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How Jupiter in Cancer Will Help You Grow Over the Next Year

June 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

As Jupiter transits through Cancer over the next year, it promises to help you grow exponentially—but not in the way you think.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, Cancer, comfort zone, expansion, Gemini, growth, Jupiter, nervous system regulation, personal growth, safety

How to Offer Support That Builds Confidence

January 9, 2025 | Renée Fishman

True support isn’t about rescuing or taking over; it’s about creating and holding a space in which others feel safe to push their edge and cultivate confidence through their own efforts.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: coaching, comfort zone, confidence, growth, holding space, parenting, personal development, relationships, safety, strength, support

Mars Square Jupiter: Take the Leap

February 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Sometimes, the most important moments in our lives come when we leap into something without knowing the full scope of it. These are the moments that can change our course and propel us forward. As Mars squares Jupiter, the energy supports us in taking that leap.

Filed Under: Astrology, Coaching, Life Tagged With: astrology, comfort zone, fear, flying trapeze, Jupiter, leap, Mars, Mars square Jupiter, metaphors, mindfulness, personal development, planning, resistance

The Biggest Lesson I’ve Learned From a Year Doing High Intensity Bootcamp Classes

April 26, 2023 | Renée Fishman

A year ago, I signed up for a high-intensity bootcamp class despite my fear of those types of classes. It’s now a fixture of my workouts. Here’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned from this past year.

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: ADHD, comfort zone, fear, fitness, lessons, movement, personal development, personal experiences, personal growth, rituals

What’s Hard vs What’s Uncomfortable

March 5, 2023 | Renée Fishman

When you find yourself avoiding something, distinguishing whether it’s hard or uncomfortable can help you find the right strategy to get through it.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: comfort zone, comfortable, difficult, fear, hard, procrastination, resistance, uncomfortable

The Rubber Band Metaphor for Sustainable Change

January 18, 2023 | Renée Fishman

To expand your capacity, in body and mind, you must follow the rules of rubber bands.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: behavior change, change, comfort zone, mindset, personal growth, rubber bands, sustainable change

The Difference Between Comfort and Safety — and Why It Matters

July 6, 2022 | Renée Fishman

Growth is uncomfortable. Growth requires safe spaces. Which is it?
The answer is both. Because comfort and safety are not the same. Here’s the distinction, and why it matters.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: comfort, comfort zone, discomfort, growth, healing, nervous system, personal development, personal growth, safety, trauma, trauma-informed

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