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Stories and learnings from my own personal journey into deeper compassion, healthier relationships and nonviolent living. Please feel free to leave comments and questions on any posts; I love being in conversation with you.

Category: Parenting & Family Life

communication skills
#133 How to Help Our Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things
A practical companion to Ep 133 of Conversations from the Heart Most of us want to help our children (and ourselves) grow into strong, confident, ...
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When Kids Act Up
childhood
#84 Responding with Love When Kids Act Up
Responding with Love When Kids Act Up means no fixing, rescuing, or minimizing their feelings. Discover practical strategies to help kids process frustration, sadness, and ...
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staying grounded
communication skills
Staying Grounded in the Face of Big Emotions
What if you had skills for staying grounded and present when fielding someone else’s anger, hurt or indignation? What if you could approach emotionally charged ...
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co-parenting
connection
Co-Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex: Practical Strategies for Toxic Relationships
Co-parenting is never simple, but when your ex-partner exhibits narcissistic tendencies, the challenges can feel insurmountable. You may find yourself oscillating between hope for collaboration ...
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Authentic connections with difficult family members
Parenting & Family Life
How to Build Authentic Connections with Difficult Family Members
So often, past hurts make it really difficult to connect with family in authentic ways. It's a recipe for hurt if we want to show ...
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complex family dynamics
connection
Navigating Complex Family Dynamics
Navigating complex family dynamics can be a real challenge. Over time, people change. Children grow up. Spouses grow (or don’t). People get married (and divorced). ...
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childhood
A Better Way to Parent
One of the symptoms of being raised in a domination culture is the disconnection we experience from our inner wisdom, our authentic selves and our ...
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acceptance
Try These 3 Words When Things Go Wrong

Learning how to work with life, instead of against it, has been a lifelong practice for me. Over the years, I've explored a new ...

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needs
Navigating Needs and Triggers

My daughter graduates from high school in six weeks. Even as I type this sentence, I find myself pausing to let that sink in ...

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communication skills
#133 How to Help Our Kids (And Ourselves) Do Hard Things
A practical companion to Ep 133 of Conversations from the Heart Most of us want to help our children (and ourselves) grow into strong, confident, ...
Read more
When Kids Act Up
childhood
#84 Responding with Love When Kids Act Up
Responding with Love When Kids Act Up means no fixing, rescuing, or minimizing their feelings. Discover practical strategies to help kids process frustration, sadness, and ...
Read more
staying grounded
communication skills
Staying Grounded in the Face of Big Emotions
What if you had skills for staying grounded and present when fielding someone else’s anger, hurt or indignation? What if you could approach emotionally charged ...
Read more
co-parenting
connection
Co-Parenting with a Narcissistic Ex: Practical Strategies for Toxic Relationships
Co-parenting is never simple, but when your ex-partner exhibits narcissistic tendencies, the challenges can feel insurmountable. You may find yourself oscillating between hope for collaboration ...
Read more
Authentic connections with difficult family members
Parenting & Family Life
How to Build Authentic Connections with Difficult Family Members
So often, past hurts make it really difficult to connect with family in authentic ways. It's a recipe for hurt if we want to show ...
Read more
complex family dynamics
connection
Navigating Complex Family Dynamics
Navigating complex family dynamics can be a real challenge. Over time, people change. Children grow up. Spouses grow (or don’t). People get married (and divorced). ...
Read more
childhood
A Better Way to Parent
One of the symptoms of being raised in a domination culture is the disconnection we experience from our inner wisdom, our authentic selves and our ...
Read more
acceptance
Try These 3 Words When Things Go Wrong

Learning how to work with life, instead of against it, has been a lifelong practice for me. Over the years, I've explored a new ...

Read more
needs
Navigating Needs and Triggers

My daughter graduates from high school in six weeks. Even as I type this sentence, I find myself pausing to let that sink in ...

Read more

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