Last week, I got up at 5am to drive both my son and husband to the airport. The morning was […]
Read moreBreaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD (Dr. Eli Lebowitz)
Children with OCD and anxiety need their parents to understand that they feel terrified. They need their parents to express confidence in their ability to face their fears. What they don’t need is for their parents to do everything for them when they’re afraid because over time, they will need to learn how to deal with their fears when their parents aren’t around. Dr. Lebowitz’s book, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents, provides a roadmap for how parents can successfully guide their children to overcome their fears.
BE STILL AND KNOW
In my work as a podcast host, consultant, mother, wife and dear friend to so many, I’ve learnt that in […]
Read moreLiving with Infertility Miscarriage & Chronic Bleeding PART 2 (Alana Shlagbaum)
In part 2 of our talk with Alana Shlagbaum, who is not a therapist, doctor or any kind of health expert but a preschool teacher from New Jersey, Matana shares her own personal story with Alana, of how miscarriage and living with chronic bleeding prevented her from becoming pregnant.
Living with Infertility Miscarriage & Chronic Bleeding (Alana Shlagbaum)
Our guest today is not a therapist, doctor or any kind of health expert but a preschool teacher from New Jersey. She talks about our personal experiences with infertility, miscarriage, and living with chronic bleeding conditions. Alana struggled for years without having anyone who understood what she was going through, so she is here to offer that support she never had to others.
ANCHORING DURING UNCERTAINTY
Uncertainty is a gift – one which we’ve each been blessed with. It helps keep us on track by continuously […]
Read moreDefining True Belonging (Solo)
Discovering true belonging is a gift. As humans, we crave belonging on both personal and communal levels. The feeling of being connected is a fundamental desire and we can learn to accept others who are different than we are by seeing and validating their choices made, based on their need to belong.
CHANGE – What does it REALLY mean?
“Nothing will change until you do.” I found myself coming across this quote by Mike Robbins as I sifted through […]
Read moreListening for the Clues
What is connection? What does it mean to truly sit with somebody’s heart, holding and caring for it with such […]
Read moreAre Your Excuses Reasons or Reasons Excuses? (Solo)
Often, we confuse our excuses to be reasons and our reasons to be excuses. We are often certain that the excuse is really a defining reason for us, but we fear it because it might force us to work on something we really don’t want to, or face an issue we’d rather not deal with. if we really, truly want to change our lifestyle to move out of a rut, whether mental health, relationships, trying to attract more positivity in our lives, we need to ask the basic question, how much do we really want that change?