A mistake I see a lot of couples make when they have children is to put their children first over their marriage. For career moms like me, the priority order is often children, work, then partner. This is because children and work seem urgent; their needs are louder than those of the adult that you’ve committed to spending the rest of your life with. Your partner won’t scream or throw toys on the floor or …
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 …
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 …
Last month at one of my Harvard classes, we got into an intense debate about whether virtual work was here to stay or if we’d quickly revert to the in-person setting typical of pre-pandemic times. While many of my fellow students and I believe there are benefits to virtual and hybrid work options, especially when it comes to personal productivity or recruiting and retaining younger generations and parents who appreciate the flexibility that remote work offers, some …
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 …