High Voltage Parenting Haywire

by Katherine Torrini | Jul 31, 2014 | COACHING, MUSINGS, VIDEO

I’ve made plenty of mistakes as a mom. I’ve unwittingly created plenty of High Voltage Parenting Haywire. I used to be hard on myself for that, but I’ve come to realize that my relationship with each of my children is actually a vessel for both of...

The Scary Places: 3 Things You Need to Know When You Hit Your Blocks (+ My #1 Tool)

by Katherine Torrini | Jul 18, 2014 | COACHING, UNSTUCK, VIDEO, VISUAL JOURNALING

My monkey mind woke me up early yesterday –whirring, whizzing, spinning, trying to WILL me to do something I’ve been procrastinating on–  the tell-tale sign that  I was stuck . again. { sigh. } But I didn’t panic (or uselessly beat up on...

Tiny Creative Acts: Leaf Drama

by Katherine Torrini | Jun 12, 2014 | CREATIVE INSPIRATION, TINY CREATIVE ACTS

Thank you for all your Birthday Tiny Creative Acts!  Here’s an old favorite from me, before I head off on my annual trip to Italy. (Whee!)   Leaf Drama   cut your heart out of a leaf   and left you lying there.   can you ever  forgive me?      Love...

Resting is doing something!

by Katherine Torrini | Jun 12, 2014 | COACHING, EVENTS

This summer there’s a very special gathering of women happening on the evening before Summer Solstice that any woman any where in the world can come to, and I believe you really need to know about it. It’s called Grace Under Pressure, it’s a free live-stream...

High Voltage Money Haywire

by Katherine Torrini | Jun 12, 2014 | COACHING, EVENTS, VIDEO

I’ve never gone REALLY haywire with money. (although I used to be afraid I’d go wild if I ever had with a lots of it!) But I have let fears and old money stories get in the way of having the life and experiences I truly wanted (usually without even...

Make my birthday wish come true with your Tiny Creative Acts!

by Katherine Torrini | May 16, 2014 | CREATIVE INSPIRATION, TINY CREATIVE ACTS

It’s that time again– Birthday Tiny Creative Act time! I can hardly believe that a whole year has passed since the last time I worked up the courage to ask you to make me something for my birthday… It turned out so well, I’m doing it again. In...

What do you desire?

by Katherine Torrini | May 6, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION, VIDEO

D…E…S…I…R…E! Desire’s got a bad rap in our society. We think it dangerous, distracting– and definitely not something you can trust yourself with. But the truth is, our desires are always running us–whether we know it or...

High Voltage Haywire: My self-sabotaging relationship habit–and how I stopped

by Katherine Torrini | May 5, 2014 | COACHING, VIDEO

I’ve always had good relationships with men. ( That is, once I got out of high school, where I couldn’t get a guy to dance with me even if I did the asking! …which I chalk up to being just too High Voltage for my adolescent male cohorts….)...

Have your daughters seen you fly?

by Katherine Torrini | Apr 22, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION

I’ve always had a special love for my Closet Creative clients who were moms. …the wanna-be crafters, etsy-shop owners and jewelers …the wish-I could bloggers, essayists, and novelists …the afraid-I-can’t illustrators, painters  and...

Remember the feeling of FLOW?

by Katherine Torrini | Apr 16, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION

Remember the feeling of Flow? you’ll never forget it–that exquisite state of presence, connection, and effortless creativity where amazing things tumble out of you and all you can say is “it just came to me!”  It’s a giddy, intoxicating...