When Devon, our oldest child, had to move back home a few years ago, it felt a little bit like going backwards to us, and I’m sure it felt that way for him too. But in reality, it was helping him to move forward to a greater and healthier independence. Now he’s living in a […]
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Access This Week’s Episode Here Yep…. This is where the 1/24/50/24/1 comes in handy. Though sometimes it really can be 50/50 or 99/1… each day is different. It is so interesting, because in reflecting on my life most of my days that have been the scariest and best days have all be about Devon. The
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Access This Week’s Episode Here I love to teach people that our days/weeks/lives have different levels of joy. Life is This could be throughout 1 day, or throughout a month, or throughout a year… This is so helpful, because when the bad things happen, I can remember, this is normal, of course 100% can’t be
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Access This Week’s Episode Here I was spinning in the ideas of: It was so stressful. I was honestly stuck in this, I don’t know how to do this! energy And it made me feel Confused and worried. While coaching with my friend that is when I realized I thought there was a right
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This week I share the importance of learning from past mistakes and how it can lead to lowering expectations for oneself. This is a valuable lesson that can be applied to various aspects of life, including work, relationships, and personal hobbies. Last summer I was feeling overwhelmed and stressed during my busy summer and it
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This episode discusses the importance of growing patience as a skill rather than expecting it to be given. I share personal struggles with patience and how I have learned to be intentional about practicing patience. I share tips on how to identify situations in your own life where you need more patience and intentionally practice
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A simple text that I misunderstood put me firmly on a platform of fear. Here are some simple steps I took to get on a platform of faith. And it saved me hours of worry and fear! What platform are you on when your child is facing a challenge?
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Do you sometimes feel like you’re running on empty with only your power? You have gotten so far with your power, but it has run out and you realize, And certainly you can make some choices like fueling yourself with rest and food and affirmations, but sometimes you just need something more. I know for
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Today I’m going to talk about needing something versus wanting something. This was a huge shift in my parenting approach, especially when Devon was a teenager. Someone explained to me the difference between needing Devon to do something versus wanting him to do something. EMT Class or “Normal College” When this first really presented a
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Today I want to talk about floor goals and ceiling goals and how they can help not only you, but your child as well. Stop Yelling Goals I first put this into practice many years ago when I was trying to stop yelling at my boys. They were still little, very little, and I had
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