Using Your Emotions | Helena Karchere

Driving in Emotional Weather

by HelenaAnn | Aug 13, 2019 | Using Your Emotions

Last weekend as I was white-knuckling my steering wheel, going 45 in a 60 mph mountain stretch of I-70 E back towards Denver, and shrieking as a truck splashed a puddle over my windshield, I thought–this is a really good metaphor for the emotional ride of...

Keep Your Labels To Yourself, Thanks

by HelenaAnn | Sep 20, 2016 | Clear Communication, Conscious Parenting, Using Your Emotions

I found myself snapping at a cashier the other day. She was trying, like well-intentioned strangers do, to engage with my three year old. Which is great. But it ends up coming all wrapped up in expectation, and judgement, like so many of our adult interactions. So my...

A Walk in Autumn: a poem

by HelenaAnn | Oct 20, 2014 | Using Your Emotions

I took a walk around the neighborhood to work out frustration and sadness in the fall air. The pace of my feet on the sidewalk and its leaves got my heartbeat going faster. Blowing wind against my hair and my skin and my eyes got my tears going easier. ...

The Key to Emotional Maturity

by HelenaAnn | Jan 16, 2013 | Clear Communication, Practical Spirituality, Using Your Emotions

There are many paths towards emotional health and maturity. My favorite modalities include Shadow Work®, Meditation, the Enneagram Personality System and emerging practices like Neurosculpting®. I’m sure you have your own techniques and leaders to recommend. We have...

FML: Worst Acronym Ever?

by HelenaAnn | Dec 14, 2012 | Practical Spirituality, Using Your Emotions

The first few times I saw “FML” at the end of a tweet or facebook post, I naively thought there must be some other meaning. I looked into it, and have now accepted that people that I know are actually saying “f*** my life”– and not just under their breath in a...

Eight Confessions of an Enneagram Type 8 Woman

by HelenaAnn | May 22, 2012 | Enneagram, Practical Spirituality, Using Your Emotions

The Enneagram Personality System is a wonderful tool for understanding your unique drive, values, and basic fears. There are 9 types, but there are many variations within them. You can read more about all types here. I am a Type 8, the Leader or Challenger. I am...

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I am a coach, facilitator and program director in Denver, Colorado. I bring a high-performance mindset from 18 years leading in global corporations, startups, non-profits and Higher Ed. I’ve also honed skills in emotional intelligence and practical spirituality through training with ICF, Shadow Work®, Insights Discovery and motherhood. If you’re ready to do powerful inner work, and also get tangible results in your external environment, please follow my blog and reach out to talk about coaching!