It’s almost that time of year. Summer. Visions of s’mores, fireflies, and pajama parties dance through my head as I recall, with great fondness, a time when my kids were younger and our lives were filled with order and routine (for the most part). Breakfast. Play. Lunch. Play. Dinner. Play. Bath. Bed. Lights out by...
Hustling is a common activity for women, especially those of us attempting to make ourselves more positive and whole in the long run. We work hard, face numerous challenges, and take on other people’s problems (we’re fixers, aren’t we?). When life gets complicated and confusing, implementing the following daily practices can help you get back...
“I need to make the holidays perfect for my family.” This was my belief for many, many years. Every gift. Every meal. Every decoration. Every interaction. Everything had to be perfect. After all, that was my job, wasn’t it? To ensure an extraordinary holiday season for everyone else.
Have you ever held a beach ball under water? It’s exhausting. It takes so much energy to hold it down even though you know that, eventually, the ball will pop up and out of the water. The same is true when you aren’t being true to yourself. You struggle to keep your feelings, ideas, thoughts,...
Did someone hurt you? Have your dreams been crushed? Were you on the track to the perfect fairy tale life until your world fell apart? Don’t let this “plot twist” become your new life story.