10 Tips for Coping with Mommy Blues

10 Tips for Coping with Mommy Blues

(Coping with Mommy Blues: a list for those moments when you want to run away but can’t) Mommy blues is the elephant in the room for so many moms.  We don’t talk about mommy blues because we are told we should be grateful and happy to have a baby, but the truth is that...
Am I Messing Up My Kids? The truth about Parenting

Am I Messing Up My Kids? The truth about Parenting

Parenting is so hard. I have a confession to make.  I am not proud and it is hard for me to share this.  This week, I told my ten-year-old daughter who was arguing with her 4-year-old siblings about something absurd to ‘shut it.’  It was not one of my finest moments....
Divorce — Will It Ruin the Kids?

Divorce — Will It Ruin the Kids?

“This divorce will ruin our kids.”  Will it?  Or is it a myth?  Divorce with at least one mindful parent willing to dig deep and do the work entrenched in the pain of divorce is an opportunity.  When parents use adversity to fuel growth, they became healthier and more...