After coming to the realization that I had a bad relationship with the word woman, I had to really go deep and explore what about a woman was so bad within my belief system. And to my surprise, it was a lot worse than I thought. I won’t speak of all of the points I …
C-Section: Mine stands for Courage
I have a tattoo and a scar on my pelvis and they both stand for COURAGE. When I was 17 I joined the soccer team in my school. It was the scariest thing I had done. But through the fear of being part of a large group because I am an introvert, the fear of …
Adverse Childhood Experience: The long-term impact on children who do not heal.
The Brain is the only organ that is not fully developed at birth, as a child begins to grow different stages of their development are attached to different parts and functions of the brain. The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences is dependent on the stage of development at which the trauma occurs which will help …
This Simple Exercise Can Help Establish A Healthy Family Bond
When was the last time you did a family group hug? – posing for a picture standing next to one another does not count- lol. I love hugging my baby, I do so as much as I can throughout the day. I also love hugging my husband, and I always make sure that before he …
Bonding With Our Children: Being In The Room vs. Being Fully Present In The Room
I went to a messy paint class the other day. The one where your child will get soaked in paint from head to toe. I’ve always enjoyed WATCHING my baby get super messy and enjoy getting paint everywhere. Like most moms, I take a million pictures and feel happy for her. However, this particular class …
4 Tools To Help Implement Change When Healing
Changing when healing is hard- I know first hand. Changing patterns takes time, effort, and even concentration. It takes work to train our body, mind, and soul to do things we’ve never done before. So in the beginning, it may be uncomfortable and the reactions or responses you may get may even promote you to …
Parenting with love begins with taking responsibility for your own healing
Our children are teachers in tiny bodies. These are master teachers who’ve come to show us and teach us the things that we need to heal in order to grow and to evolve. Through many generations, we have forgotten this and have put the responsibility of our pain onto our children and have taken for …
Adult Children of Divorce: the Distrust, Wounds & Healing we must Process in order to find Healthy Love.
As published by the Elephant Journal Magazine For the most part, divorces are messy, painful, and carry accumulated feelings of anger, resentment, and guilt. But what happens to the children after the divorce when these emotions are not healed? I know a lot of divorced parents who have parenting plans set for their children and …
Dear MOMself: Please forgive me
As moms, we carry so much on our shoulders, silently swallowing all of our pain, sadness, struggles, and fears. Hiding them from the world because we must be strong for our children. I see and hear the struggles moms go through, whether through friends, social media, or mom groups. I’ve come to look at the …
How I had reality knocked into me by my eight-month-old daughter– The Mirror Effect
What does your child see when they look in the mirror, how do they view themselves? Everyone we come in contact with is reflecting back to us a part of our lives and ourselves. Some people trigger feelings of love, hate, fear, and insecurities and we look at them and blame them for us feeling …