Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! Happy New YOU! Last night my family attended our friend’s art show. While the art show was amazing, it is the incredible love, affection and support of each other in this family that strikes me every time I’m with them. Watching this family relate to each other is like beholding…
As this year comes to a close and we welcome in a new year – and decade! – I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to you. I know that if you are reading this, you are dedicated to living your richest, most authentic and conscious life and I am so grateful and humbled to…
I want you to have the BEST holiday season possible! With Thanksgiving (in the US) behind us and the holiday season before us, take a moment to check in and see how you are doing. How do you want to go through this holiday season? How do you want to feel once it is over?…
I am so grateful for EACH one of you! On this day of Thanks-Giving (in the US) I wanted to share with you a simple gratitude game that we’ve played in our home over the years. It’s a great way to bring connection, Joy, laughter and fun into your day, family and home. Especially in…
Source: https://medium.com/thrive-global/the-motherhood-evolution-77790ef19fc4 When I gave birth to my first child it was one of the most exciting times of my life. However, with the many visitors who came to see the new baby, there also came lots of comments, advice, and opinions. I remember one afternoon, I sat on the sofa holding the baby and…
Make amends to YOURSELF today. Today is the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith … the holiest day of the year … it’s a day of deep contemplation of ways in which we’ve “wronged” another and can ask forgiveness and make amends to those individuals. The Jewish faith says it isn’t enough to ask…
If you’ve ever felt alone … Did you know that women experience twice the rate of feeling depressed as men, regardless of race or ethnic background. An estimated one in eight women will contend with depression this year. “Maternal” depression is under the radar in our culture, with an estimated 1 in 10 children experiencing…
A dear friend of mine recently made her transition … far too young … far too early … as I sit in grief, I am left only with how I treated her … how did I speak to her …. what did I say to and about her … was I kind? Was I generous?…
The other day, after my son left for school, Jami and I were having a conversation, which turned into a conversation about our son, Will, age 17. About 5 minutes later, Jami’s phone rang. Unbeknownst to us, Jami had inadvertently pocket dialed Will’s cell phone and yep, Will heard every word of our entire conversation!…
Long post alert … apologies in advance 🙂 My son is going to be a junior in high school and is taking a couple of honors and AP courses. He has had an incredibly amazing experience this summer doing an internship and didn’t dive into summer homework for said AP courses 🙂 This was a conscious…
