Over the past several months I've been writing to you about uncomfortable emotions from children, parenting, and the bruises in your heart. In reading these blogs, you're thinking, "Okay, we get it Eeyore! Negative shit happens." I've...

Over the course of the past month, I've been writing to you about, well, the not-so-popular emotions. We've taken a journey through toddlerhood, parenting, and the danger of disconnecting from our emotional world. I've encouraged you to...

A few weeks ago I wrote to you about the danger of disconnecting. In it, I guided you to look at how disconnecting from our own emotional world can bring harm to ourselves and our world. Over...

Last week I wrote to you about the importance of taking care of your emotional well-being during the rocky road of parenting. In the blog I noted how we all experience big, negative emotions and how that...

Last week I wrote to you about seeing your children's tantrums and difficult emotions through their eyes. In it, we walked through the perspective of toddlers and young children. I offered some strategies, not all my own,...

With Christmas just around the corner for those of us who celebrate (my anxiety reminds me daily), I bet you are thinking I am writing a darling tribute to their innocence. I would love to, there is...

Last week I wrote to you about “The Importance of Not This." In it, I shared the unearthing of our way of life that the pandemic brought, at least to my friend group and I. After reading...

I've written to you before and I am confident I will write to you again about society's impact on our lives. My own lived experience, professional research, and the work of others have brought me to one...

Sometime in September, I was introduced to the best-selling author Dr. Becky who recently authored the book "Good Inside." I am trying to remember if it was on a podcast from one of my soul teachers or...

Waiting for Life to “Go Back” Somewhere this fall I realized that we've all been waiting for life to "go back" to the way it was before COVID-19. That our country and world are so inundated with...

Growing up my grandparents lived on a farm in northeast Ohio about an hour from my parent's home. During my childhood, the farm was my happy place for so many years. As a child fitting in was...

A few weeks ago I wrote to you about the power of listening to each other. This week I'd like to dive more deeply into how to navigate the multifaceted ways of listening, being listened to, or...

This past weekend I celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Instructional ABA Consultants. 10th! It is hard to believe that a decade ago, with no business experience whatsoever, I founded this company. A decade ago I was 25,...

Two weeks ago, after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, I wrote to you for the first time in months. I shared with you that over these past two years I had felt as though I'm living...

Over the past two years (and counting) I have lived through events that have bore incredible pain, as many others have. If you had asked me in March of 2020 if even a fraction of what I...

Over the course of that last month, I've written to you about finding joy amidst hardship, living through pain, leaving domestic violence, and navigating fear. This is not a light load for anyone to take, let alone...

Last week I wrote to you about life being beautiful, even when it is hard after yet another winter in COVID and the extension of my divorce. As with many of us, these past two years have...

This past November I made a decision to stop publicly writing until my divorce was final. I’ve spent hours on the stand just reading my own bank statements and wanted to prevent my blog from somehow adding...

This past week I wrote to you about setting boundaries with our children. In my blog, I wrote about the importance of boundaries for the emotional development of children. I also wrote to you about my own...

Last week I wrote to you about my own journey in boundary-setting as a business owner and woman. This week I'd like to dive deeper into boundaries and talk to you as both a mama and a...