MaryAnn Walker Coaching Hi, friend! I want to share a word with you that completely shifted how I think about relationships: ayni. Ayni (pronounced eye-nee) is an Andean principle that means sacred reciprocity. It’s about balance, mindfulness, and sustainability in relationships. That sounds beautiful, right? But let me tell you why it matters. Recently, I had a dream that shook me. In the dream, I had agreed to babysit a friend’s kids for a week. I knew the expectations, I said yes...

What you really want to know: I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who is going through a major life event. As is usually the case, this brought up a lot for her. When we are feeling good about things we are able to go navigate life without a lot of struggle. But when something happens that seems to pull the rug out of us, it can bring up a lot of questions. This friend had some profound questions about what it means to be an empath, and I realized these are questions many of...

Here are Two Potential Reasons: Recently, two of our podcast episodes have sparked profound reflections and conversations within our community. Both episodes contain potential reasons as to why your level of empathy and kindness might not be creating the change you had hoped for. Episode Highlights: "Empathy Without Enabling: Boundaries for Toxic Relationships" "Just because you can understand why someone is acting the way they are, it doesn't mean that you have to tolerate it." Empathy is a...