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in conscious parenting· emotional wellbeing· human needs· mental health· only love today· purpose· What I Would Have Missed

I See You, Less-Than-Perfect Kid, and It’s Time We Ease the Pressure on Your Stressed-Out Soul

“It’s been a long, cold and lonely winter, little darlin’ It feels like years since you’ve been here. Here comes the sun, little darlin’ Here comes the sun, I say It’s all right It’s all right.” –George Harrison, Here Comes the Sun I have it in me to look over my daughter’s shoulder and make sure she stays on top…
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in human needs· I am enough· mental health· self-acceptance· self-love· self-perception· What I Would Have Missed

This Unthinkable Response to the World’s Demands Reminds You that You Are Enough

“Stop asking: Am I good enough? Ask only Am I showing up with love? Life is not a straight line it’s a downpour of gifts, please — hold out your hand.” –Julia Fehrenbacher “Just because they asked, doesn’t mean you have to do it,” my husband said when I told him a prestigious company wanted to work with me. I’d…
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in Accent on the Positive· emotional wellbeing· finding joy· healing· human needs· mental health· new year hopes· new year resolutions· What I Would Have Missed

What We’re Using as Motivation May Be Keeping Us from Loving Life, Ourselves, & Our Family Well

“I kept falling over I kept looking backward I went broke believing That the simple should be hard. All we are, we are All we are, we are And every day is a start of something beautiful.” –Matt Nathanson, All We Are I don’t remember dates, years, or numbers, but I remember feelings, images, and moments. This occurred to me…
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in achieving dreams· conscious parenting· courage· healing· human connection· life's purpose· living authentically· mental health

Our Stories of Struggle and Why We Must Not Hide Them from Our Kids

“Hold Hold on Hold on to me ‘Cause I’m a little unsteady A little unsteady.” –X Ambassadors, Unsteady A few days before Christmas my phone rang. It was my dear friend calling. I predicted she’d received the gift I’d sent, along with a letter of encouragement. It was the kind of letter I would want to receive in the midst…
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in life's purpose· living authentically· new year hopes· new year resolutions· only love today· purpose· self-acceptance

Don’t Walk By: A New-Year Response to a Path of Less Pain, More Joy, and a Better You

I am a walker. My mom instilled the walking routine in me starting in grade school, and ever since then, it has been my therapy. Whether as a high school student, a special education teacher, a pregnant mother, or a fulltime author, I walk away my troubles; I walk towards peace. As my daughters grew, I began to invite them…
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in dying· elderly· human connection· human needs· intentional living· new year hopes

Detecting My Family’s Pain Led Me to a Shame-Lifting, Miracle-Working Discovery

“If you look into the distance, there’s a house upon the hill Guiding like a lighthouse to a place where you’ll be Safe to feel at grace ’cause we’ve all made mistakes If you’ve lost your way. I will leave the light on.” —Tom Walker, I Will Leave the Light On My greatest teacher in 2017, and quite possibly my…
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