replacement therapy should be administered by a competent doctor so you don’t turn purple.

This is why I refer people to doctors and therapists if necessary, and know how to ask the right questions so they come to their own conclusions otherwise. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for health.

I have no idea if this is true.

The only benefit to having anxiety of any kind is you can probably handle a real emergency well because you’ve been making them up every single hour for years. This is what you’ve been training for!!

Stupid things you can do today:
Draw your meanest teacher as a 20s flapper
Bark back at neighborhood dogs the LOUDEST
Write an academic style paper analyzing your last poop. Back up your conclusions!

It’s not just the “only STEM education matters” message that’s a problem, It’s the artificial divide between fields and skills. With no humanities background, who and what are your STEM skills going to benefit?

Career Setbacks Are Inevitable When You're Carving Out A New Path (P.S. I Have To Postpone That Course.) If you're starting your own business or occupying a new & unique position within one, you're in uncharted territory and sometimes things just aren't gonna work out as planned.

I'll have it up on my website too sparklifecoaching.substack.com/p/career-set...

I am so sorry for the inconvenience