What do you believe makes a good mom? We need to start exploring our beliefs around what it means to be a good mom. What meanings have we consciously or unconsciously assigned to this role in particular? It’s such a complicated one, because most of us strive to NOT be like our own mothers! We …
What Do You Think They’ll Think? People Pleasing 101
I've noticed my son saying, "No, I'll look stupid," in response to so many simple requests lately. It has been a bit of an awakening to realize that he cares so much about how other people see him. There are times I'm fascinated in my observation of the lengths we humans will go to in …
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The Power of Belief and Binary Mindset
I want to explore the power of belief because it really does drive so much of our daily behaviors. In so many areas, really. Also, through a lot of the conversations I’ve been having lately, I’ve noticed this binary mindset. I consulted the all-knowing Google to fetch a definition so we can hold that in …
Find Love in Your Shadows
Sometimes we find it so much easier to give love and compassion to others that we can’t even see the darkness inside of ourselves. As long as we are projecting outward, we don’t have to take a look inside. I’ve also learned that there is a strange comfort in the shadows…because we know them well. …
Pandemic Fatigue
Things just keep getting better as the “back to school” season rapidly approaches. Spoiler alert: the global pandemic is still in full swing. Not only is the US not improving, it’s getting worse. Please don’t come at me with statistics comparing COVID-19 to the seasonal flu. That’s not what this is about. I want to …
Letting Go of Fear
My friends, we spend far too much time in the zone of fear. I’m not talking about pandemic fear. There’s a whole layer of fear that we cling to in everyday life, and that’s fear of taking action. Now, we can certainly apply this to current events, but the truth is that we’ve been doing …
Showing Up, Privileged and Imperfect
I want to take a little time to explain to my fellow white Americans today why we feel afraid to speak up and speak out about, and specifically condemn, racism in our country. There are a multitude of reasons, of course. For many, we simply don’t know what we don’t know. We have what we …
Seeing the Storms of Injustice and Demand for Change
White people. Do something. I see my black friends say they are watching. Waiting to see who speaks for them. I see my white friends caution me about speaking on a topic I know nothing about. Tread carefully. I saw the post shared over and over in my social media feed on Friday, with that …
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Pandemic Anxiety
As our nation begins to slowly reopen state by state, I’m noticing a new flavor of heightened anxiety within our society. I find it fascinating. There appear to be two distinct camps with varying shades in between. There’s the Return to Normal camp that holds the belief that we should be able to go anywhere …
The Guilt That Drags You Down
For the month of May, it has been my goal to tackle the topics of some of the most difficult emotions that we face. I thought it would be easier than it has been. Quite honestly, I've had to dig for the "best of the worst", so to speak. It's true that I could just …
