I love this mem. Navigating social values and niceties as parents can be challenging. We want to teach our children to be kind, considerate human beings. To say please and thank you, to show gratitude when someone does something for them, and to do kind things for others. We also want to teach them to […]
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We all want to fit in, to have people like us, to have friends. And we all have times when we feel like we don’t fit in, like people don’t like us, or we wish we had more friends. Life is hard sometimes. Teen years can be especially confusing. Stereotypes about what it means to
I’ve been having a lot of fun in the past several months working with a creative marketing consultant. It really has been a blast. People I’m close to might possibly be getting tired of hearing me sing the praises of Jade Consulting. Repeatedly. It’s just so much fun! Part of what has been so fun
It seems like every certification or degree I’ve done has, at some point, required a family tree project. From preschool to grad school. When I was little it was fun. I remember looking at family photos of distant relatives and interviewing grandparents and aunts and uncles. I learned all sorts of family history. But by
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I started listening to more podcasts recently. There are some amazing people out there sharing what they do and it’s a great way to learn. Last week, I listened to a conversation about balance. I was struck my one statement in particular: Balance does not mean equality That’s an interesting idea. We tend to get
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we measure success lately – with our children, in our relationships with self and others, and in our work life. Culturally we are taught to focus on the tangibles. Did my child make honor roll, is my house clean, am I making enough money, etc. And yet, thinking
Working with families, I am regularly struck by the impact our emotional intelligence has on our happiness. The ability to identify how we are feeling from a wide range of options, to reflect those to the people we share our lives with, and to see them in others. Today I grateful for the amazing circle
The recent conversations about sexual harassment and assault have been powerful and triggering for so many. Whether you felt called to share, stated your resistance to asking women to out their trauma, or were a perpetrator who acknowledged harm you have caused, you were part of this. This cracking open, this bringing into the light,
Talking to the mother of one of my clients who identifies as transgender today, she shared a powerful statement she recently learned – being in it vs with it. As a mother, she is with her daughter on her journey. Only her daughter is in it. It strikes me that this is true of so many experiences we have in life.
This summer has been the season for sex positivity with my clients. Several teen clients are having their first romantic dating experiences, while some of the young adults I see are exploring different ways of intimacy with their partners. Such fun and light hearted conversations, and so important. It brings me joy to be able to