As an NLP Coach, Consultant, and trauma-informed NLP trainer much of the application of my skills comes in my own personal life... particularly as a parent. Recently, I took my son to a birthday party of a long-time friend of his. They had previously gone to the same school when they were in Montessori pre-K and kindergarten. Subsequently, they tra...

 In our most recent NLP training, we discussed the importance of being trauma-informed in our communication, and I was asked how the skills they were learning could help them to communicate in a more trauma-informed way, and how this relates to equity and inclusion. To answer that question, let's distinguish the world of trauma and trauma-info...

 As parents and caregivers, we are always looking for ways to empower our children. As a parent and an NLP Trainer, I am always teaching the importance of our language. There is now a growing movement toward watching our words. What is less talked about is how important this is in our children. From a very young age children begin to form beli...

As children develop, they begin to develop a sense of their own personality and approach to the world around them. Over the last few weeks, we've been exploring personality tendencies through the lens of Myers-Briggs. We've covered the Introvert-Extrovert polarity (Listen to Podcast Episode 150 Here), the Sensor-Intuitor (Listen to Podcast Episode ...

 As a parent, it's important to understand the different personality types that children can exhibit. Over the last few weeks, we have explored the 4 polarities of personality through the lens of Myers-Briggs. (Click to Listen to the first podcast in this series now). The last two of these types that we will discuss are the Judger and the Perc...

 I had a conversation the other day with an old friend, and he asked me "What breakthroughs have you had lately?" I shared with him that in the work that I do teaching trauma-informed communication, neurolinguistic programming, and consulting in the equity space, I've learned that the work that I do is not for me, but for the next generation. ...

 Do you know what it means to listen as an equity practice? As an equity practice, listening, is one of the most foundational skills one can have. For some this may seem obvious, but the thing is, most people don't listen this way. In the decade, that I have been practicing and teaching neurolinguistic programming and the power of language, wh...

Every child is unique and has their own way of processing information and making sense of the world around them. In Last week's blog, I talked about how sometimes our introverted children can be misunderstood living an extroverted world, and how you can celebrate our introverted children especially if you are an extroverted parent (READ ARTICLE HER...

Introverted children are often misunderstood and may face challenges in a world that often values extroversion. However, introversion can be a strength and an important aspect of a child's personality. (Listen to Dr. Maiysha's Latest Podcast on Introverted & Extroverted Personality Types Here) Introversion refers to a person's tendency to ...

In this week's podcast, we talked about how you can understand your children by understanding their personality, and I used the Myers-Briggs personality test as a framework to categorize the spectrum of personalities that your child could display. (Listen to the Podcast HERE) Breaking Down Myers-Briggs: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a p...