Rachel Boucher

Life Coach For Your Soul

Overcoming Obstacles

  I've been thinking about QUITTING for over a month.   It takes a lot of effort to move past fears and climb a monumental mountain.  And it seems so much easier to quit.   Why not be an epic failure?   Then I can stay at home and lament about how I tried but didn't succeed.   But some things might take a decade or two before you ever really approach Mt. Everest.   It would be so much easier if I didn't even try.   Or if I … [Read more...]

Change Is Uncomfortable

  I don’t know about you, but the world seems shaken up lately, especially with all the mud-slinging and acts of hatred.   It feels like we are in the middle of a paradigm shift. An awakening.   And quite frankly, change is uncomfortable. It stretches our assumptions and boundaries.   Look at the birth of the United States. It wasn’t a tea party!   The US was born out of a desire for freedom and self-government. It was a grand experiment to see … [Read more...]

Go Ahead, I Dare You

  I’ve been thinking about the Election of 1860 lately.   Crazy, right?   Who spends time thinking about how Abraham Lincoln was elected?   Well, I do.   That election was about incredible national change. People were divided about who should be president. So much so that there were 4 men who received electoral votes. And no one had over 50% of the vote. (FYI: Abe didn’t even make it to 40%.)   Heck, Abraham Lincoln wasn’t even on … [Read more...]

I Have A Confession

  I have a confession to make.   I am female.   And this seems to bother some people.   Sometimes when I walk down the street, a man will tell me to smile.  Or say something sexually inappropriate.   Sometimes all I have to do is make a comment that sounds too female and get shot down for being too emotional.   Sometimes I say something that is too direct, although if a man says the same thing he's being honest or a … [Read more...]

How Do We Change The World?

    I have to admit that the past couple of weeks have been gut wrenching. Terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Bangladesh, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere have me wondering what is happening to our world.   Then the recent deaths of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile just did me in. Their deaths broke my heart along with the many others that died in terrorist attacks.  (And that was before the Dallas shooting).   I stopped to consider whether I am doing … [Read more...]

Olympic Sport of Resting

  I am practicing the Olympic sport of REST. Yup. You heard right.   I barely moved for two whole days and hung out in the hammock as much as possible. Or the sofa. Or the bed.   I am seeing all sorts of Facebook comments about people having lost their mojo, their sense of direction, & such.   And I can officially tell you that that this means — REST.   We don't do that enough in our culture.   If you feel like you are running on … [Read more...]

Time To Hit The Refresh Button?

  Do you ever feeling like going through all your belongings and doing a heavy-duty spring-cleaning?    That’s where I am right now.  Going through the house wanting to get rid of whatever I no longer like or need.   I am getting rid of clothes, knickknacks, books, and shoes.  And that’s just for starters because I started deleting computer files and foraging through the basement.   I’m at the point where I feel like doing this with my life, shedding my … [Read more...]

Move Beyond Positive Thinking

  Some people push the Law of Attraction without looking at the whole person and insist that you have to turn every thought around and try and be happy all the time.   But let's face it, that is completely unrealistic and setting you up for a life of trying to be perfect.  You are human and humans are designed to experience a range of emotions.     Trying to be positive all the time is actually another form of control. One wants to go much deeper than that  to truly … [Read more...]

Are You Resisting Your Emotions?

  I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how people think you have to be positive all the time.  That's a lovely sentiment, but it doesn't leave room for you to be FULLY HUMAN.   To be human means to experience a range of emotions.   To try and pretend everything is okay can be a form of denial.   There are certainly times when you need to change the story in your head.  Totally!  That's where Byron Katie's work is so helpful.   But there needs … [Read more...]

Are You Suffering From This Condition?

  Do you have these symptoms? Not trusting yourself including doubting or second-guessing yourself Ignoring how your body feels or pushing it to the limit constantly Asking for people's opinion on an important decision you need to make Believing that thinking will solve your problem   If so, you have fallen prey to... APPLY LOGIC SYNDROME   It's a devastating disease.  And it's prominent in our culture.   Thanks to the Scientific Revolution and … [Read more...]