Browsing Tag: mindfulness

How To Turn Off The Thoughts That Hold You Back

My husband and I attended a retreat with Eckhart Tolle last month. Eckhart has been one of the biggest influencers of my personal growth and his teachings on consciousness, coupled with western psychology, are the foundation of the conscious parenting coaching that I guide my mom and dad clients through. Eckhart is a quiet German man who talks in just one key about very deep subjects, so I’ll admit, it was hard to stay alert …

How To Easily Influence Your Outlook On Life

Before I had children, I loved watching CSI Miami. I’m not sure what it was about that show, but it was my DVR binge. One night, I was out walking my dogs and a car slowed down as it drove past me. I saw a group of men inside, looking me up and down, assessing my dogs. Were they protectors that would bare their teeth or goofy companions that would wag their tail? A few …

Just Say No To Multitasking

We should create a war on multitasking, just as the government created a war on drugs in the 1980s. When it comes to multitasking, just… say… no. I know, I know… It feels like I’m taking away one of your superpowers. But multitasking is NOT a superpower. In fact, it’s super ineffective. As parents, we are expert multitaskers, because we are forced into doing it the minute that our baby is born. We nurse with one …

What Unmet Need Is Causing This Behavior?

Kyen gripped the edge of the Target shopping cart with his little hands like a prisoner clutches the bars of a jail cell. He rocked his body back and forth as if the rocking would bust him out into freedom. At the same time, Maverick crawled underneath the shopping cart and wedged his body into the bottom shelf where I usually place cases of sparkling water. He dragged his feet like a door-stopper, making the …

How To Control Your Reaction When Someone Hurts You

“There is a saying that you are the only one who can control how you feel. How do you master this when you are a reactive person and perhaps someone says something hurtful?”  🤔 Great question!!!  I got this as an anonymous question at a workshop I led a couple weeks back and am excited to have the opportunity to answer it for you.🙋‍♀️  There are ways to turn our programmed reactions into mindful responses. And …