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Today, I sit down with Jean Selkirk, founder of MountainMoon Coaching and a certified Zen teacher who specializes in guiding people through life transitions and personal transformation. In this episode, we discuss how fear, conditioning, and automatic thought patterns can hold us back from the change we truly desire—and how to overcome them through mindfulness, clarity, and self-awareness.

Ms. Selkirk explains how her own path from business and accounting into coaching began with a fascination for why people struggle to change. She shares how Harvard’s research on learning and transformation helped her develop her five-stage model of change—covering preparation, prevention, implementation, and the emotional safety needed for growth. Together, we explore the role of fear, trauma, and autopilot thoughts in resisting change, and why self-compassion is a crucial part of the process.

We also examined Ms. Selkirk's Zen practice and how its philosophy can reshape our approach to life’s obstacles. From learning to pause and observe emotions before reacting, to viewing obstacles and opportunities as two sides of the same coin, Ms, Selkirk brings practical insight to help listeners gain emotional control and inner calm. Through her coaching and online course, she equips people to understand where they are in the process of change so they can take the next step with purpose and confidence.

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