Self-skilledOur wonderful Nest thermostat broke. And I was at a total loss for what to do about it because … technology. So we called the Nest...
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...
Cover emotions vs. comfort emotionsEmotions … the “feels … the stuff that sometimes we avoid (when we don’t want to feel it) and sometimes we embrace (when we love the...
Your greatest contributionI 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...
Overwhelm is optionalMany 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...
A parenting bufferIf 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...
What are you forgetting to think?Humans have somewhere between 60,000-80,000 thoughts a day. (I’m sure you’ve heard me say that before). That’s A LOT of thoughts. A whole...
Stop beating yourself upI still haven’t figured out why, but we women/moms are masterfully skillful at beating ourselves up. We walk around our houses with...
Winning or learning?So much of what we do, or don’t do, is to avoid a feeling. The feeling of failure. Or disappointment. Or not-good-enough. And then when...
Redefining productivityMy kids are off from school next week for winter break. My brain said, "That'll be fun—I'm excited for what we'll do together." And then...
Friend vs. coachRecently, I was coaching one of my good friends. After a few coaching sessions together, she said to me, “Now I totally see the...
What's your expectation?Do you want to know the #1 thing that leads to resentment? It’s very simple: expectations. And for sure unrealistic expectations....
PresenceI’ll tell you why this picture means a lot to me . Today I took my youngest (of 4 kids ) to the children’s museum . And I loved it. I was...
Set yourself up for successCherries means summer’s coming and— Summer = Dread. Wait, what ??? Yep, that’s what summer used to mean for me. I love the structure of...
Fill your gas tankWhether you’re the kind of person who waits till your gas tank is empty to refill, or whether you fill up at various points throughout...
There's 1001 ways to be a good momAbout 6 years ago, when I was drowning in self-loathing, not-good-enough syndrome, I remember strongly believing that I was not a good...
What's your brain marinating in?Last Sunday, I made awesome shish kabobs. And I had to marinate the meat. Here’s a sign that I’m a life coach through and through: I was...
Let's make this the normThe need to have a doctor, a dentist, an optometrist … those are all a given. It’s a standard in our society to take care of our physical...
Put anxiety in the backseatYesterday, I had an awesome conversation with my 9-year-old daughter. We were driving, and she was sitting in the passenger seat next to...
3 steps towards changeI was in Target the other day and I watched someone else’s toddler throwing a tantrum (finally it wasn’t mine!). The mother was standing...