My Child’s Success is Not My Own
Praising Their Achievements—Protecting Their Self-Worth Like all you other parents out there, I’m constantly striving to make myself BETTER for my son. A better listener, a better caregiver, a better support system. And I often worry that I’m not making the right decisions. (Spencer is 18, but I still sometimes wonder if I should have […]
Finding the Value in YOU
The Riches and Rewards of Loving Yourself In her book, Money, A Love Story, entrepreneur and author Kate Northrup writes, “If you can’t see your value, the world doesn’t give value back.” You see, good things flow to people who value themselves. And you gotta start with the inner stuff before the outside world begins […]
The Power of a Positive Mindset
How to Replace ‘I Have To’ with ‘I Get To’ I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a teacher friend of mine. Specifically, a conversation she and I had a couple of years ago that really changed my thinking. This friend had just been diagnosed with MS after years spent trying to figure out exactly […]
Is The Grass Really Greener?
Yearning for a Different Path While Honoring Your Own Journey I have a friend, Lori, who leads a very different life from mine. I absolutely LOVE my life, my family, my career. But sometimes—just sometimes—I yearn for Lori’s experiences. Lori is a mommy to three young children. She often posts photos on social media that […]
Putting Your Inner Critic On Mute
How a ‘Failure’ Led to a Powerful Revelation We all have an inner critic. You know, the voice that lives inside your head. The one that not only knows your insecurities, but exploits them. The one that gives very little compassion to the living, breathing human it inhabits. I call my critic Ethel. (Yes, I […]
Mean Girls and Me
Overcoming the Haters and Discovering Real Happiness I’m getting on my soapbox today about women and trash talk. Why do SOME people, often females, feel threatened by others’ successes? I just really don’t get this, and I think it’s time for us to evolve. I’ve always sought to surround myself with people who are better […]