
The fix for overwhelm
I recently bought a house and moved while simultaneously selling my previous home. I’ve had my coaching business to run and two young adults still requiring parenting attention. I had tons of [...]
I recently bought a house and moved while simultaneously selling my previous home. I’ve had my coaching business to run and two young adults still requiring parenting attention. I had tons of [...]
If you’re frequently triggered by your teenager and react negatively, that’s something you want to fix. When we’re triggered, we lose control of our rational brain, and our emotional brain is in [...]
I’m not going to lie. It can suck when our kids are angry with us. Because our identity as a parent is so deep and complex, their criticism and rejection can easily trigger shame, guilt and [...]
Lately I’ve been needing to forgive myself for a mistake I made with my daughter. It’s been very hard because I should have known better (the one time I believe “should” is apt), and because I’ve [...]
Our brain lies to us frequently. Especially when it comes to our kids and their futures. It creates thoughts that appear reasonable, that FEEL true–but they are rooted in fear, and [...]
Lately I’ve noticed how much expectation impacts how we experience life and parent our teens. Our brain like to tell us we’re in control–when in fact we’re not. Often we don’t realize how [...]
Relationships can be such a source of joy and happiness, right? It feels great to be connected and nourished in good relationships. Memories, future plans, mutual giving. That’s the good stuff! [...]
Why do some parts of our life seem easier than others? For some, it is easy to create a successful career; for others, they’ve developed a wonderful relationship that weathers life’s [...]
Today’s the day we celebrate fear. Halloween is fun because we know it’s all “pretend’ and we choose to be scared. Being in control enables us to go to the very edge of what frightens us. But in [...]