Lisa McCrohan

Five ways to show yourself compassion today

by Lisa McCrohan | May 29, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion

“My beloved child, break your heart no longer. Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart. You stop feeding on the love which is the wellspring of your vitality. The time has come. Your time. To celebrate. And to see the goodness that you are. You,...

Hold Only What Matters

by Lisa McCrohan | May 27, 2014 | Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life

A few weeks ago, I was racing out the front door with too many things in my hands and I shut the door. Instantly I knew I didn’t have my keys. Crap. Should I call Brian? I knew that if he came back, he’d be late for an important meeting that he was facilitating....

Dressed for IMperfection

by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 23, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion

“Mom, this dress is itchy!” my four year old daughter said as she tugged at her Easter dress. I heard my son from the other room, “Mom, I know you want me to wear this, but I can’t bend in these pants.” We were at my parents’ house and we were going to Easter mass. I...

Hope’s Arrival

by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 17, 2014 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry

Hope’s Arrival Though fragile, I grow Tenaciously I will rise Always toward the light. Lisa A. McCrohan, MA, LCSW-C, SEP “Lisa!” a neighbor called to me as I rushed to my car to pick up my daughter from school. “I have something for you” she said as she...

Moms – how we need each other

by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 2, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Most of the time, it’s just down right HARD for moms to be vulnerable – to show our imperfections, to let others in on the “secret” that you are not perfect. It can be scary to let others see that your thinking is all over the place, you feel neurotic at times, and...