A mom in our community recently wrote in with something that took courage to share. She's a homeschooling mom so she’s home with her two young daughters all day, every day, rotating between being their parent and their teacher and their referee. She wrote in after reading my newsletter about th...

I was on a nature walk last week when I heard a little boy's voice, loud and clear, "Why you gotta be so mean??" That caught my attention. Just a second ago he was running, holding a stick and shouting with glee. I glanced quickly at the family as I walked by. The little boy was maybe 4 or 5, f...

Two years ago this week, I lost my mother to cancer. She was just shy of 63. When I had to tell my daughters their grandma died, I was so grateful we'd already talked about death. They had a foundation. They understood what "died" meant. They knew bodies stop working. They knew it was OK to be ...

My oldest just turned 9 and I keep thinking to myself, “Where did the time go??” I remember when they were toddlers. I had 2 under 2 and those years felt endless. Every day was exhausting, relentless, survival mode. I couldn't wait for them to be more independent. To dress themselves, make thei...

Keisha came to the group coaching call exhausted. Her 6-year-old daughter Maya had started pushing back on everything. At breakfast, when Keisha said no more screen time, Maya crossed her arms and said, "That's not fair! You're on your phone all the time!" Keisha felt her face get hot. In her h...