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Strengthening your resilience-system
In times of challenge and turbulence, whether personal or global, strengthening your emotional resiliency system is at least as important as strengthening your body's immune system.
Feeling hopeful in parenting
Parenting can be both difficult and draining, and sometimes our hope feels battered. However, hope is an emotion that both feels good and promotes wellbeing for ourselves and our families.
Check-in with yourself
A practice of checking in with yourself builds awareness of your internal state, and is the first step toward being able to care for yourself and stay resourced.
Savor the good stuff – no matter the times
Sometimes the holidays can end up feeling like a list of chores more than a time of celebration. Reclaim your enjoyment by savoring and making memories.
When you have spooky thoughts about your child
All parents at times have fears that something is "wrong" with their child's behavior. Here's what to do when this happens.
Creating your interdependent village
In parenting, it takes a village. Abandon the idea of independence, and embrace a model of interdependence – as it turns out, this is better for our kids anyway.
Well done, good parent
Parenting is an ultra-marathon under any circumstances, requiring compassion, creativity, endurance, and more. And guess what - you're still here! Take a moment to rest and give yourself credit.
You get to relax too
Our competitive, busy, and productivity-obsessed culture has made it very hard to slow down and actually relax these days. But relation is essential for health and wellbeing!
Feeling is healing for parents, too
One of the most profound forms of self-care in parenting is to let the things that trigger you lead to healing baggage left over from your own childhood.
Parents need play too! Do you get enough?
Parents need play too. It stimulates well-being, and helps us connect to ourselves, others, and the world around. Play can also decrease anxiety and help us feel meaning in life.
How kind are you to yourself?
Parents also need a positive internal narrative. Even if you believe this logically, you may meet a some resistance from yourself as you try to create a more loving internal narrative. Here are a few ideas to help.
Know your values in parenting
There are lots opinions out there about how we should parent, but knowing your own values will make so many parenting decisions easier on a daily basis.