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Sarah Coolidge: Maximizing Our Energetic Field
I’ve admired Sarah Coolidge for many years. I was so pleased when she gave me permission to share this post with you. Trust Sarah to find the silver lining in any situation, even through this current challenge. You can find her here on Facebook. Maximizing Our Energetic Field This is ...
For Goodness Sakes, Calm Down
Yes, organizations are closing left and right; yes, cancellations abound; and yes, dire warnings blast at you from every information resource, but, for goodness sake, for your family’s sake, and for your own sake, calm down. Otherwise, the negative impact this is all having on you and your family will ...
When Your Daughter Wants To Look Like Them
When my Italian girlfriend, Marie, married African American Jake, they understood their ethnically blended children could encounter issues, but felt prepared to deal with them. One day Marie showed me a picture of her daughter. In it, 5-year-old Teresa was laughing with a flock of little girls from daycare—a blond ...
Reducing Viral Anxiety in Children
How is the coronavirus panic affecting your children? Between the adult populations freaking out across the planet, and the youthfully distorted stories classmates share with your kids, you better check on the emotional well-being of your offspring. I live in Connecticut, and the schools were just closed state-wide. That could ...
The Best of You – A Lesson In Self-Appreciation
It’s daunting to be responsible for our daughters, who hang on our every word and deed. We try to be a good example for her to follow, but we are human, and by definition, imperfect. That’s okay, because perfectionism is not a requirement for being an Awesome Mom. >whew!< That’s ...
Unintentionally Influencing Our Daughters
Our behavior isn’t the only thing our darling daughters imitate. Believe it or not, their self-perception is strongly influenced by our self-perception. We don’t notice them watching us criticize ourselves in the mirror, but that’s how they learn how to look at themselves. The way your daughter feels about herself, ...
Is Life Like the Movies?
Life is like the movies. In the movie “Last Holiday” with Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd, when the main character goes to her Health Maintenance Organization with an ailment that requires surgery, they explain her policy doesn’t cover the necessary procedure. The same thing happened to us when after almost ...
It’s Resuming Resolutions Time!
How about those New Year’s Resolutions, eh? Right about now, they may need some resurrecting. May I suggest you forget about the quick-fix ones? Either convert them to Lifestyle Changes status, or let them go. As for the resolutions you directed toward changing your life, they can still succeed if ...
7 Reasons To Join A Virtual Mom Mastermind Group
How would you like to have your own team of mentors committed to your parenting success? What would you do with a network of awesome moms at your fingertips? It’s that time of year when I open up the virtual Mom Mastermind Groups. For those you new to the model, a ...