• Podcast

    New Podcast Episode: Healing Childhood Trauma

    We’ve talked before about how we are both on journeys to heal from attachment-related childhood trauma. In today’s episode, we are going to dig deeper and share what we have learned from our journeys. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., home organizing, mini-retreats, conflict with spouses, and parenting difficulty). Then we shift into Today’s Topic. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (writing birthday letters to our children and heated blankets). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two weeks as we work to cultivate lives full of joy, purpose, … Read More

  • Good Times

    Planning an Adult Birthday Party: Here’s What I’m Thinking

    Planning an Adult Birthday Party

    It’s that time of year when I like to start planning my birthday. Planning an adult birthday party for myself is a different experience than planning a birthday party for my kids!

    Some years I want to go big—like camping with out-of-state friends or a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt. And other years I want the smallest and most intimate celebration. 

    Last year, I thought I didn’t want anything at all. And then I was suddenly sad on my birthday. I was so grateful when my friend Cristina invited us over for an impromptu party after we touched based in the middle of the day and she realized how … Read More

  • Podcast

    New Episode—2022: Ready or Not, Here We Come!

    2022

    Y’all know I love a good intention-setting session! In this episode, Katherine and I share our processes, our personal goals for 2022, and what tools and approaches we are using to stay on track. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., nourishing and relaxing Christmas holidays, a friend’s injury, and the faulty promises of our democracy). Then we shift into Today’s Topic. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (a post-holiday email to your future self and The Story Orchestra books for kids). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two … Read More