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…
Vulnerable share alert! As many of you know, I have a 17 year old son and we have a very healthy, close and connected relationship. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS …. AT ALL! When he was young, I was not NEARLY the mom I wanted to be. I was not nearly the mom…
“The Soul needs love as urgently as the body needs air” John O’Donohue For those of your who know me, you know that I have a 16 year old son. Last week, he shared with my husband and me that he sometimes feels like he hates himself. He said things like he doesn’t like…
February’s claim to fame – or lack thereof – is Valentine’s Day. Just the thought of “Valentine’s Day” can bring up so much for so many of us. So much of how we relate to this day is determined by our current outer life situation … If you’re not in a relationship, the day sucks.…
These next few days are some of my favorite days of the year! I don’t know about you, but something happens the day after Christmas. Things slow down. I begin to exhale. There’s a quietness that I tune into. I become introspective and contemplative. If you don’t already, I invite you to do the same.…
“The opposite of courage is conformity” Michael Bernard Beckwith How are you doing so far with the holidays? I’m so struck by the dichotomy of energy at the time of year. On the one hand, the holiday … the Holy Day … season is a time to touch our Divinity, to feel our worth and value.…
I am so excited about our next Radical Self Care evening at Susanna’s beautiful home near Beverly Hills, this SAT DEC 1ST from 6 – 8 PM. This Saturday’s theme is Radical Self-Care And Your Self Worth This will be a very intentional way to bring in the Holiday Season… since, underneath it all, the…
UGH, I blew it AGAIN! I’m so STUPID! I can’t believe how AWFUL I look in these shorts! I am a HORRIBLE mother! Does any of this sound familiar? Chances are, you have had some variation of one of these run through your head in the past 24 hours. Or maybe even in the last…
I don’t know about you, but transition is in the air for me and sometimes, with transitions, comes anxiety. In our home, we’re transitioning to “back to school”. I’m also expanding my work and doing some home renovating. Even with all of the “good” transitions, do you ever feel stressed? Anxious? Find yourself impatient? Find your emotions…
For any of you on a personal growth path, you know it can be hard enough to sit with uncomfortable emotions, but the thought of sitting with that discomfort ALONE can sometimes drive us AWAY from the very baggage that is calling us to heal. That’s why I say that everyone needs a Julia. I…
