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Your Shadows Are the Key to Your Liberation

November 20, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The shadows and icky parts that lurk beneath the surface can be our greatest obstacles, but also the path forward.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change, Spirituality Tagged With: barriers, joy, liberation, obstacles, shadow, shadow work

Sun Square Saturn: Obstacles Strengthen Your Commitment

June 22, 2025 | Renée Fishman

As the Sun in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries, it highlights where we are blocked in our self-expression and how to navigate the obstacles to strengthen your commitment.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: Aries, astrology, blocks, Cancer, ego, fear, friction, growth, obstacles, restrictions, Saturn, square, sun

3 Positives of Mars Square Saturn

August 16, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Mars square Saturn aspects can be hard, exhausting, and test the limits of our frustration. They can also be helpful in a weird way. Here are 3 positive outcomes from Mars square Saturn.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, astrology, constraints, creativity, fitness, innovation, limitations, Mars, obstacles, Saturn, strength, strength training

5 Ways to Navigate Obstacles on Your Path

August 15, 2024 | Renée Fishman

It’s easy to get frustrated when we encounter limitations or obstacles in our path. Here are 5 tips for navigating those obstacles. Choose your own adventure.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, mindset, obstacles, personal development, productivity, tips

5 Tips to Stay the Course When You’re Hitting Your Limits

August 14, 2024 | Renée Fishman

When your big vision and high drive to action keeps hitting the limits of your capacity in the moment, how do you stay the course without resorting to despair? Here are 5 tips for keeping going even when there’s heavy traffic.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, expansion, friction, frustration, Jupiter, limits, Mars, obstacles, productivity, Saturn, vision

3 Reasons Why You Secretly Love the Struggle

July 16, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Does it seem like you’re always taking the hard path to every result? Here are 3 reasons why you secretly love the struggle.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, challenge, dopamine, ego, fight, obstacles, personal development, productivity, struggle, work, work ethic

A Reminder For You On Hard Days

June 30, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Life inevitably will hand you challenging days, and it’s nobody’s fault — not even yours. Here are some important reminders for those days, and the skill to help you through them so you can bounce back better tomorrow.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: challenges, coaching, emotions, flow, frustration, mindset, obstacles, productivity, self-compassion

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