Hummingbird or a Jackhammer? Embrace your style and crush your goals

Embrace your personality to crush your goals Let me explain....The writer Elizabeth Gilbert has said that the world has two different types of people: Jackhammers and hummingbirds.  Jackhammers

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Presence: Three Tools to Develop A Deeper Ability to “Show Up” in Your Life

Did you make a traditional resolution for 2020? Or did you choose a word of focus for the year?  Maybe, you decided to do neither, because you know

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Stuck in a Rut? 5 Boredom Busters To Get Your Creativity Flowing

Ever had a hobby, a career aspiration, a job, or a project that is so exciting that you want to spend every single spare moment of your day

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Stop Rewarding Perfect Attendance in School, PLEASE

This is my first year with a school-age child and so it has prompted a re-introduction to all of the customary school traditions. Most recently, this included the

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Helping Children Cope with Short Separations from Their Parent

Are you going to be traveling without your children for a few weeks?  Or is your spouse/partner the one traveling? These relatively short trips are usually pretty manageable,

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What Happened After I Got Rid of 75% of My Kids Toys

Wow, it sounds really mean to say that I got rid of 75% percent of my kids toys!  And I didn’t actually count them and calculate this math,

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Permission to “Learn Nothing” For Today

Last week, my four-year-old son woke up and did not want to go to school (aka day care).  He refused to get dressed and I could sense a

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My Long Journey Towards EMDR Certification (and why that is Okay!)

A few weeks ago I was browsing for furniture on social media Marketplace and very randomly came across this item. And I was instantly attracted to it.  At

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Advice for Graduates

A few weeks ago I was browsing for furniture on social media Marketplace and very randomly came across this item. And I was instantly attracted to it.  At

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The Odd Thing I Added To My Playroom That Has Been A Big Hit

A few weeks ago I was browsing for furniture on social media Marketplace and very randomly came across this item. And I was instantly attracted to it.  At

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