In your family, were you taught that “wants” were demanding? Was it safer to appear self-reliant and independent? If so, you grew up trying to quell your wants and learned to take care of others while repressing your own. Self-reliance and independence are...
Not taking my daughter’s behavior personally challenges me to keep turning inside instead of reacting out. Furiously yelling “You are such a mean Mom – I hate you!” sure felt personal and every bone in my body registered a perceived threat, so of course I...
Are you longing to create harmony in your home? My desire for this was HUGE, and yet I didn’t have a clue how to create harmony inside so my outside always seemed to be in chaos. As a new mom, I aligned with the view that it was important to attune to my...
It’s been an interesting week penetrating deeper into my judgments noticing what function my judge-mentality serves. What’s true for me may not be true for you, and yet I invite you to explore discovering your truth. Judgment happens in a snap, so while...
Deeply listening to our children can be extremely challenging. While your child is sharing something, are you thinking about what you want to tell them or how they need to be? I am. Example: My daughter is venting about someone in our neighborhood. She’ll be...
Disappointment is one of the core feelings I experience in life, especially in my parenting. This morning, getting ready to go out for my usual morning walk I realized that my jacket, which was supposed to be hanging by the front door, was still upstairs. As I...
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