Best of Ourselves

Marcia Hyatt is a leadership and life coach who provides a weekly feature on WTIP's North Shore Weekend titled "The Best of Ourselves," which explores how we can be resilient and creative in these turbulent times. Each week, the feature explores what we can do to be intentional, creative and joyful in our lives.
Choices Using Both of Our Brains - April 20, 2013
-Research shows we have 2 brains, the one in our head, the other in our gut. How do we access our whole selves to make wise choices?
It Isn't Personal - April 13, 2013
-How do we not take what others do and say personally? And how to we operate our lives out of our best selves versus in reaction to what others do or say?
Love in Action - March 30, 2013
-Civil righs activist and US Congressman John Lewis often cites an an African proverb - when you pray, move your feet.
When Things Do Not Go As Planned - March 23, 2013
-Often we make ourselves miserable by holding on to our plans instead of dealing with what has shown up.
Courage In Our Day-to-Day - February 23, 2013
-How do we find the courage in our daily lives to speak up or make a change?
How to Tame the Inner Critic - March 9, 2013
-We can learn to quiet our inner critic. Dr Jill Bolte Taylor calls this "response-ability".
Dealing with Difficult Times - March 2, 2013
-When we are living through difficult times, how do we find self-compassion?
Living the Lessons We Learn - February 16, 2013
-It takes presence of mind to bring our lessons into our everyday lives. And discernment to know which lessons are best forgotten.
Cultivating Creativity - Lessons from Julia Cameron - February 9, 2013
-The Artist Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self by Julia Cameron is a powerful book for anyone wanting to explore their creativity. In this segment, Marcia shares the 2