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We are heading into uncharted territory with CoronaVirus Pandemic and parenting our miracles through it all.  I was inspired by this talk with Dr. Shefali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGKRwE99fc4 to share with you how to be calm during the insecure times.  Our kids...

Moms ask me all the time what to do when kids lie. I’ll help you figure out why they lie, how to prevent it and what to do when they lie.  The goal is to strengthen their inner dialogue early so they choose not to lie because of how it makes them feel vs hoping that...

Last week we unpacked our relationship with time and brought conscious awareness around our thoughts about time.  This week, we will create action steps to bring us closer to our goals because abundant motivation and drive will be coming from the feelings line of our...

We need to create a relationship with time just like we would with our loved ones. The way we talk about time should be similar to the way we talk about our dear friend.  Because our relationship with time will set the tone for how we approach the tasks we want to do...

A lot of times  we are asked to wear masks as a child and we unconsciously wear them because they act as an oxygen mask to seek security and stability and love.  When we grow up, we still have those masks and then expect our children to wear them too because we aren’t...

I loved teaching reading when I taught first grade.  I used a couple of different approaches with my first grade team so their reading levels and scores would soar to the highest level possible for each child.  Even though they all came to me at varying levels, my...

Destination addiction is the concept that happiness is in a final destination or can be found somewhere else rather than the present. We all want happiness, but sometimes we think that happiness can be found in another job, another spouse, or another weight and so it...

Today we have a special guest on the podcast and that is my dad, Len Stout who is one of the most wonderful humans on this planet and you get to learn and grow from him in this part 2 episode about how he faced challenges in raising 3 girls and kept his cool...

Today we have a special guest on the podcast and that is my dad, Len Stout who is one of the most wonderful humans on this planet and you get to learn and grow from him in this part 1 episode about how he faced challenges in raising 3 girls and kept his cool...