I don’t know about you, but that little cache of advice from last week’s Life Coaches – score! It was like finding a treasure chest full of good-for-your-soul booty. So without further ado, let’s dive right into this week’s helpful collection, shall we?

There’s an Envy Epidemic going on out there in the blogosphere. Have you noticed? Perhaps, you, like me has caught a touch of it. There seems to be a flair up of insecurity and envious thoughts before, during, and after BlogHer conferences, and this season’s outbreak is still in full bloom. Envy may be one of the seven deadly sins, but only if you don’t treat it with the proper course of antivirals. Give it a good dose of  soulcare and it turns into something golden. Jennifer McGuiggan, an Envy Epidemic survivor and wise soulsister, has written a monumentally helpful post, Turning Envy into Inspiration over at The Word Cellar. This piece is pithy, practical, and works like an immunization for your soul. Check it out, and pass it along—someone you know has probably caught The Envy too.

Do you like to live on the growing edge of ideas and creativity? Me too! But damn, it can be like an episode of Survivor out there if you don’t have some survival gear. Thankfully Dee Wilcox at The Creative Perch is offering an excellent 20+ part series on How to be an Innovator. I’m reading one post in the series each week as I beat the Envy bug and get on to do my own work. Come on by, there’s plenty of help and inspiration to go around.

Have you got crazy makers dragging you down? I know you’re a creative, passionate soul, and you want to help people. But perhaps you’ve got a few people who don’t really want to help themselves in your posse, or you’ve let a few crazy makers slip into your team. It’s okay to say goodbye to these folks who deflate your spirits and rain on your dreams. Christine Reed at The Bliss Chick has a fun-spirited post Picking a Practically Perfect Positive Posse, with tips and reason for including positive souls in your circle. (Live in or near Cleveland? Check out Christine’s course The Creative Dig: excavating self-identity and story through paint, clay and words.)

Does the slightest bit of not-so-positive feedback knock the wind out of you? Ah, you tender soul. It’s okay. We can all relate. The good news is, receiving critique, feedback or criticism well and with less pain is a skill you can learn. That’s right. It doesn’t just have to come naturally! You can learn how to do it! (Oh, I feel much better already.) Creative Coach Jamie Ridler has been kind enough to tell us how in a couple of very basic, very doable steps. Just pop over to my place and read her guest post on Creativity, Feedback, and Our Tender Hearts.

See you next week with one more round of wonderful on-line life coaches. Love one of these ladies? Remember, most of them offer coaching or courses on line, so give them a ring for some one-on-one support.

Rachelle Mee-Chapman is a soulcare specialist, writer, and mother-of-several. With roots in Seattle, she’s now living the the ex-pat life in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can find her at Magpie Girl, follow her at Twitter, or friend her at Facebook. Thanks for being here!