I'm an Embodied Well-Being Coach with a passion for helping women navigate their way back home to themselves - to belong to their own life.
My coaching work is informed by many modalities, including (but definitely not limited to): mindful self-compassion, Acceptance and Commitment Training/Therapy (ACT), mindfulness meditation, Polyvagal Theory...
Current books that I reference regularly:
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
MIndfulness for Two by Kelly Wilson
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
I'm an Embodied Well-Being Coach with a passion for helping women navigate their way back home to themselves - to belong to their own life.
My coaching work is informed by many modalities, including (but definitely not limited to): mindful self-compassion, Acceptance and Commitment Training/Therapy…
Etiquette for sending private messages: text, audio, or video?
Whether privately messaging someone via email, social media DM, or mobile text, which is better... writing, audio, or video? Here's my personal rule: 1. Writing is most respectful because it's the quickest for the other person to read. 2. The more of a relationship I have with someone, the more they'll likely be patient enough to listen to my audio / watch my video message to them... yet, if it's something I'm asking for / requesting, it's still more respectful to write if possible. 3. If recording audio/video, try to keep it under 1 minute 😅 and more about sharing emotion... not information, which can be shared via writing. 4. Except if I'm volunteering help to someone / doing them a favor, then audio/video longer is fine, but aim for no more than 3 minutes unless it's really super helpful to go longer 😄 5. Another exception -- if I'm responding to a client/student on a Q&A call and it's a video that will be watched by others, then of course, going longer (as you know I do!) than 3 minutes is normal 😂 What are your feelings when receiving a private message from someone you don't know super well? Do you prefer writing, audio, or video? Comment and let's discuss below. You're allowed to disagree with me 😊 (If you cannot see -- or write -- comments below, it means you're not logged in.)
As the Quakers say, "this friend speaks my mind"
Both of these responses resonate for me and are in line with my own practices.
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📲 Accessing my courses on mobile - use the Simplero app!
Download the Simplero app from your phone's app store 🙌🏾
Thank you for this helpful tutorial. I'll admit, I originally skipped this "module" b/c I didn't intend to put another app on my phone. Since watching, I've decided to download the app and be open to using it :)
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Where to find your copied Google templates?
Click here to go to your Google Drive "recent" section
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Ways I dislike -- and ways I like -- for you to ask me questions 😅
Thank you for engaging with my courses! I truly am grateful to be able to support you, my students and clients, in growing your authentic business. It’s what I love doing the most. 🤗 At the same time, since I'm (mostly) a solopreneur, I also need to keep healthy boundaries with those I'm supporting... so I hope you will keep these in mind... Ways I dislike getting questions: Social media private messaging -- whether it's FB messaging, IG dm's, Twitter, LinkedIn etc... I really dislike getting questions through those channels because it's hard to organize messages in those places. Kindly refrain from asking me questions via social media direct messages. Email -- I don't mind getting questions via email if it's enrollment-related: something you need to clarify before signing up for my courses or programs. If it's questions related to the content of my courses, e.g. concepts, exercises, feedback requests etc, please use one of the following methods... Ways I love to receive your questions: Q&A calls -- this is my favorite way to engage with you and take your questions! There, you can ask me anything 🤗 Even if you’re not clear about your question, coming to the call will likely give you inspiration and ideas! You can then ask me about specific concepts, or how to apply them to your business. We can troubleshoot what's not working, or address specific challenges you're having. You can also seek my feedback about anything including your strategy, website, content, offers, or anything else. Click here: George Kao Q&A Calls. Comments under Lessons -- if you can't come to my Q&A calls or would love to get an answer sooner, find the course (George Kao Courses) related to the topic of your question. Go there, find the related lesson, and then comment underneath. This keeps the Q&A focused on a specific topic. I'll do my best to respond to your question within a few days. Members of ABC/MasterHeart -- I'd love for you to post your questions in our private forum, so that you can receive responses from other members. Your questions will also help me prepare for the next ABC Q&A calls. Even if you can't post your questions, you can still come to the Q&A calls and ask directly. Thank you for understanding! 🙏🏼 As business owners / service providers we each need to find a way to keep healthy boundaries in our work! I hope this page/video gives you some ideas for how to maintain a good relationship with your own audience as well. 😊 New as of 2025 -- before you ask me anything, consider asking my Ai chatbot! Whatever course you have access to, my Ai is also trained on that course material, and can coach you step bys tep about the course material. Click here to see how that works
I really appreciate this clarity, George. The boundaries are explicit and that helps me to feel supported and safe in knowing what to do if I have further questions. Thank you!
What a completely novel way of thinking about this. I LOVE to take notes and I'm intrigued by this method that may actually help me to make my notes more relevant, salient, and useful. Interestingly, I had the CCC module on my list to work with today :)