It is part of the human condition that children need connection, both physically and emotionally, with their caregiver. As a babe- your life depended on it. Love was the greatest commodity. If you couldn’t connect as yourself- at some point you most likely developed...
When I became a mom I was driven by my fantasy- it was one that had been programmed into me from my culture, my family, and sources I deemed supportive toward keeping it alive. It took a lot of energy to work towards my fantasy. In my fantasy, I was perfect and my...
Becoming a Purejoy coach was a brave move for me. I had been a stay-at-home/homeschool mama for nearly 15 years when I jumped in! There was a part of me that always wanted to have work in the world, but finding the capacity to do that while also raising five kids...
What if you aren’t raising kids- as much as creating an environment of emotional safety around them that supports them growing into the brilliant human being they are becoming in this life? My son is 18. He says to me every now and then of his siblings- ‘you would...
Do you ever hear yourself saying to your kids, “You need to…..” Maybe, it’s cleaning their room, or eating their vegetables….homework anyone? Of course, you need your child to do what they are supposed to do, right? And yet, when you refuse to take...
Do you believe you know what is best for your child? I know, I sure did. The parenting paradigm most of us were exposed to carries this view. The limitation of this view is that we find ourselves projecting onto our children the experiences we had which parallel...
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