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Spring Break Plans: What are my intentions?
Before I head into any break, I like to set my intentions for that break. Do I want to prioritize rest and relaxation? Do I want adventure? Quality time with family? Time to advance projects I’ve been wanting to work on? I can’t do it all, so being intentional about what I want to do helps me prioritize my time.
We are heading into a two-week break with four distinct parts:
- My friend and I are having a two-day working retreat. I expect this part of my break to be energizing and soul-satiating. I’ve done a lot already to prepare for our time together. Now I just need to
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New Podcast Episode: Self-Development: How do we want to keep growing?
How do I want to grow this year?” is such an important question to ask ourselves as we strive for greater purpose, joy, and community in our lives. Yet, it’s so hard—especially for those of us who have to focus a lot of our energy on taking care of other people. In this episode, we carve out a little time for ourselves to have this conversation. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., coming out of COVID lockdown- again, banned books, a weekend conference, seeing our children struggle). Then we shift into Today’s Topic. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (a wake-up clock for … Read More
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Overcoming Trauma to Become Better Parents
I’m loving this book so much—The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Response Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired. It’s about how the most important thing we can do as parents is to show up for our children. Showing up means that we help them feel safe, seen, soothed, and secure.
If we had any attachment difficulties in our own childhoods, then we are more likely to struggle with providing these four things for our children. But, ultimately, the book is incredibly hopeful and encouraging. It posits that any of us can “break the cycle.” It starts by getting clear about our own … Read More