What is it about feelings that can be so overwhelming? Honestly, for me, even really happy feelings on an intense level was overwhelming to me as a mom of young kids. Having three little boys with big emotions sometimes just was overwhelming. And then to add my own emotions on top of it was a …
My children have done things that make me feel furious. Bryson, when he was a new driver, he had an 11:30 PM curfew. Well, one night, very soon after he started driving, he didn’t get home until 1:00 AM He did call us and say he was going to meet his brother Carson at In …
When Your Child Does Something Stupid: Try Curious Instead of Furious Read More »
I had been a life coach for a few years when Devon was 16. I had a lot of tools by then, and our relationship was pretty good, much better than it had been years before. However, he still was the most challenging of my children. And would sometimes create things, maybe not intentionally, but …
Would my Life Coaching Skills Stack Up Against My Son Getting Kidnapped? Read More »
It’s okay That you didn’t know all these things sooner. The experiences you have had with your challenging child are okay, and you don’t need to judge yourself for it. If only I had known this sooner… Sometimes when I learn a new tool, I think if only I’d known this sooner, it would’ve prevented …
Release the Guilt from Not Knowing these Tools Sooner! Read More »
This works with all ages of children. However, it looks different at different ages. Here’s the thing that makes this so tricky. Logically, we know, yeah, if my child is having a tantrum, I don’t need to. Our Challenging Children Know Exactly How to Push our Buttons! But our challenging kids know exactly how to …
Your child having a tantrum, doesn’t mean you need to have one too! Read More »
For 2023, I have decided to shift the focus of my podcast to Parenting Challenging Children. the reason why I’m doing this is because so many of my clients come to me because they’re struggling with their children. And I thought I’d make some episodes and do some interviews with some of my clients and …
Healing Birth Trauma Shifted my Son from Angry to Calm Read More »
I definitely was feeling like my brain was getting dumber and dumber the past year. Being at home so much, my smart phone was sort of taking over! In January, during episode 34, I talked about how I thought Covid ADD was a real thing. I shared how I hadn’t really been reading as much …
How to Hack Your Smart Phone so it Stops Hacking Your Dumb Brain! Read More »
Nope! In fact I think it is pretty normal for people to struggle with the holidays. Remembering 1/24/50/24/1 can help! In fact, I imagine for Mary, the original Christmas Day was only 1% wonderful!
How much time do you spend thinking about the things you need to do? If you are like me, I make lists that contain many, many things to do and I can always think of more things to do. Someone presented a question to me and it has been a game changer. What should I …
I know the power of affirmations, indeed today I was planning on just reposting my awesome snow affirmation podcast, but then realized I needed to share some holiday affirmations to go along with it. So I am going to start with the holiday affirmations I have gathered and then will repost my snow affirmation podcast …
Affirmations to Help This Holiday to be The Best Yet! Read More »