A few nights ago, I sat among seven women—five of whom I'd never met before—and cried my "little girl cry." I first identified my "little girl cry" a year ago, while I was training to become a life coach. I had volunteered to be coached in front of my class, and the technique my trainer used on …
Self-care: It’s not about duration—It’s about frequency.
It was 7pm and my 6-year-old was in the middle of her 20 millionth meltdown of the day. (Or at least, it darn well FELT like that many!) I suggested she take a bath and get ready for bed—to which she responded like I had suggested we pull out some teeth just for the heck of it! I looked at …
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The Promise of Living Clutter-Free
This morning I walked into our house after a jog and felt this immense gratitude for the place that’s the staging ground for so many of our family memories: Home. Granted, most of the time, the pillows are on the ground, homework is on the coffee table, and the floors are covered with crumbs, but …
The Dark Side of Donating
Our bus rattled to a stop on the side of a dirt road, the driver motioning with his hands that we should all pile out. We stepped down from the bus and into the dusty brush of a Zambian landscape. The driver and a few volunteers set to work on a flat tire. The rest of us would wait. The …
Permission to Unfollow: Social Media and Emotional Health
A couple of years ago, I was following a woman on social media. I liked that she didn’t try to paint herself as perfect. For every styled-out photo she posted of herself holding a cup of coffee with beautifully manicured hands, she shared one of herself with a wild-haired toddler on her hip and not …
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5 Exhausting Pressures Parents Can Let Go Of Forever
Prior to becoming a parent myself, I was a Know-It-All. Shortly after joining the ranks of motherhood, I quickly became a Do-It-All. Let me explain the difference. A Know-It-All simply believes they know everything. A Do-It-All actually attempts to act on everything they know. You know, …
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