Browsing Tag: conscious parenting

What Unmet Need Is Causing This Behavior?

Kyen gripped the edge of the Target shopping cart with his little hands like a prisoner clutches the bars of a jail cell. He rocked his body back and forth as if the rocking would bust him out into freedom. At the same time, Maverick crawled underneath the shopping cart and wedged his body into the bottom shelf where I usually place cases of sparkling water. He dragged his feet like a door-stopper, making the …

Uncovering The Root Of Your Overwhelm

Earlier this year, I sat down with Andrea Baykir, creator of the Overwhelmed To Empowered Summit to discuss “Uncovering The Root Of Your Overwhelm.” In case you missed the event, here’s the interview where I share: ✅ How to start the transformation process of unpacking negative habits, limiting beliefs, and other issues that drain your energy and lead to overwhelm. ✅ Identifying your defense mechanisms that contribute to your greatest strengths but also create your …

How To Get What You Want By Making Better Requests

Do you forget that your partner is not a mind reader, like me and many of the clients I’ve worked with? “I left the clean clothes on top of the dryer, but my husband didn’t fold them!” one said. “Did you ask him to fold them?” I asked. “No…” she replied. “I really wanted to go to that event but my husband didn’t offer to stay home with the boys so that I could attend,” …

Help Your Child Develop Healthy Belief Systems Before & After Age 7

My oldest son, Maverick, turned seven last week. The age of seven is such a significant number in human development that his birthday left me with a feeling of both relief and timid curiosity. We know from neuroscience that our main belief systems about the world and how we view ourselves in it, as well as our subconscious programming, are all created by the time we are seven years old. These beliefs, whether we see …

My Best Time Management Advice

I’ve been studying productivity for over a decade and applying the best advice I’ve unearthed to every one of my days so I can live a meaningful, balanced life I love. I want to share these tips with you, too! These are the exact strategies I used when building my coaching business as a side hustle and balancing top performance in my demanding full-time corporate job, teaching yoga 3x per week, my 2 energetic young …