Meeting face to face with a bear in the woods. Taking a math test. What do these events have in common? Each are events that cause the brain and body to feel stress. Seeing a bear in the woods is a dangerous, potentially life threatening, situation. The brain responds accordingly, sounding an alarm to alert...
“Hey Mom, I don’t feel good. Can you pick me up?” With school having started, it is my guess that many parents have already seen this text message from their child. As kids have more technology available to them, it has become easier for them to reach out to parents with a quick phone call...
Whoever said, ‘the days are long, but the years are short,’ must have spent big chunks of time keeping a toddler entertained. While raising young kids affords you the chance to, in many ways, be a kid again yourself, it can be a challenging time as you balance keeping them happy and keeping yourself sane....
At the end of May I embarked on a trip of a lifetime. My husband and I traveled to the seeming ends of the earth to go on a South African safari. This bucket list trip was as magical as you might imagine. Elephants and lions soon became familiar companions and watching the sun rise...
My oldest niece is set to graduate high school next week. As she charts her next steps towards success and autonomy, there is a level of stress that accompanies this. Thankfully, my sister and I had a reassuring phone conversation that helped ease everyone’s fears. Here a few of the takeaways from that phone call:...
As your children grow older, you may start to notice fragments of freedom in your life. These are subtle at first, but as your kids become more self-sufficient and define social lives outside the house, there begins a shift where you might be able to pay more attention to yourself. Now that my boys are...
Once a year, for the past twelve years, my husband and I go on a cruise without our kids. This may sound like heaven, but in all honesty, the amount of planning that goes into making sure our boys are happy and healthy while we are away, takes a bit of the shine off the...
Last month as a way to kick off the new year, I signed up for an equine (horse) coaching session. The premise for this kind of session is for the horse to give you cues to the authenticity of the stories you have about yourself and your life. A coach will guide you through exercises with...
At the beginning of 2017, I took it upon myself to begin a daily, at-home yoga practice. In times of stress or when my husband is traveling for extended periods, having this respite on my mat has been a lifesaver. After we moved in the late summer of 2018, daily yoga became an immense struggle...
Each new year is an opportunity for change. Our social media feeds and inboxes bombard us with messages about ways to improve ourselves. After a while, these messages stop feeling inspiring and leave us feeling that we are not good enough exactly as we are. In a small act of defiance, I decided not to make...
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