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Create Your Post-Partum Experience

My baby girl is almost 2 months old now. Look at her smirk! She's my 5th ... and I have not had a post-partum experience like this since ...

Not-To-Do-List

There are times in life when my to-do lists get put on hold because of my life’s circumstances. Sometimes, it’s a reason I love, like aft...

Habitual thinking

If you want to know why you are where you are today or why you have what you have today, you’ll probably see that it boils down to a seri...

Toddler brain

Our brains on default are very similar to toddlers. First of all, the kinds of thoughts that run through your head unchecked … it’s Crazy...

Hold tight to your lifeboat

When I was in one of my depressions, I remember the feeling of being trapped in my body and mind. All I wanted to do was get out of my bo...

Focal Point

In my exercise class (I do Barre exercise), when we get up to tree pose, the instructor says, “OK, now gently lift your foot off the bar,...

Living in a breakthrough

One of my coaches often talks about this concept of “living in breakthrough,” and I absolutely love it. Just imagine living in breakthrou...

Mom presence #6

This may sound counter to what I’ve been teaching, BUT today, we’re going to do the opposite of what we love in parenting. YUP. You read ...

Mom presence #5

Remember the #1 thing that takes us away from being present with our kids? Stop thinking that your to-do list is productive and being wit...

Mom presence #4

When someone is talking to you, there are a lot of things that could be happening. You could be listening with your body (nodding, smilin...

Mom presence #3

Sometimes, we can be physically present with our kids. And even mindfully present with our kids. But there’s still something missing: exp...

Mom presence #2

Did you know that clutter can occupy space in your MIND and take you away from presence? And not just physical clutter, but especially di...

Mom presence #1

The #1 thing that stops you from being present with your kids? YOUR MIND. Present means in a particular place. Which means, when a mom sa...

Selfless self-care

If you’ve read my Calm & Confident Mom Handbook, or my blog post titled Radical Self-Care, you’ll know my philosophy about self-care. Wha...

Self-skilled

Our wonderful Nest thermostat broke. And I was at a total loss for what to do about it because … technology. So we called the Nest compan...

Crazy months

“This month is so crazy.” Which month would you say that about? Some moms say that about September (perhaps the getting back to school ru...

Cover emotions vs. comfort emotions

Emotions … the “feels … the stuff that sometimes we avoid (when we don’t want to feel it) and sometimes we embrace (when we love the feel...

Your greatest contribution

I had a fascinating discussion with a group of people about life and death. And one person said, “I’m scared of dying without making a co...

Overwhelm is optional

Many moms I work with or speak to have this number one go-to emotion in their motherhood: overwhelm. Did you know that EVERY thought is o...

A parenting buffer

If you look up the word “buffer,” it means to lessen or moderate the impact of. Often, we humans buffer in order not to feel a certain em...

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