Stories are a big part of our parenting journey. So many stories, ideas, beliefs, fantasies, nightmares, so much of our parenting journey is made up of stories. And most of the time, those stories are about the past. Or they’re about the future. I don’t...
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...
The greatest gift I’ve received this lifetime is the honor of becoming a mother. I was living a wild crazy bohemian lifestyle and I almost forgot to be a mom. As strange as that sounds, I was having such a good time letting life lead me when all of a sudden I...
Let’s talk about the true meaning of kindness. For years, I thought kindness meant “being nice” and yet I discovered it went much deeper than this. I only wanted to “be nice” to certain behaviors that I perceived were appropriate. Once I saw it wasn’t about behavior...
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...
Ever wake up feeling fine and the minute you walk into your child’s room, and they are in a bad mood you get stressed? You caught the “feelings” hot potato. YIKES. I’m sure you’ve heard about attunement and how vital this is to healthy attachment, yes? Of course, in...
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