Parenting is full of contradictions. It is fulfilling and draining, exhilarating and exhausting, joyful and challenging. I can go on and on, but you get the idea. And if you’re living it I’m sure you could add plenty of your own descriptors to the list. One of the biggest challenges in parenting is the pressures […]
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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’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,
My partner and I take time to connect and check in regularly. It’s how we nurture ourselves and each other. Last week he shared that it wasn’t until he experienced deep stillness during yoga training that he realized how deeply it nourishes and refills him. What he longs for most in the midst of the
My daughter’s most frequent request these days is, “sing.” Followed repeatedly by, “more.” Anytime we are nursing, walking, cuddling, driving – basically anytime we are not engaged in active play – she wants me to sing. And she revels in telling me “no,” sometimes 15 times in a row, until I hit on a song