Mindfulness

You might have rolled your eyes when you saw the word "mindfulness." I get it...

Changing Our Stories Changes Our Life

Through becoming aware of our stories, we give ourselves the opportunity to choose how to...

Validating Our Stories

Becoming aware of our stories leads to grief, but it also leads to validation. Validation...

Heightened Shame: The Feeling That You’ll Never Be Enough, No Matter What

Shame is a result of the deep seated belief that something is wrong with us;...

People pleasing: The Urge to Be What Someone Else Wants You to Be in Order to Be Enough

I think of people pleasing as a pattern of minimizing your own needs for the...

Difficulty in Relationships: The Belief That You Won’t Be Enough for Anyone

From the beginning of time, we have been wired for connection. Humans need it not...

Having a Sense of Not Belonging: The Urge to Hide Parts of Yourself in Order to Be Enough

We all seek belonging. And we all inherently belong. Simply by being human, we belong....

Gratitude Creates Beauty

I came late to the appreciation of beauty as an essential human experience. The aesthetic...

Tuning In to Your Child’s Wavelength

Self-awareness is everything when it comes to really tuning in to our children. We need...

Stress And The Brain

Stress appears to be a curse of our generation, blamed for so many ills. "I'm...

Social And Emotional Learning

There are 5 basic sets of competencies that make up what is defined as social...

Discovering The Powers Of The Brain

We are living in such exciting times when parents, teachers, and government officials all recognize...