Maybe if I hadn’t held you tight to me when you were small, you wouldn’t feel unable to handle anxiety. If I had breastfed you longer maybe you wouldn’t have the eating disorder. If I had sent you to school when you were younger then you might not have dropped out of college. Maybe if…
In November 2014, I decided to take a month off from my daily writing practice. Big mistake. The more time that went by without writing, the more difficult it became to write again. By the time I wanted to write again, my life had expanded to fill the space and time I had used to…
Today’s post is part of the Moods of Motherhood blogging carnival celebrating the launch of the second edition of Moods of Motherhood: the inner journey of mothering by Amazon bestselling author, Lucy H. Pearce (published by Womancraft Publishing). Today over 40 mothers around the world reflect on the internal journey of motherhood: raw, honest and…
If I’ve done it right, this post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure policy here. We read a lot of books about living mindfully in my family and I love hearing from others when they come across a book that they or their kids liked. We also use other media like movies,…
I haven’t slept in 4 days. Or maybe it’s 5 days. I can’t remember anymore and it’s unimportant. The point is that I’m bone tired and I’ve fallen into the patterns that I learned as a child. The patterns I’m in do not foster connection with my family. They are authoritarian rather than authoritative…
You were up late because of the baby, sick kids, a holiday party or a deadline. And today you stumble, bleary-eyed into the morning routine, snapping at your partner, blaming your kids for making you late and raging at the bad drivers on the road. Even your morning coffee and the sugary carbs you deserved…
One of the translations of the word, Namaste, is “the light within me sees the light within you.” In other words, recognizing the inner strength in myself and seeing the same in others helps us recognize that there is no right and wrong, male and female, old and young, mean and kind, just people that…
If I’ve done it right, this post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure policy here. Much has been written about the disconnect created by our constant ability to receive information. More than ever, carving out a space for ourselves to experience full presence while living with ready access to distraction is important…
If I’ve done it right, this post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure policy here. We read a lot of books about living mindfully in my family and I love hearing from others when they come across a book that they or their kids liked. We also use other media like movies,…
Please be sure not to miss the first half in: Part 1 of Breastfeeding Older Children in Public. Do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding? Or do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding in public? The first question is the important one as the…
Do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding? Or do you care about whether a mother and older child are breastfeeding in public? The first question is the important one as the financial and societal cost of not breastfeeding and the personal benefits to mother and child are arguably well-established.…
NaBloPoMo stands for “National Blog Posting Month.” The goal is to write a blog post every day for the month of November. It’s a tall order for someone who hasn’t been writing, much less blogging, for several months this year. But, I’ve taken the challenge twice before and it has inspired me to write better,…
