You’ve already done so much.

And yet, it’s easy to keep moving past it.

Many of us are conditioned to focus on what’s missing, what’s next, or what could have been better — even when we’re giving deeply, growing steadily, or doing meaningful work that rarely gets acknowledged.

This mini-course offers a simple, reflective way to pause, take stock, and let your accomplishments be felt, not just listed.

This course is for you if…

• You give a lot — to students, clients, teams, or communities — and rarely pause to acknowledge yourself
• You struggle to feel satisfied, even when things are going well
• You minimize your progress or brush off your wins
• You want a grounded, non-performative way to recognize growth
• You’re craving clarity, confidence, or reconnection with your sense of purpose

What you’ll walk away with

• A practical framework for recognizing real accomplishments — without perfectionism
• A deeper sense of confidence and self-trust rooted in lived experience
• Language to name your impact (internally and externally)
• A felt sense of completion, appreciation, and “enoughness”
• A repeatable reflection practice you can return to anytime

What’s included

• A short, self-paced digital mini-course (37 minutes)
• Guided reflections and prompts
• Embodied practices that help acknowledgment land in the body
• Clear, simple tools you can use personally or professionally
• Handout and Article in PDF form.

Why this approach is different

• Focuses on embodied acknowledgment, not productivity metrics
• Honors growth without comparison, pressure, or gold stars
• Integrates reflection, presence, and practical application
• Gentle enough to restore — structured enough to be useful

A gentle invitation

If you’re ready to slow down just enough to notice what’s already true —

to feel proud without bracing for what’s next —

this course is here to support you.

You don’t need to earn acknowledgment.

You just need space to receive it.

Ready to begin?

After a long career at the US Federal Reserve, Barbara now writes, coaches, and consults to help illuminate what is obscured. In 2006, she learned Focusing, studied with several master teachers, completed her Focusing Professional Certification in 2009, and is now an enthusiastic learner and teacher of many facets of Focusing, Interactive Focusing, and “Thinking at the Edge”. Most recently, she has indulged her passion for living intentionally by co-authoring books on wishing with her friend and colleague, Margie Herrick. She lives in New Jersey with Scout, her rescue mixed breed dog, Baby, her rescue Miniature Pinscher, Jasmine and Zen, her two rescue Tabby cats.

Music Credits

Opening: “Hallelujah Song” by Bob Grubel

Closing: “Redeemer’s Gate” by Bob Grubel

More of Bob’s music on Apple

Content Credits

LearnFocusing

The International Focusing Institute

Mary Elaine Kiener’s “Yippee-Yuck Scale”

Margie and Barbara’s Wishing Wisdom

Susan Jeffers,

“Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway”

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