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Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling, Okanagan, BC (2025)

11/24/2025

In every initial therapy consult I ask these two questions:

Have you been to therapy before? What worked and what didn't?
I keep hearing the same thing:
‘My counsellor let me vent. It felt good... but nothing really changed’.

I’ll be blunt- If therapy becomes ONLY about venting, it stops being therapy.
Holding space is essential, but it should be the floor of the process, not the ceiling.

A therapist is NOT someone who nods, validates, comforts, and lets people talk for 50 minutes straight.
🔹Feeling heard is very important, but it's not enough.
🔹Relief isn't the same as insight.
🔹Emotional release isn't the same as emotional growth.
🔹A comfortable session isn't necessarily a productive one.

Clients leave therapy because ‘nothing was happening’—NOT because a therapist was unkind, but because they stayed too safe and passive.

Therapy must be active.

Once a safe space is created we need to:
👉 Ask the hard questions.
👉 Interrupt the loops.
👉 Reflect the patterns.
👉 Challenge gently.
👉 Anchor goals.
👉 Push for clarity.

A therapist who listens and nudges is transformative.
Venting is a phase. It's not a treatment plan.

📌 Growth over comfort is the measure of success.

Something to consider:

If you’re NOT leaving your session with:
🔹Something to think about
🔹Something to apply
🔹Something that made you lean forward and pay attention...
You’re in a conversation, not a therapeutic relationship.

We take a strength-based, solution focused, action-orientated approach to therapy. If you’re ready to move from conversation to transformation–Let’s connect!

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

10/31/2025

We are super excited to announce that Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling has teamed up with the Cedar and Soak team!

Come check out our sweet new office space!

Cedar and Soak is a welcoming community with an amazing team of dedicated practitioners that inspire balance, growth and well-being.

And don't forget to book your cold plunge and infrared sauna!
www.cedarandsoak.com

We look forward to seeing you soon!
Steve and Amanda
www.stevebraun.org

10/31/2025

Unreal...We did it again!

We are absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to announce that Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling has been named Professional Business of the Year at the 41st annual Greater Vernon Chamber Business Excellence Awards!

Two years ago, we were chosen as winners of New Business of the Year, hardly believing what a difference a year could make. Now, as we look back over the last three years since SBCC started, we are filled with the same intensity of emotion—the drive, the sleepless nights (mostly because of our daughter Coby) and the profound excitement of continuing to build something special.

When we started, we had a simple, powerful idea: that our huge passion for helping people and our unique approach could empower individuals to become better versions of themselves. That core belief is what continues to drive us every single day.

This achievement and recognition is not just for us; it’s a powerful affirmation of the trust and faith our community, partners, and clients have placed in our work. It motivates us to continue giving back and serving the evolving needs of those seeking change, healing, and growth.

A heartfelt thank you to our friends and family for your unwavering support, our extraordinary clients who inspire us daily, the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce and the amazing community of Vernon for continuing to believe in our mission. We are also grateful to the sponsor of this award, TD Bank.

We are beyond grateful for your continued support and recognition. We look forward to many more years of serving you and helping to build a stronger, more resilient community.

Sincerely,
Steve, Amanda Gunn and Coby
www.stevebraun.org

04/24/2025

I've noticed a concerning echo in my home:

The way I speak to my daughter reflects the way I speak to myself.

🔹 The impatient sighs when I'm exhausted.

🔹 The short tone when I feel overwhelmed by the constant demands.

🔹 The wave of guilt that washes over me afterwards.

And beneath it all? That familiar critical whisper:

🔸 You should be handling this better.

🔸 You're not doing enough.

🔸 Why are you so tired all the time?

It's becoming clear that my internal dialogue doesn't stay internal.

And my daughter is absorbing everything.

This moment of clarity made me realize:

📌 The most significant work I can undertake as a parent...

👉 Is the gentle and consistent work of healing within myself.

🔹 Addressing my own exhaustion and unrealistic expectations.

🔹 Learning to speak to myself with kindness and patience.

Because as I cultivate that inner kindness? Everything shifts.

🔸 My voice becomes softer, my responses more measured.

🔸 Our home feels calmer.

And my daughter?

She soaks it all in.

Reminding me that the most beautiful echoes in our home will be those of self-compassion and understanding…

Starting within me.

If you could use some help working on your inner dialogue, let’s chat!

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

04/05/2025

I’ve found that sometimes, the toughest hurdle is starting…

🔹 Learning a new skill
🔹 Launching a new business
🔹 Initiating a creative project

Other times, the hardest part is stopping

🔹 Breaking an unhealthy habit
🔹 Leaving an unsatisfying job
🔹 Ending a bad relationship

❗️ In both cases, our fear holds us back to try to avoid the imagined pain.

We focus on how hard it will be, what could go wrong and why we’re not ready instead of...
How great it will be? What could go right? How will I grow in the process?

