- attachment parenting, connection parenting, conscious parenting, gentle parenting, parenting, Uncategorized, unconditional parenting
Be The Calm
When you are experiencing emotions that cause you to feel anxious, afraid, excited, angry, frustrated or some other form of arousal, are you able to calm down when you hear someone say to…
- connection parenting, conscious parenting, healing trauma, motherhood, parenting, transformative motherhood, unconditional parenting
Lipstick and Triggers
My daughter recently started experimenting with lipstick. And this has brought up all sorts of emotions for me. She will be 14 in June. When I was in 8th grade, my mom started…
- attachment parenting, connection parenting, conscious parenting, gentle parenting, parenting, Uncategorized
My Childhood is the Genesis of my Parenting
We are not born “knowing” how to be parents. But, we are, all of us, born with a deep-rooted need to connect, to attach to at least one person on whom our survival…
- childhood trauma, conscious parenting, healing trauma, motherhood, parenting, unconditional parenting
I AM HERE….YOU ARE SAFE
My son had a major orthopedic surgery back in 2013. At the the time of surgery, he was 9.5 years old. The surgery was necessary to address imbalances in muscle tightness and bone…
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Parenting is a Relationship NOT a Practice
In a culture where “doing” is prioritized over “being”, it is understandable that parenting would be measured by the same standard. There is no shortage of books, articles, and resources that reinforces this…
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Triggers
“Triggers”. The word is hard to ignore, especially when it has become so prevalent in social media, news and so many articles regarding the parent/child dynamic. And while I am not a licensed…
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Feeling It
Son: Umma (Korean for “mom”), don’t you know I love you. Me: I DO know you love me. Do you know I love you? Son: Yes, I know you love me. Me: How…
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I Am Not the Mother I Thought I Would Be
It is because of my children that I am the mother I am. I gave birth to twins, Max and Zoey, at 26 weeks. My daughter passed away at 2 months of age…