Liz Goodchild, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Liz Goodchild is a life coach. She helps people make their lives better. (Think: Getting unstuck, making decisions that feel good, and doing things they think they can't.) You can find Liz over on Facebook and her website.

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Why We Need to Stop Hiding and Let People See Who We Are

By Liz Goodchild

“To help yourself, you must be yourself.” ~Dave Pelzer

I spent a lot of my life being someone else. Playing the part of someone I didn’t fully recognize.

Looking back, there were lots of reasons why I avoided being me, my mum’s suicide being one of them.

Her death shaped me, like a rock in a tumbler, and my life, as I knew it, bore no resemblance to the one I once knew.

I was ashamed of being the girl whose mum left her in such a violent way. What would people think? Maybe that she didn’t love me enough …

You Have a Choice: Your Future Can Be Better Than Your Past

By Liz Goodchild

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” ~Mary Oliver

On the January 17, 2000, I was in a car crash. I was living in France at the time. I don’t remember much about the crash. I know that we all walked out of the car relatively unscathed. Shocked, scared, and confused, yes. Injured, no.

I remember thinking that I should probably call my mum and dad back in England. Tell them what happened. What I didn’t know in that moment was that back in …