I meet other parents in the Purejoy space, and I notice we are all at different points on the same journey. I see so many previous versions of myself, lots of parenting moments, where I noticed what wasn’t working, and tried a new practice, a new perception. Over...
Healthy Aggression? You are asking? I know there was a time that I sure was!?! How could aggression be anything other than horrible, wrong, bad? I asked Leslie in a session one summer afternoon after my son punched the neighbor kid. When it happened I was immediately...
I’ve been getting more curious lately about what it means to be Open-Hearted. I notice two parts – I used to think parenting through my heart meant being happy, pleasant, calm, and ideal. One half of the whole. But lately, I’m seeing a deeper layer, another...
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...
When do you feel most valued in your relationships? Is it when another makes space for your opinions, thoughts, ideas and truly shows interest in who you are? Often with our children we take up most of the space with our opinions, thoughts, ideas and wanting to be...
Are you committed to your self-care? Do you have a practice for inner reflection? I know, I know when are you supposed to do that with all that is going on in your life? And yet, I found without time for myself to self-reflect on my internal experience I spent most of...
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