What Do You Learn from Using Getting Real as Your Awareness Practice?

A Recent Podcast Interview Where I Summarize My Life's Work

I was recently interviewed by veteran podcaster Paul O’Brien on his Pathways podcast. In this short 26-minute conversation, I describe the communication skills and awareness practices of the Getting Real body of work—like knowing when you are communicating to “relate” and how to spot when you are unconsciously communicating to “control.” We also get into how these practices help you surf life’s unexpected moments and meet unwanted events with creativity rather than reactivity. You can download an mp3 of the interview or view it on You Tube at link

Upcoming Events

I take a summer break (June-August) from offering my free monthly calls. And I am still contemplating what I will offer in the fall. So, for now, the only thing on my calendar is my in-person Getting Real workshop a year from now. I always announce new upcoming events and links for free calls in the Upcoming Events section at the end of all my posts.

Getting Real in Person

Dates: May 9-10, 2026, 10am-5pm both days.

Cost: $395 per person

Location: Sebastopol, CA (50 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge).

In this workshop, we will learn and practice “the ten truth skills” together. You will learn how to:

• communicate with presence, authenticity, and spontaneity (even when you feel fear about it)

• spot and interrupt your unconscious “control patterns”

• be aware of how you impact others

• repair rifts in trust and connection after a misunderstanding

• ask for what you want without being controlling

• work with and heal your fear of emotional pain

• bring awareness and self-compassion to trigger reactions

• communicate about difficult topics in ways that foster deep intimacy and trust

……and much more.

To register: Contact me at my email address expressing interest or questions.

To learn more about my work, go to my website

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