Through the mouths of babes… This last weekend we acknowledged those who mother us warmly and kindly and gently. Today we acknowledge those who care for us mothering types gently and kindly…who see our strengths, celebrate the beauty, and are unabashedly our cheerleaders. They see our strengths first as they look at us through the …
The power of love
I think sometimes moms get caught up in the hoopla of the research of how to stimulate children’s brains, what to feed kids, how much screen time to allow, how to develop math skills, have the children learn a second or third language, how much physical activity/sleep/playdates etc. to have…and forget what is most important …
The Betrayal of Disengagement
If this blog interests you, you might want to grab a copy of my book that includes this idea in one of the chapters. It is the second, enhanced edition of the popular My marriage is almost dead and my husband doesn’t get it. Available in kindle or paperback form on Amazon: Disengagement…the silent, slippery …
Parenting Through Divorce
No doubt about it. Divorce is painful. Excruciating. It rocks a family’s world. And with that then, like it or not, divorce rocks a child’s world. For some kids, it is a welcome relief from the fighting and the stress and the fear that kids feel when their parents are at each other’s throats, metaphorically …
Hump Day Nudge: Hugs
Hugs save lives…literally… And hugs are good for us: lower depression and anxiety increase immunity decrease blood pressure reduced pain improve quality of marriage and other relationships reduce the effects of stress Hugs take courage. Hugs are best given with permission. Hugs make the world a better place. Hugs create connection…and we are created for …
Walk’n’talk therapy
Walk’n’talk therapy is up and running…er…walking, that is! 🙂 This was one brutally cold winter, and walk’n’talk therapy sessions were put on hold. We started this last summer…and decided we just loved the possibilities. I’ve begun them in the last few weeks and was once again reminded that we were meant to walk. Walking forward …
Do you enjoy your kids? Parenting stress–we do it to ourselves
Years ago, the proverbial s*%t hit the fan in our house, and we were all left reeling from what life had thrown at us. I was frantically trying to pick up the pieces, and all the while trying to look like a supportive “put together” mom to my kids. I was driving them to music …
A Swing Bridge: Like Counselling
Reprinted from our archives…feeling a little nostalgia with our lease renewal and remembering how we made the current space our own… Sometimes changing it up a little creates new conversation. That can be a good thing. That happened in our office this week.I’ve had a picture of the Sequoias in my office for about 11 …
Does Social Media comfort or numb grief?
I spent some time on Laurie Kilmartin’s twitter account today (twitter handle: anylaurie16), which became very popular as she live tweeted her experience of her father’s last days in early March this year. Now…to be clear, she’s a professional joke writer (for Conan) and a comedienne in her own right, and so her tweets about …
Hump Day Nudge: We belong to each other
We belong to each other. We have better immunity, improved cardiovascular heath, less anxiety, lower rates of depression…simply, we do better when we live in community. We do better when we give each other hugs, exchange handshakes, tell each other our stories, lean on each other for support, celebrate and mourn together. We all do …