My son brought me the pieces of his cell phone. My first thought was, Oh, no, he ruined his phone — again. “Can we go to the store and get a new one today?” he asked me. “Do you have money for it?” I replied....
One thing I teach all my clients is that symptoms follow an arc. Like every process, there is a cycle to healing: a beginning, middle, and an end. In the beginning of the arc, when a child is first showing symptoms, most parents will ask...
The other day I attended a school performance where my son and his class performed Gospel songs as part of a music project. It was so much fun! Many of the kids who sang solos were, technically, not going to become the next American Idol....
A recent article in The Atlantic Monthly states: “Conversation is gold. It’s the most efficient early learning system we have.” Since my whole orientation is conscious conversations, this article struck a chord in my heart. I believe that pumping kids full of facts and making...
Take a minute to reflect: Is your holiday story one of chaos or enjoyment? Right now my own thoughts are fluctuating from warmth, love and sentimentality for the season, to, “OMG it’s an expensive time of year and I am stressed OUT!” ...
Hey, busy moms and dads, let’s refresh your memory! ’Cause I know that not forgetting the orange juice on the grocery list is the topic in the forefront of your brain right now, not epigenetics. ...
A few years ago I made a decision to develop and teach a body of work called vitalism. I had someone tell me, “Don’t blog about vitalism ’cause no one is looking for it. Blog about recipes, all moms want recipes.” Sigh…recipes are just not...
I can’t remember who told me this but it has stuck with me for years: We are just as different on the inside as on the outside. And I can verify this because I actually did human dissection in grad school (Ewww!! I know.) Human...
You’re probably getting lots of emails relating to giving thanks this week — doesn’t everyone already know to give thanks at Thanksgiving? Anyway, I read a unique and important message in the very first lines of Joshua Becker’s “Becoming Minimalist” blog yesterday. It took the...
Before your baby came, you envisioned the bliss, euphoria and awesomeness of being a perfect mom to your perfect child. After your baby arrived, you were plunged into the real world of exhaustion, confusion, possibly desperation and struggle to simply sleep, eat and feed...