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Tracey O'Connell, MD, PCC
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(How I Feel) Taking my son to college today in spite of... everything.
Here we are. The day we've been anticipating for over a year (concerned). I'm not inexperienced when it comes to dropping off a child at...

Tracey O'Connell
Aug 6, 20208 min read


The freedom of the acceptance of death
The social distancing we are all learning to navigate and adapt to has left the world unmoored. For those with a lot left to lose, or who...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read


Doubts and limiting beliefs
We all have them. What do you do to counteract yours? In the past, when I had a problem or issue I needed to deal with, I used to sit...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read


Nifty antidote to "burnout"
Many, many people struggle with vulnerability and asking for help. You are not alone in this. Our culture indoctrinated us with the...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read


18 years later, still growing...
Like most people, I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing September 11, 2001 when the terrorist attack occurred. It was a...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20202 min read


Connection and Enchantment
This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a training conference in Boston to become a Co-Active coach. Co-Active is the...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20205 min read


Awareness isn't passive. It directly leads to action (or inaction) -Deepak Chopra, MD
Awareness is not just sitting in lotus and waiting for something to happen. Awareness = consciousness = mindfulness = being woke. No...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20202 min read


Waiting can be prickly...but it doesn't have to be
There's been a construction project going on outside of our neighborhood for what seems like months. It's difficult to tell what's...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read


Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls- Joseph Campbell
Something really beautiful and extraordinary happened to me today. I work at a consignment store (The Stock Exchange in Chapel Hill- go...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read


Introvert or Extrovert? Does it matter?
I have always thought of myself as an extrovert because I am quite chatty. I can talk to anyone, about anything (but not at any time-...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20204 min read


Teach your children well
"It is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20206 min read


Why FertileSoul?
Hey there! Welcome to the site and the very first blog post of my life! This venture is going to be full of firsts for me which is why I'm..

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20202 min read


Introvert or Extrovert? Does it Matter?
I have always thought of myself as an extrovert because I am quite chatty. I can talk to anyone, about anything (but not at any time...

Tracey O'Connell
Apr 11, 20203 min read
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