Nourished
Nourished. Trust that you are being guided. Lean in to this trust. Remember that you are held. Always. You are Source manifested in this form. Tend to this form...
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Up early before the first lights of dawn appear, turn on the soft lights of the Christmas tree and light a candle. Put on a soft sweater – hearty, warm and cozy. Wrap a blanket...
You Know Who You Are
You Know Who You Are It’s time for you to rise. It’s time you get up and honor your truth live your dream speak from your heart and announce how it’s going down. You are done saying you are fine....
The Mindful Way to Deal with Self-Doubt
Self-doubt comes up often in my work with clients in professional and personal coaching. It’s time to talk about a mindful way to deal with self-doubt on the blog so all of us can relate...
A Vow of Forgiveness
A Vow of Forgiveness When I feel the desire to be unkind, to judge harshly, to pull away, or to blame, I vow to wake up in that moment and remember that all of us want to be loved, to love, to be...
Inclining the mind toward gratitude, cultivating a heart posture overflowing with gratefulness
My spouse's blue eyes filled with kindness as he says "goodbye" to me no matter the kind of morning we've all had. My daughter's kind words as she looks over my shoulder at the work I am...
Your Wings: Learning to Rise and Lead
Your Wings Why are you still playing small? Rise up, my Love. The nest you are in is too small for you. Jump out! Take a leap and fly! You were meant to soar. Your wings were meant to draw people’s...
Our Children, Their Bodies: promoting positive body image in tweens and teens
Promoting a positive body image in our tweens and teens starts with regard. Awhile back I was talking to a client who has a tween son. She said to me, "Sports have started up and OHHHHH my god, the...
Planting the Seed of Meaning and Purpose in our children’s lives
Two years after I had graduated from college, I discerned that I was going to work and live in solidarity with the marginalized. I didn’t want to just work at a free clinic and then go home to my...
Addressing your child’s anxiety
Anxiety in children is on the rise. Here I talk straight and get real about it. I talked to a dad in coaching who shared with me that he and his wife were struggling with their middle school-aged...
Teaching responsibility and natural consequences to children
The other day, I stood there listing out to my son the things he had to do before he left for soccer practice and what he should be doing with his time. And then I just stopped. I stopped talking....
Parenting a teen? Talk less and listen more.
Last night I needed to talk less and listen more. My family knows that I am not at my best at night. I am tired and sensitive. And yet it’s at bedtime that my children often want to talk. Sometimes...
