by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 27, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
One Day She Realized By Lisa McCrohan One day she realized that the person she needed to tend to the most was her own self. Even as a mom, a lover, a healer, a friend, she understood that where she needed to put her attention – every single day – was on her own...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 22, 2016 | Soulful Poetry
The Way Home I am quiet now Listening to my heart beat. My breath leads me home. Lisa McCrohan, MA, LCSW-C, SEP
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 22, 2016 | Nourishing Our Connections, Soulful Poetry
Love Starts Here Love starts here – gently placing your own hand on your heart, feeling this breath as it arises – full or shallow – and loving what is, however it is, within you. And then, slowly, from such radical acceptance love begins to flow again within...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 10, 2015 | Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World, Soulful Poetry
It was an ordinary Monday. But the stories I heard – in one day – were anything but ordinary. A husband has stage 4 cancer. A wife lost her job. A woman is saying “enough” to abuse. A teenager is cutting. Parents lost their baby. A divorce...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 30, 2015 | Mindful Motherhood, Soulful Poetry
The other day, my youngest child started kindergarten. I woke up that morning feeling anxious. I asked myself, “Did I love enough?” Searching for affirmation that I had done an ok job over the last nine years of parenting my two children, I noticed that I was...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 18, 2015 | Nourishing Our Connections, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
My husband, Brian, is a man of presence rather than words. His presence is kind, service-filled, and quiet. I know he’d prefer to talk less and read more. I know he’d love to wake up late and go to bed late. I know he’d definitely appreciate moving slower in the...
