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Walking Forward with Shaky Legs
My eldest daughter seemed to morph into a teenager overnight and I just about lost my mind. I thought I was ready. I’d supported countless women and teens through this same transition and always thought of it as an exciting time of life, full of potential—which it is....
What to do When the Swear Jar is Overflowing: Five Fast Ways to Ground Your Energy
My kids were screaming at each other and I ended up joining the chorus. It’s been going like this: “It’s too noisy when you practice your clarinet!” “Mom, I can’t find any clean clothes!” “Get out of my room!” and “Don’t touch my Halloween candy.” I left town for a...
Dashed Hopes and Letting Go
No one was more shocked than me when my oldest daughter told me she wanted to take a professional level yoga training with me this fall. She wanted to study—with her mother. Asking all kinds of questions about the HeartRise Children’s training, I could hear the...
Does Anyone Even Care What I Do?
Today I wanted to send my love to all of you moms out there who support, nurture, give, and grow this world. Even if you aren’t raising kids, many of you do these very same things for the people in your lives. It’s fun to be recognized on Mother’s Day for this...
The Dangers of Being an Open-Hearted Empath: 8 Ways to Protect a Sensitive Heart
People debate the definition of “empath.” Some say it’s similar to “highly sensitive” while others describe it more broadly, closer to “empathic”, or being able to recognize the emotions of others. Others say an empath is a person with full clairsentient,...
What if I said you’re not special?
“You are not special, you are unique”—Robert Ohotto I have always felt different in my family and within my group of friends for the choices I have made in my life. But I have not always been able to openly claim my individuality or my feelings of being different....