We all try to avoid failure. It doesn’t feel good. In this episode I talk about how to drop your guard with failure. Get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable long enough to use failures for what they are… the steps to success. It’s a hack that can totally change your life. Remember, you don’t have to, Read More
Things have changed since we went to college in how we communicate between college and back home. Big time. In this episode I talk about: How much to text your child when they leave for college The benefit of secretly tracking your child on their cell phone Where the pain of separation comes, Read More
Knowing why you are going to college can help you choose a college and be happy with the fit once you are there. This is the story of someone who decides to go to college for a major that everyone else in her life thinks is ludicrous. But it’s the best reason of all, Read More
Natural pleasures are great. Healthy food, exercise, cleanliness, accomplishment, connection, etc. These are the things that people were made to enjoy. These days, mankind has focused its efforts on creating concentrated pleasure. Instead of natural sweets like fruit, we eat processed foods that have ten times the sweetness you find in nature. Instead of, Read More
It’s true. Try it. If you are feeling the deep kind of gratitude… the kind that you feel deep down inside… you can’t simultaneously feel fear. Fear OR Gratitude. One or the other. This is such good information! I choose gratitude! What I do is store up the really deeply grateful events I have, Read More
As a parent, I want to fix things when my kids are hurting. I have to remind myself that I want them to go through hard times. Even when things aren’t fair. Especially when things aren’t fair. It’s the times of challenge that breed confidence. You only create confidence by going through something difficult…, Read More
Bed head Breakfast Doing homework Setting the table/getting dinner ready Getting on the bus/in the car for school Texting Talking with different members of the family Sports practice/events Family games Where they normally sprawl Places they like to go Driving With their best friend(s) Favorite food Pet Chores Bedtime (if you are still awake), Read More
The holidays are full of uncomfortable situations. Take family gatherings. Please. (Cue rim shot.) If you choose to see your loved ones even though it puts you face to face with family members you’d rather not see, try Martha Beck’s Dysfunctional Family Bingo. Here’s how it works: You make a bingo card much like, Read More
A friend and I have been talking about feeling broken recently. You see, I think being broken is a good thing, she thinks it’s a bad thing. I think the difference is that she has people using those words as a weapon. “You are a broken person.” Yeah, that would hurt. But here’s how, Read More
I need to talk to you. You’re the one who’s a little worried about next year. The going-to-college year. The unknown. You are taking the leap that it’s going to be good, maybe even great. You are going because that’s the thing that comes next. But when things are quiet. During, Read More