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…
If you follow my work, you KNOW that I am painfully honest about my relationship with my son. You KNOW that I have transformed this relationship from distant, full of impatience and criticism to intimate, full of real authentic connection. But what does it mean to be “close” to your children, your spouse, to another?…
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.…
I walked into an outdoor mall last Sun to have lunch with some friends and the first thing I saw when I arrived was a huge Santa display. Really? Already? My heart sunk! With the end of the year approaching, there’s a hustle and bustle around us that can send us into a frenzy if…
On today’s show we talk about, amongst other things, self care. What is self care? What it means to take care of ourselves How we can take better care of ourselves – Spiritually, emotionally and physically. How that has such a huge impact on those around us. We also discuss.. How Suzi discovered her purpose…
Put moms together and within minutes someone will start talking about how they are sleep-deprived, crazy busy, stressed, or feel guilty they left the kids with a sitter so they could go get a simple manicure. You get the idea. You have been there, done that! As moms, we sacrifice and sign our children up…
