Meeting Our Emotions With Curiosity I felt myself getting pissed off.Part of me wanted to take the anger and run with it.The Stoic in me won out.Not because it caused me to shove down my emotions. That’s not what Stoicism teaches.It won out because I got curious instead of angry.I called Finn over and told …
An Ode To My Father Always hug your dad. There was a stretch of time when I was a teen that I barely spoke to my dad. I wrote earlier this week about how much shame I felt when I got out of the hospital for anorexia. That silence and shame is what led to …
A Urgent Message to Coaches and Parents Dear Coaches and Parents,Your athletes, your children are hurting.Let’s start doing something about it now instead of waiting for the next headline of an athlete taking their life, and hoping it won’t be one of yours.Athletes are told over and over that they have to be mentally tough.To …
Kindness is Never Insignificant Toddlers shouldn’t get cancer. Kids shouldn’t get cancer. Teens shouldn’t spend high school in the hospital. Mothers shouldn’t have to deal with cancer when pregnant or with young kids. But they do. And all the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” in the world won’t change reality. Tonight for a few hours a group …
Being With Our Sadness Finn’s eyes filled with tears, and her voice trembled as she said,“My sadness is really strong right now.” I silently took her hand and we walked outside, sat on the bench and watched the goats. Between tears she shared her sadness and fears, leaning back into my arms. With her 6 …
Knowing When To Quit “Quitting isn’t giving up, it’s making room to move forward.” Knowing how to quit with confidence is key to building resilience, grit, motivation and raising self motivated kids. I repeatedly hear parents say that they won’t let their kids quit because they want to build resilience, teach them to stick things …
Move Forward With Love Move forward with love. How do we move forward after this week tragedy?How do we move forward after reading the stories of the bravery of the teachers slain?How do we move forward when with every new update, every new article, every new video of the terror stricken parents, causes our hearts …
Baby Steps Correct me if I’m wrong, but, the expectation of a baby when they start walking isn’t to run a marathon the next day. And I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who squealed with delight when my children took just one single step before plopping on their bum. And…the next time they stood up …