Inside WISDOM Coaching - Case Story Twelve-year-old Natalie was a child in trouble.1 After many months of bullying at school, she became severely depressed ─ to a point of failing and repeating grade five. During that time, she also tried to commit suicide.2 Natalie continued to be moody and tearful and she withdrew from family and friends. Her...

Inside WISDOM Coaching - Case Story Colin* is a thirteen-year-old boy who was isolating himself from the world. His favorite activity was to play video games at home… alone. He also lived in a single-parent household with no siblings and very few friends. His mother knew that Colin needed support to improve his social confidence, so she reached...

Ask most people the question, "How do you fight fire?" and their immediate response will be, "With fire!" The phrase, "Fight fire with fire" is a common idiom in the United States that refers to responding to an attack by using the same method as your attacker.So if someone is angry and yelling at you, you get angry and yell back at them. Or if...

School break is almost here! Here in Texas we’re looking forward to kayaking, road trips, outdoor movies, pool time, and lots of fun with our kiddos. To help you kick start your school break fun we wanted to share our School Break Bucket Lists with you! For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, we have our Summer Fun Bucket List. And for those...

Inside WISDOM Coaching - Case Story Fourteen-year-old Grace* was crumbling under the pressure to perform at school and keep her scholarship. She knew her parents were financially stretched; therefore, getting good grades was constantly on her mind – she worried a lot and felt anxious. Grace was also very shy and had a habit of comparing herself...

Timothy* made the Baseball All Star Team!  Then the fear started to creep in as he put tremendous pressure on himself to do well. His parents were worried about his stress level, so they again contacted WISDOM Coach™ Laura* to help Timothy. Coach Laura shared the journey “During our first session, Timothy developed a second Wheel of Life1 that...

Ten-year-old Timothy’s* parents were concerned about their son’s perfectionism. They noticed that if Timothy wasn’t able to do something perfectly on the first try, he would often give up. Timothy also wanted his body to be perfect. He was self-conscious about his weight and this was impacting his confidence and his self-esteem.  They turned to...

Brenda* is an 11-year-old girl who has Dyslexia. Because of her learning difficulty, she struggled to believe in herself and lacked confidence in her schoolwork. She believed that she would never be able to succeed, and often felt anxious when taking tests or being assessed at school. Homework was also a battle at home. At a loss for how to help...

Alan* was an energetic and very smart, eight-year-old boy. He loved to read and was full of ideas.  He was an inspiration to his friends and schoolmates, and it was clear that he was well-liked by those who knew him. But Alan had a challenge that he didn’t know how to solve.  He was a sensitive child and it was causing him to become very...