But I Don’t Remember It That Way
There is one sentence that can stop attempts to repair a tumultuous or estranged parent/child relationship in its tracks. For many, thi...
Tag Archives: Mindful Parenting
Teaching Mindfulness to Parents: A Teacher’s Guide
I have a lot of conversations that start the same way. A parent describes some ordinary moment, getting shoes on, getting out the door,...
How to Shift Mental Gears: 10 Ways to Build Resilience
Imagine two equally talented graduates at their first job. Within a year, both are laid off due to downsizing. One becomes caught up in...
A Different Kind of Father’s Day: Nurturing Mindfulness and Care in the Garden
On Mother’s day, I found myself at my local garden center, where I like to spend the holiday. In fact, my only request each Mother’s Da...
Cultivating Courage and Confidence in Motherhood
My memories of motherhood are filled with moments of self-doubt. No mother alive doesn’t go through some self-doubt. Given all of the i...
On the Other Side of Sadness: Teaching Our Kids (and Ourselves) That It’s Okay to Feel Anything
My six-year-old daughter, Opal, wants nothing more than to go to the Humane Society to visit the dogs that “need the most love.” So we ...