I sat there on the phone with a complete loss of words, feeling dumbfounded… how did this happen!? What did I miss? Now what? I have been a mom for 20 years, floundering, struggling, learning, and growing. For many reasons, motherhood did not come easy for me. Motherhood made me feel not confident, incapable, angry, frustration… all the feelings I…
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College Search Insider Secrets… a mom’s perspective
Cultivating a Connected Relationship with your Child: 5 Things NOT to Say, and What to Say Instead
Relationship above all else We all want to create loving, supportive, connected relationships with our children. Yet, for many of us, we have never been taught how to do this. We assume we should just know or we wing it based on what we think, which usually doesn’t create the kind of relationship we want with our children. We want…
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Reconnection Meditation for Moms
Fighting the 5 p.m. Drain I wonder what would happen if I decided to meditate at 5 p.m. instead of having a glass of wine? What am I really needing at this time of day? These were the questions I began to ask myself when I was getting ready to transition to the last part of my day. The part…
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YOU + you = BFF’s
The most important relationship of your life is the one you have with yourself. The relationship you have with yourself sets the foundation for all the other relationships you have in your life. We all know this, yet no one tells you how to create this relationship between you + YOU or put another way, between what you know about…
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Obstacles: Fuel to Flourish
I don’t know about you but obstacles used to depress me, make me feel stuck before I even got started. It was like all I saw was what stood in my way and they always looked more threatening than I had skills to overcome them. Obstacles stopped my dreams from happening. Obstacles were something to be avoided as well… like…
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