What would it be like, instead, to cultivate trust? To believe that we are inherently trustworthy, and that others are as well? To believe that conflict can be safe, and that it is possible to have difficult conversations where everyone feels heard?
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In a recent conversation with my uncle, he shared a piece of advice his mother had shared when he was growing up: It’s important for couples to make space for themselves as individuals. I love knowing this about my grandma ~ that she believed in and valued making space for herself apart from
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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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Life as a teenager is confusing. Sometimes you still feel like a child, and other times you feel totally grown up. Maybe this is because of your own desires and feelings, but it can also be because of the way other people treat you. This seesaw of emotions can be confusing. It can feel lonely,
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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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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
Juggling life as a parent and a partner is challenging. It is easy to get caught up in the busyness and routine. After all, there is so much to be done and only so much time. In a desire to make time to connect in a heart-centered way, my partner recently suggested a weekly ritual