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...
One of my favorite parts of spring is buying flowers to spread throughout my yard. I live in CO where it can get quite hot quite fast and left a flat on my porch planning to plant them the next day. On my morning walk as I approached the porch I noticed how droopy...
When you position as the victim, you might feel like you’re walking on eggshells with your children. You aren’t able to take care of yourself and set healthy personal boundaries, because it feels so uncomfortable. Your children are going to have feelings about...
As a child, you were a victim of your parents limitations. When you weren’t able to get your needs met you couldn’t just walk out and get new parents or say, “this isn’t working for me.” When trying to express yourself, in ways that your parents deemed...
The definition I align with for emotional safety is: “In psychology, emotional safety refers to an emotional state achieved in attachment relationships wherein each individual is open and vulnerable.” In my parenting, I made a commitment to put my eggs in...
Are you afraid to ask for what you want? As a child when you asked were you told you wanted too much or your parent expected you not to ask because they didn’t want to set their personal boundary? I learned to NOT ASK which meant I became self-reliant and...
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