field notes

Observations from the intersection of desire, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive, long after survival is no longer the goal.

From the desk of Carolina Chanis, Chief Shit Sandwich Officer and RMP® Master

The Ultimate Guide to Shit Sandwiches
7 24 min

The Ultimate Guide to Shit Sandwiches

How I use the Reiss Motivation Profile® to clear your inner dialogue and get you moving without relying on shame and guilt as fuel.

The X-files
0 1 min

The X-files

Using the ability to take things literally for my own benefit. If it goes into the X-files, that means permission to be even weirder.

Field Note 001 - The Artist's Way
36 3 min

Field Note 001 - The Artist's Way

Subject has vomited enough of the personality acquired for survival and is ready to publicly announce who she really is.

What if the inner critic is not the problem?
33 2 min

What if the inner critic is not the problem?

Everyone has a committee of assholes living rent-free inside their heads. Almost no one knows how to deal with it.

Ready to stop circling the same problem?

Always assuming you are the asshole?

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