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Candy Widdifield, M.Ed.
Certified Master Coach
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 25, 20244 min read
Why our Self-Relationship is Foundational for Healing
Our orientation toward ourselves plays a huge role in nervous system regulation and in the perception threat versus safety in our limbic...
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Candy Widdifield
Sep 13, 20243 min read
The Dropping Anchor Tool for Anxiety
There is still time to register for the Transcending Inner Barriers group starting Sept. 20. For more information or to apply, click here...
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Candy Widdifield
Aug 9, 20245 min read
The Ups & Downs of Recovery
Recovery, healing & transformation are rarely simple linear processes of getting better and better. They involve ups and downs, ebbs &...
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Candy Widdifield
Jul 12, 20245 min read
How Does Change Happen?
To many brain retrainers it seems obvious that we are capable of change. There are so many recovery and transformation stories of people...
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Candy Widdifield
Jun 28, 20245 min read
What is Required for Sustainable Healing?
We cultivate resilience by addressing the underlying patterns & predispositions in addition to changing brain & nervous system patterns.
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20237 min read
Last Post of Dear Candy: The Vagus Nerve
Candy Widdifield Aug 26, 2023 7 min read Updated: Aug 29, 2023 Next month will be the 3 year anniversary since the Rewiring Your Wellness...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Dear Candy Q&A: The Quality of Our Mind
Candy Widdifield Jun 26, 2023 2 min read Join me on Zoom July 8th at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern for a live Q&A and have your questions...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20235 min read
Dear Candy Q&A: Insomnia & Chronic Pain
Candy Widdifield May 22, 2023 5 min read I currently have a few spaces available for new coaching clients, so if you would like some one...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q&A: The Importance of Connecting to Something Beyond Self
Candy Widdifield May 8, 2023 3 min read Often when we talk about connecting with something greater than ourselves, people think of it in...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: Frustration with Progress
Candy Widdifiel Apr 24, 2023 3 min read Q: I constantly interrupt my pops (automatic negative thoughts) but they don't stop. I've tried...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20234 min read
Dear Candy Q&A: Re-Defining Happiness
Candy Widdifield Mar 27, 2023 4 min read What does it mean to be happy? The answer to that question depends entirely upon whom you are...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20235 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: The Freeze Response
Candy Widdifield Mar 13, 2023 5 min read Q: "(Can you write) about the freeze response? I think a lot of re-trainers experience it and...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q&A: Exercise to Help Identify Limiting Beliefs
Candy Widdifield Feb 27, 2023 3 min read There have been many questions around how to identify and work with limiting beliefs. Here is an...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20234 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: Staying Centered In the Midst of Chaos
Candy Widdifield Dec 12, 2022 4 min read The holiday season is a time where many of us are out of our usual routine. Perhaps we have...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: The Importance of Pacing
Candy Widdifield Nov 14, 2022 2 min read Pacing is a common struggle for many retrainers. It is so easy to fall into the pattern of...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20235 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: How to Know When You are in Elevated States
Candy Widdifield Oct 3, 2022 5 min read Q: For those of us who have never felt DOSE (elevated emotional states), can you address how that...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: Not waiting until you're better to start enjoying life
Candy Widdifield Sep 5, 2022 3 min read Updated: Sep 26, 2022 A recent conversation with a coaching client reminded me of this important...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: Are You Clear on Your Goals?
Candy Widdifield Aug 22, 2022 2 min read When asked what they want out of brain retraining, people often say they want to feel better or...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: Curious Observer Exercise
Candy Widdifield Aug 1, 2022 3 min read The following exercise is intended to help you cultivate your curious observer while being more...
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Candy Widdifield
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Dear Candy Q & A: The Silver Lining
Candy Widdifield Jul 14, 2022 3 min read Sorry this is late! I scheduled the post to upload on Monday but for some reason it didn't....
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