Summer Rewind #1 – Selfish Guilt

June 21, 2024

Welcome to our Summer Rewind series, Team. This week we’re going to listen to a short Confession from April 16th of 202. It’s about the power of the word [...]

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Group Dynamic – The 2 Most Important Things to Make Family Time More Enjoyable

June 7, 2024

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

One of my favorite parts of summer is spending time with extended family. On G Man’s side, we’re 19 strong now. As you can imagine, the needs of a [...]

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I Want My Kids To Want To Be Around Me – Remembering My WHY

May 31, 2024

In a recent binge of season 4 of the TV show Fargo, I witnessed a series of scenes that perfectly illustrated one of my deep motivations for change. The [...]

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Rite of Empathy – A Shortcut to Understanding Someone Else’s Pain

May 3, 2024

G Man and I recently made a decision to redistribute household responsibilities to allow me more uninterrupted work time. As a result, my husband now has to interrupt his [...]

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Empowerment Over Approval – Choosing the Right People to Trust

April 12, 2024

Here is a phrase that I never thought would pass my lips: “I absolutely care what other people think about me” The other day, after a lovely gathering with [...]

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Spring Cleaning – Taking Control of My Full Plate

March 29, 2024

We talked last week about the powerlessness we have over a certain amount of chaos in our lives as parents. So please don’t view this post as pressure to [...]

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Motherhood & Chaos: Why It’s Not Our Fault

March 22, 2024

Today, I’m circling back to a topic near and dear to my heart: the whirlwind of overwhelm. Specifically, the overwhelm that stems from navigating life’s incessant household chaos. For [...]

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Caring for You Cares for Me – Empathy Over Fear, a Compassionate Approach to Loved Ones in Pain

February 23, 2024

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

Since this is the last week in February, let’s revisit the topic of love one more time. You’ll remember that we talked about Navigating Love and Forgiveness in the [...]

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All I Want for Christmas VI – The Best Christmas Gift for Everyone on Your List

December 1, 2023

Family & Friends: Making Healthy Connections

Has this ever happened to you guys? You go out and have a lovely experience outside the family home. It doesn’t matter what it is: maybe it’s a relaxing [...]

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Thanksgiving and Thankstaking – 5 Back End Rituals to Refuel and Restore After and During the Together Time

November 17, 2023

A long time ago, I remember a social worker friend saying that Thanksgiving can be a difficult holiday for some people because it doesn’t have the distractions of presents, [...]

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