Right before the holiday, we packed up and drove to my mom’s house in Northern California for the long weekend. We spent the week doing things that we often don’t get to at home – long snuggles, lots of late…
I accidentally stumbled on breathwork and found it relieved my anxiety and irritability more than mindfulness and therapy alone. You know those blogger bundles that pop up in your inbox every so often? I have had to put a hard…
How an accidental phone-free weekend taught me about presence, mindful parenting, and creating calm in our overly connected world. Two weeks ago, I accidentally left my phone in my friend’s car just as she was heading out of town for…
This week, I celebrated another trip around the sun. And like most birthdays in this season of life, it arrived with very little fanfare (I completely forgot about it until two days before). The day itself was simple. I celebrated…
Motherhood is overwhelming. We all know it. Yes, of course, there are those moments when we catch our little ones giggling over a secret together or when they read to us for the first time. Those incredible moments that make…
I started skateboarding recently. In my 40s. I mean, I fooled around with a board in my teens and twenties, in someone’s cul-de-sac or cruising up and down the Mission Beach boardwalk. There were also the skateboard-keg shuttles in college…
Have you ever experienced a moment when you responded well to a challenging situation with your child? Maybe it was a tantrum or their whining, and instead of reacting negatively, you managed to stay calm. You responded with compassion and…
Love as action (not just an emotion). A Shift We ended our summer with quite a bit of change. I wrote a few weeks ago about using this change and crisis to shift. Shortly after I wrote this, I spent…