Originally posted on emindful.com The Song and Dance of Parenting Thinking about the vitally important role of a parent brings to mind a lyric from the popular Foo Fighters’ song,…
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A well-respected mother of 4 grown children said to me last week: “I would not want to raise children in today’s world!” Let’s be real, no parent has ever had it easy. But, her comment points to an…
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As I listened to Geneen Roth talk about her new book, This Messy Magnificent Life, I was reminded of a simple, but powerful message: It all boils down to self-kindness….
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I haven’t wanted to write lately. Actually, that’s not completely true. The deepest part of me has wanted to write. But I’ve had a lot going on, and I needed to put it…
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“But mommy, I don’t want to go to school today!” I heard this from our 3-year old son over and over when he started preschool in the fall. (Can you…
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Parenting in the Information Age is both a blessing and a curse. Having quick access to dozens of opinions about what ails our children is unquestionably convenient and, at times,…
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Today feels particularly hot! It seems like an appropriate time to heed my own advice from a column I wrote for the New York Times: “How to Be Mindful When It’s…
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The stories we tell ourselves about our bodies, minds, and capacities can be astonishingly limiting, yet oh-so convincing! I recently became aware of a story I’d been telling myself about pregnancy…….
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The main message in our culture is that we’re better off with more – more activities on the calendar, more money and material goods, more plans laid out for the…
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Mindfulness is commonly referred to as a practice that goes “against the stream.” Yet, many, many courageous people do it anyway. I’ve had the great pleasure of partnering with such people….
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