I know this because my fears and doubts have held me back countless times.

🔹 I don’t want to fail
🔹 I try to avoid uncertainty
🔹 I struggle with perfectionism

The best decisions I’ve made often felt the hardest in the moment.

❗️ But in all cases, the change I wanted came rapidly when I moved from indecision to action.

I made the leap that once felt impossible

I escaped a job I wasn’t passionate about

I started the business I’d dreamt about for years!

The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that fear gets quieter when we take action.

And the first step is becoming aware of how much it is limiting us.

📌 It all starts with these questions:

👉 What’s holding you back from starting the thing you’ve been dreaming about?
👉 What’s preventing you from stopping the thing you know you’re done with?
👉 And is that fear bigger than your dreams?

If you feel stuck and not sure if starting or stopping is your next move...let's talk!

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

03/27/2025

I’ve had periods in my career when I have been sprinting full speed and accomplished a great deal. However...

I’ve also had seasons when I have been fairly lazy and coasted on my previous effort.

What I have learned is that I am the major obstruction to getting results.

Whether external conditions are favourable or unfavourable makes less difference than whether I am fully engaged and consistent.

Even in competitive fields, the competition is primarily within yourself.

I learned this firsthand a few years ago when launching my coaching programs. Feeling overwhelmed by the saturated market, I fixated on competitors, leading to inconsistent effort and a stalled launch.

The turning point came when I shifted my focus inward, reconnecting with my passion for helping others overcome their internal barriers.

I rediscovered my WHY.

I concentrated on refining my unique approach and dialing into my niche.

I committed to small, daily actions – content creation, client outreach, and program refinement based on my values and client needs.

📌 The key lesson:

👉 Focus on your inner game.

External conditions always vary, but your engagement and consistency are yours to control.

📌 Try this:

👉 Identify Your Internal Obstacles: What hinders your consistent engagement? (fear, perfectionism, lack of clarity).

👉 Embrace Small, Consistent Actions: Break down goals into manageable steps and commit to daily progress, no matter how small.

My biggest successes, and those of my clients, aren’t derived from perfect external navigation, but from mastering our inner world and maintaining consistent engagement.

If you need some helping dialing into your inner world, let's talk!

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

03/20/2025

The men I’ve been seeing lately are struggling…

They’re struggling internally and silently.

Maintaining composure and a straight face is destroying them.

📌 Here’s the Men’s Mental Health Iceberg…

On the surface you see:

Big smile
Great job
Nice home
Amazing kids
Supportive partner
Everything looks ‘good’ on paper

What you don’t see below the surface:

Pressure to deliver
Anxiety that won’t turn off
Feeling like he’s not doing enough
Harsh inner critic saying, ‘suck it up’
Exhaustion from holding it all together
Struggling to ask for help and admit it’s needed

This can affect:

How you handle work pressure
Withdrawal from intimate relationships
Sleep and physical health
Avoiding hobbies and activities
Superficial connections, increased loneliness
Family connections–increased irritability with children, emotionally distant from your partner

All of which impact your ability to perform your best.

❗️ Here’s the good news:

👉 Men aren’t broken
👉 They are not incapable
👉 They just haven’t learned how to deal with what they’re feeling... Yet!

It’s a matter of skill–and like any skill, it can be learned.

It starts with awareness.

It grows with the right tools, guidance and support.

You don’t have to carry the weight alone.

When you step into this work, you unlock more peace of mind, inner resilience, and a greater sense of freedom.

📌 The first step?

👉 Deciding you’re done living the old way.

You’ve got this, I’m here to help.

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

03/13/2025

Many people told me that you can’t prepare for parenthood…

They were absolutely right.

Nothing in my life has challenged me as much as these past four months

There was a time when I would have crumbled under this pressure, or worse, never even tried!

Today I can’t imagine a life without my beautiful daughter and I believe I’m learning to navigate the challenges. But what changed?

Here’s what I’ve learned so far:

📌 Thriving under pressure is fundamentally rooted in mindset.

👉 A positive mindset reframes pressure from a daunting threat to a stimulating challenge, fostering a belief in one's ability to rise to the occasion.

👉 This self-belief, coupled with effective emotional regulation, allows individuals to maintain focus and control anxiety in high-stress environments.

👉 A growth mindset cultivates adaptability and flexibility, enabling quick adjustments to unexpected obstacles.

👉 By shifting perspectives from threat to challenge, fixed to growth, and negative to positive, individuals can build the mental resilience necessary to not only endure but excel when faced with pressure.

A strong, positive, and adaptable mindset provides the mental framework necessary to navigate and excel in high-pressure situations.

Trust me, most days I feel like I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm not afraid of the challenge, and that's often half the battle.

If you find yourself experiencing anxiety around brand new or high pressure situations, let’s connect! I would be happy to help.

Steve Braun Coaching & Counselling
www.stevebraun.org

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