Lisa McCrohan

The number one trauma parents want to prevent: child sexual abuse

by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 6, 2018 | Parenting with Compassion, Regarding Our Children

We’re going to talk about something hard today: preventing child sexual abuse. I lived in Boston at the time when the first child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church broke and became public. Like many people, I was shocked, disgusted, and angry. It was...

It’s time for beauty, honor, and integrity

by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 4, 2018 | living with intention and purpose, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry

It’s Time for Beauty When your heart is heavy, when your eyes are tired, when you’ve been working too much and too hard, when your anxiety runs high, when you’ve read about yet another cruelty happening in our world… let it be time for beauty. Yes, pause...

I was that new kid sitting alone at the lunch table

by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 14, 2018 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion, Regarding Our Children

Part 2 of 2: I was that new kid sitting alone at the lunch table. I shared part 1 of the story here. I thought I was the “only one,” but it turns out that this story resonated with millions of people. There’s more to the story. Today, I’m sharing what...

The impact of teachers who regard their students

by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 8, 2018 | Regarding Our Children

The impact of teachers who regard their students is felt way beyond one school year. Just walking into Mr. Erard’s upper elementary Montessori class as a parent, you could tell there was something magical about it. There was a vibe, an energy to the room that made...

What children really need when they face challenges

by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 25, 2018 | Regarding Our Children

What children really need when they face challenges isn’t for us to save them, but rather this… “Mom,” my eight year old daughter called down to me, “I’m stuck.” She was standing above me on a small wooden platform high in the trees and far from the sweet, safe...