Author Archives: catelabarrecoach

Good Car-ma

Posted on March 21, 2015 by catelabarrecoach

Unless you are a city dweller, you probably depend on your car or someone’s car to get you around. I confess. I love my car. It is an extension of my personality, and as I’ve changed and practiced better self-care, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, cars, Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, change, choices, coaching, life coach, life coaching, self-care, self-help, self-love | 6 Comments

Perspective and Choice

Posted on June 29, 2014 by catelabarrecoach

What do you see when you look at this picture? Do you see my shoulder? Ear? Pond? Log in the pond? Shadow? My shirt? The dragonfly on my shoulder? It depends on your perspective. My husband and I began our … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, choice, glaucoma, hiking, Lake George, life coaching, macular degeneration, personal coaching, perspective, self-care, Tongue Mountain Range, vision, wellness | 6 Comments

self-KIND-ness

Posted on March 13, 2014 by catelabarrecoach

“My religion is kindness.” — His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama A few weeks ago, I was struck by the most amazing thought that sunk into the very core of my being. I have had a warped understanding of self-love. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beyond Addiction: Science and Kindness Help People Change, Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, choices, coaching, Debbie Ford, healing, health, inner critic, kindness, life coach, life coaching, love, negative self-talk, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-kindness, self-love, self-talk, The Ford Institute, The Shadow Process, transformation, wellness | 2 Comments

Listening from the Heart

Posted on February 12, 2014 by catelabarrecoach

Recall a time when you felt heard, when your deepest thoughts and feelings were held reverently by another. Think of a time when you listened with all your heart and held a safe space for another to share openly. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, coaching, compassion, empathy, heart listening, life coach, life coaching, listening from the heart, love, peace, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-love, wellness | 4 Comments

Because I BELIEVE I Can

Posted on October 3, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

I gave up hiking for the better part of two years. Not because I wanted to, but because my body wouldn’t let me. There was no “believing” that could overcome the reality of the near impossibility, yes — even if … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beliefs, believing, Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, choices, chronic illness, coaching, confidence, Debbie Ford, exercise, healing, health, hiking, life coach, life coaching, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-love, shadow beliefs, transformation, unconscious beliefs, wellness | 6 Comments

In Awe of Farmers & Farmer’s Markets

Posted on September 9, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

I moved to the country from the NYC suburbs when I was 24. Although my mother was an avid flower and vegetable gardener and we enjoyed her bountiful harvest, I never really appreciated how food got from the farm to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, back to the land movement, Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, Cherry Valley, coaching, Committee on Poetry, family farms, healing, health, Joy of the Journey Farm, Kilpatrick Family Farm, life coach, life coaching, love, passion, personal coaching, Saratoga Farmer's Market, Saratoga Springs, self-care, self-help, self-love, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, wellness | Leave a comment

Marketing Box [Trap]

Posted on September 4, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

Those of you who receive my Constant Contact newsletter know that I recently UNsubscribed to a bunch of newsletters and invited my readers to do the same. As “simple” as I believe my life to be, now that my son … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, coaching, confidence, Facebook, healing, health, life coach, life coaching, love, marketing, marketing traps, personal coaching, self-care, self-help, self-love, wellness | 2 Comments

Good Deeds

Posted on July 30, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

This little critter came into my life for four astonishing days. Last Thursday I nearly ran over her on my way to town. She was sunning himself on a chilly morning and I thought she was a plop of horse … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cate LaBarre, Catherine LaBarre, cats, choices, coaching, feral cats, good deeds, healing, health, homeless pets, kittens, life coach, life coaching, love, no good deed goes unpunished, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-love, wellness | 3 Comments

[No Longer] Sleepless in Saratoga

Posted on July 22, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

For women and the men who love us: This blog is not intended as medical advice, simply sharing my experience. Please talk to your health care provider about your concerns. I’ve struggled with insomnia over the last 8 years. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bio-idential HRT, Cate LaBarre, chronic illness, coaching, HCV treatment, healing, health, health advocate, hormone replacement, illness recovery, insomnia, Interferon, life coach, life coaching, melatonin, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-love, wellness | 3 Comments

Healing Body Image

Posted on July 12, 2013 by catelabarrecoach

As I made my way around the block this morning, I passed a young woman who was running — red top, pink shorts, orange shoes. Totally cool. I wondered if she was running to train for a sport she plays … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1960s, body image, Cate LaBarre, coaching, confidence, Debbie Ford, diet, dieting, eating disorders, exercise, healing, healing body image, health, life coach, life coaching, love, Ossining High School, personal coaching, self-care, self-healing, self-help, self-love, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, wellness | 2 Comments