Everyone has their own definition of successful parenting and what it means to be a good parent. How we parent also varies.As a mother, not only did I do my best to love and nurture my children wholeheartedly, as most of us do, but I respected them and their opinion...
I live by several mottos, but one that touches my life daily is that “we are forever incomplete.” This philosophy feeds my desire to learn and to teach, daily. I, too, feel driven to “rehumanize” humanity. I oftentimes question the state of human consciousness and...
So often in life we are dealing with the daily emergencies. We get stuck responding to problems, that oftentimes present themselves one after the other. We seem to be good at finding solutions and fixing things, but fixing the individual problems only offers a kind of...
The Ultimate COVID Paradox - A Poem by Terri Klein A terrifying time—A clarifying timeA global tragedy—A global awakeningUnprecedented uncertainty—Unprecedented courageLoss of life—RebirthLife-threatening—Life-alteringTechnology as distraction—Technology as a...
Dr. Dan Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry and author, coined the term “Window of Tolerance.” It is now commonly used to describe normal brain/body reactions, especially following adversity. “It is the optimal zone of arousal where we are able to manage and...
A persistent issue that many of us seem to be struggling with during COVID-19 is how to respond to all of the difficult thoughts and uncomfortable emotions that so often arise. It is essential for us to understand, especially at this time, that we can respond in...
We have all experienced “firsts” in our lifetime. As parents, many of us have chronicled our children’s firsts. We diarized occasions like their first smile, first tooth, first step, first birthday, first haircut, and the list goes on. A couple beginning to date honor...
To start off a recent group-coaching zoom session, I asked how everyone was doing. One of the attendees responded in a way that truly resonated with me. She said that all was well as long as she was listening to Wayne Dyer on audible. She did most all of her chores...
Although these are unprecedented times as the entire world is suffering at the hands of a global pandemic, we are all in this together. There is so much going around that I would also like to share my own experience and personal take on this. Coronavirus – Covid 19....
Most of us know the intellectual meaning behind the phrase, “There is more than what meets the eye,” but have you ever personally experienced it and lived its truth? Do you ever consider the fact that the people you interact with daily could be suffering either...
